Football 101: Wide receiver route tree

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsContinuing our Football 101 series with a look at the “route tree” for a receiver.

We all watch football. We all love football. But, do we all know football? I mean, know football like Bo knows football. (If you understand that reference, congratulations, you are old like me.) We all know the terms and the ideas, but do we understand them? Maybe, maybe not.

That is where our Football 101 series comes into play. Over the past few years, we have tried to breakdown some of the concepts used in the NFL in a way that makes sense to someone who may not fully understand the game. This is not a way of saying YOU do not understand the game, but it is saying that there…