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Smoke Route

pantherfan81

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They ran a lot of WR screens at Notre Dame to account for their putrid Offensive line. When you don't have enough time to run a slant.. run a WR screen. The Smoke route is essentially a screen, but instead of blockers you're using that initial Cushion to gain some quick yardage. A lot of teams have since accounted for it and will even bait you into using it, a smart corner can pick that off.

I expect the smoke route to be officially dead, but screens are on the rise.

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Haven't seen it in a minute. With Clausen's quick release, I'm anxious to see him connect with Smitty on one. Smitty's gonna burn em! :sifone:

As Seamonk intimated, the smoke route is good for 5 yards if the corner is playing back. What you hope is to show it a few times, have the corner bite on it, and then throw over the top for a big gain before the safety can recover and get over there.

You sometimes can shake the corner and get a big gain but most of the time it is a quick hitter for 5 yards or so.

I like Screens as well if we actually think we can run one successfully.

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They ran a lot of WR screens at Notre Dame to account for their putrid Offensive line. When you don't have enough time to run a slant.. run a WR screen. The Smoke route is essentially a screen, but instead of blockers you're using that initial Cushion to gain some quick yardage. A lot of teams have since accounted for it and will even bait you into using it, a smart corner can pick that off.

I expect the smoke route to be officially dead, but screens are on the rise.

i think the hot read needs to be changed to a quick slant. smoke is, what, about 5 years old now?

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Depending on how far off the line the DB is (and probably depending too on who the DB is), it can still work.

During offseason I re-watch a couple of my favorite games from the DVR (Giants & Minny games were worth watching again!). In last year's Giant's game, Smitty showed why he's so great at the smoke play. A slight juke and while the defender is trying to adjust and wrap up, Smitty's bent over with his free hand almost to his ankle, knocking the defender's hands off his legs - all as he accelerates. With Clausen's quick delivery and Smitty's incredible body control, it can still be a beautiful play.

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