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Air Raid Y corner

Air Raid Y Corner builds its playside triangle with Y breaking to the pylon, Z settling inside on the snag and the back releasing to the flat. Those three routes give the quarterback a high-to-low answer from one side of the Ace set.

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Y corner: Y corner. A triangle on the playside: one deep, one inside, one outside. The inside receiver works out and the outside receiver works in, and the crossing is the concept.
Y corner. A triangle on the playside: one deep, one inside, one outside. The inside receiver works out and the outside receiver works in, and the crossing is the concept.

The call

PositionResponsibility
QBpre-snap, read the defensive backs and pick a side. Less than seven yards off the man, throw deep. More than seven, throw short.
Ythe primary. Push vertical, then a four-step break out for the pylon. Thrown on rhythm as the third step hits the ground.
Zsnag. Work inside underneath the corner route and settle. This is the second read, thrown away from the defender.
Fflat, completing the triangle. Open for three steps and look for the ball.
Xgo. Run off the corner and take the top of the coverage with you.
Hthree-step hitch.

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