Slant diagram and notes#
Family: Route
What it is: A quick inside-breaking route, often after three steps. It wins with leverage and timing.
When to use it: Quick game, RPOs, third-and-medium, and against off or outside leverage corners.
Good against: Off man, outside leverage, blitz, and linebackers stepping downhill.
Bad against: Inside leverage press, robber defenders, and zones clogging the hook/curl area.
Pairs well with: Pairs with glance RPO, slant-flat, and sluggo.