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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: June 15, 2009
Today's version talks about the intricacies of the slant route and the routes and ideas that are related to this route.
The slant route is perhaps the oldest route in all of football. It has always been an integral part of the short passing game from Sid Gilman to Don Coryell to Bill Walsh, and now to all of today's offensive geniuses; and among them Sean Payton is high on the list.
Payton has used the slant in many key situations over the past few seasons. In fact, it's been a go-to route on third-and-short or medium situations.
Marques Colston is often the guy who catches these quick strikes from Drew Brees.
As with any route, timing is so incredibly crucial to the pass/fail element of this route.
There are two key elements on any route, but especially the slant.
The first is the receiver's release.
Most often, the receiver will place the ...
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