DIAGRAM: This “wheel route” puts pressure on all defenses and allows the QB to concentrate on reading half the field. The offensive linemen use slide protection to the TE side. The FB blocks down to the edge on the play side. Receiver Z goes into motion and runs the “wheel” fade route upfield. Receiver X runs a skinny post route, while Receiver A runs a middle seam route. The QB takes a 5-step drop and reads — on the play side — a progression from the CB to the FS.
—Jeff Shutter, Assistant Football Coach,
Franklin And Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa.