How Coyote Slots Read the Safety

He’s even, I’m leavin’
He’s droppin’, I’m stoppin’
He crosses me, I cross him

— Coyote slotback mantra

NEXT TIME YOU’RE watching the Coyote Run ‘n’ Shoot offense flood another defense, keep an eye on their safeties as you watch us run the seam read and the Go — two foundations of the Run ‘n’ Shoot. “Our offense works because we run competitively to space,” says quarterback Nate Lewis. “When you’re running to space, you have an answer against any coverage.”   Says veteran All-American slotback Josh Asuncion, “In our offense, the easiest way to explain the Go to our fans is that we find the open spots, and run away from coverage. The rest is academic.” Or, as Run ‘n’ Shoot godfather Mouse Davis explains — “we run where you ain’t.”