The Green Bay Packers’ offense hit a couple of explosive pass plays that gained 20+ yards in Week 6 on two different four verticals concepts: one to running back Josh Jacobs for 28 yards and the other to tight end Tucker Kraft for 24 yards.

Four verticals is an air raid offense staple where the receivers all run downfield on vertical routes. There are nuances to the play where the receiver can stop his deep route at 10 yards and turn to look for a pass. Doing this is dependent on what the defense is doing. If the receiver cannot run past the safety or corner by 10 yards, his read becomes a 10-yard stop route, turn, and look for the pass.

The West Coast offense variants don’t typically give the receivers that freedom, but in one of the play calls in Week 6, one receiver was tagged to run

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