re: Why is the Hook and Lateral not used more often in non-desperate situations?

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The reason the Hook and Lateral goes so well im late game situations is because the defense is in prevent.the guys get all day to throw back without someone hittingthem

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Yeah...the defender is about 10 yards off of him...so the successful ones, the receiver has time to catch, plant, look around, and pitch.

Try doing that in normal coverage.