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However, he shifts his eyes to Cooper and immediately recognizes that the nickel is in a bad position to cover the pylon route. So, Mendoza lets the ball go right as Cooper gets into his break, throwing a perfect pass on the run by hitting the receiver in stride for an explosive play.

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Mendoza's bootleg reads and progression recognition create explosive plays against Cover 0.

Mendoza demonstrates strong pre-snap recognition and progression reading, particularly on bootleg plays. The source notes he starts his read with one receiver, shifts eyes to identify a defender in poor coverage, and immediately recognizes when a nickel cornerback is out of position to cover a pylon route, allowing him to throw a perfect pass on the run in stride.

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