Actually an almost 90 degree cut on out routes/in is completely possible. I was a WR in HS/college. We ran the route tree daily. Out routes were a dead sprint ~10 yards, stop on a dime, cut, and dead sprint to the sideline. Were we making perfect 90 degree cuts, sometimes especially if you were running routes on the field lines, but we sure as fuck weren't turning them into some rounded out BS that had you floating 3-5 yards down the field from your cut. And I was not a great WR, so if you don't think an NFL caliber receiver is capable of running these routes when my broke ass could, you need an education. Now do some NFL WRs get a little lackadaisical with their routes, sure, especially against zone when no one is near them... But in man coverage, no way, a hard cut with acceleration out of the cut is the best way to create separation.
Actually an almost 90 degree cut on out routes/in is completely possible. I was a WR in HS/college. We ran the route tree daily. Out routes were a dead sprint ~10 yards, stop on a dime, cut, and dead sprint to the sideline. Were we making perfect 90 degree cuts, sometimes especially if you were running routes on the field lines, but we sure as fuck weren't turning them into some rounded out BS that had you floating 3-5 yards down the field from your cut. And I was not a great WR, so if you don't think an NFL caliber receiver is capable of running these routes when my broke ass could, you need an education. Now do some NFL WRs get a little lackadaisical with their routes, sure, especially against zone when no one is near them... But in man coverage, no way, a hard cut with acceleration out of the cut is the best way to create separation.
Edited by flwhitey18