1 Double WR1

Pre-snap, identify whether the safety is truly single high or if it is disguised Cover 3, a safety cheating late to the deep middle signals zone and you should hot route your inside receivers to a shorter breaking route. Watch corner alignment at the snap, tight press alignment with no help over the top confirms man coverage and tells you the vertical stems will win against a blitz or nano blitz look. Post-snap, key the underneath linebackers, if they sink into passing lanes instead of matching man to man you are facing zone drop coverage and should look to the shallow crosser or check down instead of forcing the deep ball. Watch for a user-controlled lurk defender sitting in the middle of the field, this is the biggest threat to the inside vertical routes and can jump an underthrown pass. If the defense shows a heavy blitz package with extra rushers, the quick separation from the vertical stems can beat man coverage before pressure arrives, but hold the ball too long and this play collapses against sim pressure or edge blitz calls.