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Sprintout Flood

Shotgun·Duo Slot Open·20
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Play diagram for Sprintout Flood from Shotgun Duo Slot Open in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Sprintout Flood is a three level flood concept out of Shotgun Duo Slot Open that sends the quarterback rolling to the strong side on a designed sprintout. The X receiver runs a corner route to stretch the deep third, the slot receiver on that side sits at the flat for the short level, and the backside receiver runs a deep dig that works across the middle behind the sprintout action. This is a classic Cover 3 beater since the flood concept overloads one side of the field with three vertical levels, forcing a single deflender to choose between the flat, intermediate, and deep routes. The primary read progression starts with the flat route as the first checkdown, then climbs to the corner route if the flat defender jumps underneath, with the backside dig as a late escape valve if the QB rolls out of the pocket and the strong side is taken away.

Defensive Reads

Identify a single deep safety pre-snap, this usually signals Cover 3 or Cover 1 and tells you the flood side corner route has a clean run at the sideline. Watch for a flat defender who sinks too deep into a zone drop, this opens the underneath flat route for an easy completion and forces a broken tackle situation in your favor. Look for two deep safeties pre-snap, this signals Cover 2 or Cover 4 and means the corner route will likely be capped, so lean on the flat route or backside dig instead. Beware of a defense showing an edge blitz to the sprintout side, since a fast contain rusher can disrupt the quarterback before the flood routes fully develop. User controlled linebackers who spy or shadow the sprintout lane can jump the flat route, so be ready to climb the progression to the corner or dig route immediately.

Usage Tips

Use this play when you diagnose Cover 3 or Cover 1 pre-snap since the sprintout naturally escapes interior pressure and the flood stretches a single deep defender.

Key the flat defender immediately after the snap because his depth tells you whether to throw underneath to the flat or climb to the corner route.

Roll with your quarterback on the sprintout rather than staying in the pocket, this maximizes the yards after catch window on the flat route and keeps you clear of edge pressure.

Pair this call with PA Flood or PA Rollout from the same set to disguise your intentions, since both look similar pre-snap but attack coverage differently once the ball is snapped.

Call this on second and medium or third and long situations where the defense is more likely to sit in zone shells, since man coverage with a hard blitz can beat the sprintout before routes develop.

Use the backside dig as a answer against teams that roll a safety over the top of the flood side, since that dig will be uncovered against a two high shell.

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