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Deep Flood

Shotgun·Empty Bunch Wide·11
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Play diagram for Deep Flood from Shotgun Empty Bunch Wide in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Deep Flood is run from an Empty Bunch Wide set in Shotgun, aligning three receivers tight to one side with two receivers isolated to the backside. The trips side floods three levels vertically: the outside receiver runs a deep corner route, the middle bunch receiver breaks out to a quick flat/out route, and the inside receiver clears with a deep vertical cut over the middle. On the backside, both isolated receivers run vertical go routes up the sideline and seam to hold that safety honest. With no running back and no protection on the diagram, this is a five man route concept designed to overload one half of the field, a classic Cover 3 beater. The primary read progression starts at the deep corner route, then works down to the flat/out route underneath, using the deep middle crosser as a window read against zone drops.

Defensive Reads

Read the deep third defender to the trips side first, if he widens with the corner route the flat and crosser will be open underneath. Watch for a Cover 3 sky or buzz rotation, since the flood concept exploits the natural conflict between the flat defender and deep third defender. Against man coverage, key the flat defender's depth, if he sits too deep the underneath out route wins immediately. Beware of user controlled lurk defenders sitting in the middle of the field, they can jump the deep crossing route if the quarterback holds it too long. This play struggles against Cover 4 or Cover 2 with two deep safeties, since the corner route runs into help and the crosser gets squeezed by a deep half defender.

Usage Tips

Use this on third and medium to long when you expect single high or Cover 3 shells from the defense.

Pre-snap, identify if the safety is rotating away from the trips side, since that opens up the deep corner throw immediately.

If the defense shows man coverage with a corner pressed on the outside receiver, hot route the flat route into a quick out or speed out to beat the flat defender before help arrives.

Pair this play with Z Spot N Go or Z Spot Smash from the same set to keep defenders guessing between quick flood concepts and this deeper shot play.

Use Stutter Wheel or Post Corner Read as complementary calls to attack the same Cover 3 rotation from a different angle once the defense adjusts to Deep Flood.

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