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PA Same Side Flood

Shotgun·Tight Flex Wk·11

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Breakdown

PA Same Side Flood is a play-action concept out of Shotgun Tight Flex Wk that stacks three receivers into one vertical flood on the same side of the formation, stretching the defense high to low against zone coverage. The play-action fake from the RB sells the run threat before the QB rolls his eyes through a deep out or corner route, an intermediate route breaking to the flat, and a shallow flat route underneath, all occupying the same third of the field. This is primarily a zone beater designed to overload a single cornerback and safety, with the primary read progression working deep to intermediate to the checkdown based on which defender the flood stresses first.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check safety alignment on the flood side, a single high safety shaded away from the flood indicates Cover 3 and opens the deep out or corner route. Watch the flat defender or force corner, if he sinks with the deep route the underneath flat man is wide open for an easy pitch and catch. Post-snap, key the flat footed linebacker who has to respect the play-action fake, his hesitation is your window to throw the intermediate route before he recovers. Beware Cover 4 quarters shells with press corners, since the flood side corner can sit on the deep route and force you to check down early. Watch for a user lurk defender crashing the shallow flat route, if he jumps the flat throw the deep out instead since that defender has abandoned depth.

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs when you have shown the same side run action from this formation to sell the play-action fake and freeze linebackers.

Identify the coverage shell before the snap, this play shreds Cover 3 and Cover 4 because it overloads one deflated zone with three route levels.

If you see man coverage pre-snap, hot route the underneath flat route into a quick out or slant to give yourself a rhythm throw against a leverage mismatch.

Sequence this play after Same Side Zone or Mtn Bunch HB Draw so the defense respects the run fake and linebackers step up before the flood routes develop.

Use play-action rollout timing to buy an extra beat if the deep defender bites on the run fake, then work your eyes from the deepest route down to the flat.

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