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H Mtn Flood H-Sneak

Shotgun·Trey Open·11
FloodMotionPass PlayCover 3 Beater
Play diagram for H Mtn Flood H-Sneak from Shotgun Trey Open in Madden 27

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Breakdown

H Mtn Flood H-Sneak is a three-level flood concept out of Shotgun Trey Open that overloads one side of the field with vertical stems stacked at different depths. The X receiver runs a deep corner/flag route to clear out the top, the outside slot runs an out breaking route to the flat area, and the motion H back releases underneath into the shallow flat after his sneak motion, creating a high low low read on that same side. This is a classic Cover 3 beater since it stretches the deep third defender and the underneath flat defenders horizontally and vertically at the same time, with the primary read progression going from the deepest corner route down to the intermediate out and finally to the checkdown flat route from the H back.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify single high versus two high safety alignment on the flood side, since a single high safety struggles to help on both the corner and the out route. Watch the flat defender at the snap, if he sinks with the corner route or gets pulled inside by the motion, the shallow H route and intermediate out will be wide open. Post snap, key the cornerback's feet, if he opens up and runs vertically with the corner route without deep help, that confirms Cover 3 and you should trust the intermediate out route window. Beware of Cover 4 or Cover 2 Man shells with a robber or lurk defender sitting in the shallow zone, since that defender can jump the H back's underneath route if you stare it down. Man coverage with an overloaded blitz off the flood side is the biggest threat, so if you see the defense bring extra rushers pre-snap, get the ball out quickly to the shallow H route as a built in answer.

Usage Tips

Use the H motion pre-snap to identify if the defense rotates or shifts a linebacker to follow, which tells you if you are facing man coverage or a zone shell that stays put.

If the cornerback on the flood side bails deep at the snap, that is a strong indicator of Cover 3 or Cover 4, so work your eyes to the deep corner route first and let it pull the deep third defender before coming down to the intermediate out.

Against Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells where the safety sits on the corner route, come off it quickly and hit the intermediate out sitting in the flat window before the corner or nickel can close.

Pair this play with Y Cross Flood or Strong Flood in your play calling script so the defense sees similar flood shells but has to respect different route depths and combos, keeping linebackers and safeties guessing.

This play works best on second and medium or third and short to medium since the shallow H route and intermediate out both offer high percentage completions if the defense sits back in zone.

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