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Strong Flood

Shotgun·Trey Open·11
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Play diagram for Strong Flood from Shotgun Trey Open in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Strong Flood attacks the strong side of the Trey Open formation with a three level flood concept designed to beat Cover 3 and other zone shells. On the strong side, the outside receiver runs a corner route to clear out the deep third, the TE or slot works a flat route underneath, and the flanker at the line runs a shallow out to occupy the underdrops, stacking three receivers at three distinct levels along the sideline. On the backside, the X receiver runs a deep comeback while the RB releases into a short check release route out of the backfield, giving the QB a two man mini flood if the strong side is jumped. The primary read progresses from the deep corner route to the flat route underneath, working high to low as the QB reads the flow of the deep defender.

Defensive Reads

Watch the strong side cornerback at the snap, if he sinks into a deep third instead of matching the corner route man to man that confirms zone coverage and the flood concept will stress him badly Key the flat defender, typically a linebacker or nickel, if he widens too far to jump the flat route it opens a throwing window on the shallow out or leaves the seam between levels exposed Watch for Cover 3 buzz calls or robber coverage from the strong side safety, a disciplined safety who reads the QB eyes can jump the flat throw and create a jump ball or turnover opportunity Man coverage with press corners is the primary counter to this concept, since none of the three strong side routes are true man beaters without a hot route adjustment User controlled defenders sitting in the shallow flat area can bait a checkdown throw, so avoid staring down the flat route if you see a user lurking that window and progress to the corner route instead

Usage Tips

Call this play on third and medium to long when you expect zone coverage, since the flood concept is built to exploit a single deep defender covering multiple levels

Pre snap, identify whether the safety is showing a two high or one high shell, if the corner is bailing into a deep third at the snap that confirms Cover 3 and tells you to trust the flood full speed

Use the corner route as a clear out and progress your eyes to the flat route if the deep defender widens with the corner, this puts the underneath defender in a bind he cannot win

Hot route the backside X receiver into a quick slant or drag if you diagnose man coverage pre snap, since the natural comeback route is more of a zone beater than a true man beater

Pair this play with Curls or Y Sail from the same set to keep defenses guessing between high low flood reads and traditional curl combinations, forcing linebackers to respect multiple route depths off similar formation looks

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