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Quick Reference
Breakdown
Titans Flood Switch is a three level flood concept out of Trey Y-Flex bunched to the trips side. The backside X runs a deep dig across the middle while the three receiver alignment stacks a deep clear out go route, an intermediate square in that breaks flat across the field, and a shallow flat route underneath, creating a true high low low flood to that side. The flood side stresses one defender vertically from deep to shallow, making this a clear zone beater against Cover 3 and Cover 2 shells, with the deep dig serving as a built in answer if the flood defender sinks too far. Primary progression is deep flood clear out first to see if the corner bites, then the square in breaking underneath it, then the shallow flat, with the backside dig as a late developing answer against zone drops that collapse on the flood.
Defensive Reads
Read the flow of the flat defender first, if he sprints out to the shallow route immediately you have a clean throwing window on the square in behind him Key the deep third or deep half defender on the flood side, if he stays home on the vertical clear out route the square in and flat are both open underneath Watch for a user controlled lurk defender sitting in the intermediate zone, this is the biggest threat to the square in route and can bait a bad throw Against man coverage look for the backside dig to work against a single high safety help defender, since the flood side receivers will be tightly covered man to man If the defense shows a heavy blitz look with only one deep safety, expect the flood concept to be exposed since the quarterback needs a full progression read to work through all three levels
Usage Tips
Pre-snap identify whether the defense is showing a single high safety look, since this concept punishes Cover 3 flood defenders who cannot cover three levels at once
If you see two deep safeties split evenly, lean on the backside dig since Cover 2 corners will often sit on the flat route and take away the underdneath flood options
Use the flood clear out route as a decoy to pull the deep third defender out of position, then work the square in as your true answer against sunk zone corners
This play fits best on second and medium to third and medium since the route depths take a full beat to develop and you need time in the pocket
Pair this call with HB Slip Screen or RPO Zone Alert Screen earlier in a series so the defense respects quick game and widens zone drops, opening up the flood shell for this shot
