Playbooks
Slot 2 Buc
Quick Reference
Breakdown
Slot 2 Buc is a play action flood concept out of Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk that stresses one side of the field with three vertical stems at different depths. The trips side runs a go route from the outside receiver, a deep corner from the second receiver, and a curl from the third receiver working underneath, while the backside receiver runs a deep out that breaks toward the sideline and the running back releases to the flat. This is a man beater and Cover 3 beater built to overload the numbers, corner, curl flood read with the flat and out serving as answers versus zone drops or blitz pressure.
Defensive Reads
Pre snap identify single high versus two high safety shells, this concept is designed to punish single high Cover 3 and Cover 1 looks with the vertical flood. Watch the flat defender post snap, if he widens with the running back the window for the curl route opens up immediately underneath. If the deep half safety rotates hard to the trips side pre snap expect Cover 3 or Cover 4 match, in that case the backside deep out becomes your quick answer against a rolled up corner. Look for user controlled defenders sitting in the curl to flat zone since that lurk threat can jump the curl route, if you see this bait it away with the flat option and go over the top with the corner. Man pressure and blitz shows will collapse this quickly, if you see linebackers crashing downhill pre snap get the ball out fast to the flat or hot route the running back to stay in and block.
Usage Tips
Use this on early downs or second and medium when you expect single high safety looks since the vertical stack on the trips side stretches Cover 3 defenders horizontally and vertically at once.
Key the flat defender first, if he sits under the curl route your first read should be the corner route sitting down behind him for the explosive gain.
Against man coverage hot route the flat back into a quick option or check him down immediately since he is your built in answer against blitz looks and nano blitz packages.
Pair this call with Mtn Y Cross or Bounce Slot Cross earlier in the drive so the defense respects underneath crossers, that sets up the flood concept here to hit over the top once safeties start cheating down.
Use play action shot plays like this on early down and distance runs setup, if you have already called HB Power O or Inside Zone from this set the linebackers will bite on the run fake and open the deep corner and go routes.
