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Strong Flood

Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11
FloodPass PlayCover 3 Beater
Play diagram for Strong Flood from Shotgun Y Trips Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Strong Flood attacks one side of the field with a three-level flood concept out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk. The backside receiver runs an out breaking route into the flat, while the trips side stacks a corner route, a vertical seam clear-out, and a flat route underneath to occupy all three levels of the defense on the strong side. This is a classic Cover 3 beater since it stretches the flat, hook, and deep third defenders horizontally and vertically at the same time, and the primary read progression goes flat to corner to seam, working low to high based on how the deep third defender leverages the corner route.

Defensive Reads

Identify single high safety alignment pre-snap, this is the shell Strong Flood is designed to gash with its three level stretch. Watch the cornerback depth on the trips side, a corner playing off coverage signals zone drops that open passing lanes for the corner and flat routes. Post-snap, track the flat defender's reaction to the underneath route, a hard sink to the corner route means the flat is wide open for the quick throw. Beware of user controlled lurk defenders sitting in the deep third or hook zone, they can bait the seam or corner throw into a pick if the quarterback stares it down. Man coverage with a single high safety can still be exploited using the backside out route or the underneath flat as a rhythm throw before the corner route window closes.

Usage Tips

Check the safety alignment pre-snap to confirm a single high shell before snapping since this play is built to punish Cover 3 and other three deep zone shells.

Start your read with the flat defender on the trips side, if he sinks with the corner route, throw underneath to the flat route for an easy checkdown.

If the deep third defender bites on the underneath flat route, come off it and hit the corner route on time before the safety can rotate over the top.

Use the backside out route as a hot route answer versus man coverage or if the defense rolls extra help to the trips side, it gives you a built in outlet against blitzes.

Pair this with Cheat Strong Flood or Levels Y Corner in your play calling sequence so defenses cannot sit on the same flood concept snap after snap.

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