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Smash Pass Play Cover 2 Beater Block and Release Corner Option Route In

Receiver routes

Depth-chart slots are shown as they line up in the base package for this set.

See this play with a team's players

Player	Side	Route
HB1	Middle	Block and Release Flat
TE2	Right	Option Route
WR2	Left	Smash
WR1	Left	Corner
TE1	Right	Speed In

Read progression

WR1 left, Corner
WR2 left, Smash
TE2 right, Option Route
HB1, Block and Release Flat or TE1 right, Speed In

Breakdown

Smash out of Singleback Wing Flex Close (12 personnel) shows the classic high low flood concept to the boundary. The outside receiver runs a deep corner route while the inside slot receiver sits down on a hitch/flat route, creating the vertical stretch on the corner and flat defender. On the opposite side the TE runs a deep dig crossing back over the middle and the backside receiver works an out breaking route to occupy underside flat defenders, giving the quarterback a true smash flood on one side and a crossing window on the other. This is a Cover 2 beater by design, and the primary read progresses from the corner route to the flat route, then works backside to the deep crosser if the safety rotates over top.

Defensive Reads

Identify the corner defender pre snap and see if he is playing flat or bailing to deep quarter, since a flat corner tells you the deep smash route will be open behind him. Watch the safety over the smash side after the snap, if he stays high and outside you have soft grass underneath for the sit route, if he drives down hard the corner route wins over the top. Key the middle linebacker or the user controlled defender in the box, if he drops to the deep crosser side you should reset your progression back to the smash concept immediately. This play struggles against Cover 3 or Cover 4 shells with an aggressive flat corner squatting on the sit route, so avoid it if you see a three deep shell with the corner sitting at five yards pre snap. Blitz packages that send the slot defender show single high rotation late, so trust your pre snap safety count and get the ball out on time to the flat if you see extra rushers.

Usage Tips

Check for two deep safeties pre snap since this play is built to attack Cover 2 shells where the corner sits low in the flat. If you see a single high safety, work the backside deep crosser immediately since the smash side gets taken away by a deep half defender who can rob the corner route. Hot route the flat runner into a quick out if the defense shows blitz off the edge to give yourself a hot throw against pressure. Pair this with Four Verticals from the same set so defenses cannot sit on the flood concept and have to respect the seams. Use this on second or third and medium since the sit route underneath gives a safe checkdown while the corner route stretches for a bigger gain.