Smash

The Smash tag identifies plays built around the classic high/low corner concept: an outside receiver running a hitch or curl underneath while an inside receiver attacks the sideline with a corner or fade behind him. Across 9 formations and 119 sets, from Shotgun Empty Trey Flex to Full House and Strong I, it covers 167 plays that shred Cover 2 and quarters by forcing the cornerback to choose between the flat and the deep shot. Competitive players filter by Smash to stack a Cover 2 beater into any scheme, then tag the underneath route or add a drag to convert the same look into a man beater.