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Best plays to beat Cover 2

Cover 2 splits the deep field between two safeties with corners squatting the flats. Beat it by high-lowing the corner (smash), flooding a side, or splitting the safeties down the seam.

Plays that beat Cover 2

Where Cover 2 is soft

  • The deep sideline 'honey hole' behind the corner and in front of the safety (corner route)
  • The deep middle between the two safeties (seam / post — split the safeties)
  • High-low the corner: put a route over him and one under him

Where it's strong — don't attack here

  • The flats — the corner squats and jumps anything quick outside
  • The short middle is crowded with underneath defenders

Matchups are derived from XO Gridmaker's coverage catalog — the same engine that grades plays inside Coach Cal.