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Best plays to beat Tampa 2
Tampa 2 sends the Mike to the deep middle, plugging the classic Cover 2 hole. Attack the two honey holes outside the hashes and the flats early with corner-flat combos and floods.
Plays that beat Tampa 2
Where Tampa 2 is soft
- The two deep 'honey holes' outside the hashes — behind the corner, in front of the safety (corner route)
- The flats early, before the corner sinks
- High-low the corner with a corner-flat combo
Where it's strong — don't attack here
- The deep middle — the Mike runs it, so a straight seam is contested (unlike base Cover 2)
- The short middle hole is robbed by a dropping linebacker
Use these matchup notes as a starting point, then adjust for your opponent's personnel, leverage, and pressure tendencies.