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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

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