Four verticals — the whole field, straight down it. One decision: find the open deep window.

Everyone stretches: and take the outside lanes on go routes, and climb the seams at 18. Three deep defenders can't cover four vertical lanes.

Primary reads (read the middle of the field)

• 1st read (): seam at 18 yards — middle open (two-high look), split the safeties
• 2nd read (): the other seam — vs a single high safety, throw the seam he can't reach
• 3rd read (): flat at 4 yards — the live checkdown when everything gets carried deep

Situational use

• 3rd-and-long and two-minute — four chances at an explosive play
• Call it after the defense has been squatting on your short game

Coverage key

• Cover 3: the seams win — fit it between the corner and the safety
• Cover 2: splits the middle while the outside go routes pin the corners
• Man: it's a footrace — find your best matchup and let it rip