Ace Big Twins - Weak Flood Breakdown
This play is a Three Level Concept with an Oblique Stretch (8 Route Patern)
The 8 route package provides a three-level flood of the outside one third of the defense, placing recievers deep, middle and short - creating an oblique stretch of the defense. Most of the time, this pattern creates a 3-on-2 situation of some sort, with built in adjustements to defeat both man-to-man and zone defenses.
Frontside #1 Receiver
The frontside outside receiver will execute the landmark post. It is important that the receiver either wins over the top or lifts the top of the coverage structure, thereby isolating the flat defender. He will explode to a depth of 12 to 14 yards, sprint for four steps out of the break, and turn his "eyes to the sky," anticipating the ball at a depth of 40 yards and aiming at the near upright of the goalpost. The goal of the frontside outside reciever in this pattern is to take two deep defenders with him.
Frontside #2 Receiver
The frontside inside receiver will release vertically to a depth of 12 to 14 yards. If the man over the receiver takes a zone drop, the receiver's route will resemble an outside curl. If the man over the receiver plays a man-to-man technique, the receiver will shake and break out at 12 yards.
Backside #1 Receiver
The backside #1 receiver runs a drag route in an attempt to outflank the defense. The purpose of the route is to force the flat defender to commit. He should not stop until he reaches a point five yards from the sideline.
Frontside #3 Receiver
The frontside #3 receiver will execute a snag (which will release to 10 yards deep over the far guard), pivot, and then return under control.
Protection Receiver
The protection receiver should execute a stop route three yards deep and three yards outside the end man on the line of scrimmage.
Quarterback
The quarterback should be alert for any pre-snap clues that would necessitate a protection adjustment, especially on third down. In a five- or six-man protection scheme, the drag route will serve as the "quick breaker" versus pressure. Otherwise, the quarterback should execute a big three-step drop, anticipating the throw to the post off the first hitch step. If two defenders commit to the post, the quarterback should hitch up again and choose between the flood and drag based on the reaction of the flat defenders.
In this play, the frontside oblique stretch works against most defensive looks. However, two instances exist in which the quarterback should look backside: cover 2 and outside leverage man coverage. In either instance, the high-low stretch created by the frontside #3 receiver and the protection receiver should work.
