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Palms (2-Read) — Man-Match In A 2-High Shell

Palms (sometimes called 2-Read) lets the corner squat the out and trap routes that break flat. A coach's guide.

Palms is a 2-high coverage where the corner reads #2 to the receiver side. If #2 runs flat (out, hitch, bubble), the corner triggers down and the safety takes #1 vertical. If #2 goes vertical, the corner stays in his deep half and the safety locks #2.

It's especially nasty on third-and-medium because it traps the quick-out — a route every offense leans on. The corner's break makes the throw look open and then disappears.

Defensive coaches like palms because it adds a man-match element to a 2-high shell, so it bridges the gap between cover-2 and cover-7. Offenses beat it by keeping #2 vertical (tags that climb instead of breaking flat) or by stacking releases that confuse the corner's read.

Concepts that attack Palms (2-Read)

Vaults that go deep on palms (2-read) — man-match in a 2-high shell

Vaults whose cuts are tagged with: palms, 2-read, trap.

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