Concept vs coverage.
20 matchup breakdowns. Each page has the offensive read, the defensive answer, and the cuts that show how the matchup actually plays out.
bubble
- Bubble Screen vs Cover-1
Bubble screen vs Cover-1 is dead — the corner is in man on the outside WR and won't help on the bubble. What to call instead.
Read breakdown - Bubble Screen vs Cover-2
Bubble screen vs Cover-2 is one of the easiest throws in football. Here's why the corner can't help.
Read breakdown
four verticals
glance
- Glance vs Cover-1
Cover-1 turns the glance into a 1-on-1 matchup. Slot leverage decides everything.
Read breakdown - Glance vs Cover-2
Glance vs Cover-2 is one of the easiest reads in football. Why the throw is open and how rare defenses are when they get it stopped.
Read breakdown - Glance vs Cover-7
Cover-7 is the coverage built to stop the glance. How offenses still throw it, and how MOD/MEG rules take it away.
Read breakdown - Glance vs Palms
Palms wants the glance to break flat. Keep the slot vertical and the route opens. Here's the timing.
Read breakdown
mesh
pop
- Pop Pass vs Cover-1
Pop pass vs Cover-1 looks great — until the LB you're reading is blitzing. Here's the matchup.
Read breakdown - Pop Pass vs Cover-2
Pop pass vs Cover-2 is the seam shot every offense wants. Here's the read and the timing.
Read breakdown - Pop Pass vs Cover-7
Pop pass is built to attack the apex defender. Cover-7's pattern-match rules make the read harder. Here's how to win it.
Read breakdown
rpo
- RPO vs Bear Front
Bear front jams the interior — the RPO becomes a pass concept. Here's how the QB reads it.
Read breakdown - RPO vs Cover-1 (Man Free)
Cover-1 puts a defender on every receiver. The RPO becomes a matchup pick. Here's how to choose it and how to defend it.
Read breakdown - RPO vs Cover-2
Cover-2 with two safeties deep gives modern RPOs an easy answer: light box. Here's the read and the tags that punish it.
Read breakdown - RPO vs Cover-7
Pattern-match coverages have made the RPO harder. Here's how offenses still attack Cover-7, and how the apex defender's read decides everything.
Read breakdown - RPO vs Palms (2-Read)
Palms traps the quick-out. Here's how to RPO into it without giving up the interception, and which tags to keep.
Read breakdown