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This shotgun Stick concept attacks the right side of the formation with a quick, high-percentage read. The tight end settles on a five-yard stick route while the inside receiver releases to the flat, forcing the flat defender to choose. The outside receiver runs a fade to clear the deep coverage and create space underneath. On the backside, the receiver runs a dig route as the secondary progression, while the running back releases to the left flat as the checkdown.

Read the stick concept first: if the flat defender widens, throw the stick; if he stays inside, throw the flat. If the primary read is covered, work back to the dig before checking down to the running back.

A three-level vertical stretch flooding one side of the field with a deep, intermediate, and flat route to collapse zone defenders.

The bunch alignment creates natural leverage and delayed releases into the mesh point, making it difficult for defenders to sort assignments cleanly. The compressed formation increases traffic underneath while the RB rail/wheel route attacks vertically off the bunch action, stretching the defense horizontally and vertically at the same time.

The shallow crossers create traffic underneath while the Z settles in the void behind the mesh action. The concept stresses defenders horizontally with the crossers and vertically with the sit route layered above them.

Slant-Flat from 11 personnel. Read the curl-flat defender to the concept side: throw the slant if he widens, throw the flat if he hangs inside. Backside slant serves as access or alert based on leverage.

Flood Bootleg combines play-action movement with a three-level flood stretch, forcing defenders to flow with the run fake before defending layered routes across the sideline. The quarterback rolls outside with a simple deep-to-short progression and a built-in checkdown underneath.

The two crossers work to create traffic and force defenders to navigate through congestion. Their goal is to generate leverage underneath by creating hesitation, miscommunication, or natural rubs across the middle of the field.

A simple clear out in a 2x2 formation. Can be run with 21 or 11 personnel.

Trips Flood stretches the defense across three levels on one side of the field, giving the quarterback a simple deep-to-short progression. The vertical route clears space deep, the out route attacks the intermediate sideline window, and the flat route provides an immediate underneath outlet.

The classic version of the concept. Two shallow crossers intersect in the middle of the field while outside routes stretch the defense vertically. Designed to create natural rubs and easy separation underneath versus man coverage.

Mirrored Slant-Flat from the shotgun gives the quarterback the same read on either side of the formation. The outside receivers run slant routes while the slot receiver and tight end attack the flats. The running back initially presses toward the right tackle before settling underneath over the middle as a late checkdown.

Read the flat defender: if he widens with the flat route, throw the slant; if he stays inside, throw the flat. If both sides are covered, work down to the running back.

The shallow crossers force underneath defenders to flow laterally while the rail route attacks vertically up the sideline. The combination creates a horizontal-to-vertical stretch that isolates linebackers and stresses man-match coverage.