Practice the decision behind the play.

Two-high or one-high?

Cover 3 starts two-high, then a safety rotates down. Four Verticals is on. Throw the answer to the rotation.

Robber in the hole

Cover 1 Robber is coming. Mesh is the call. Do not throw the late over into the robber.

Split-field leverage

Cover 6: Cover 2 to one side, quarters to the other. Curl-Flat is called to the squat corner.

Quarters on number 2

Cover 4 matches verticals. Four Verticals asks a safety to pick an inside receiver. Find the seam.

Cover 2 hole shot

Two deep safeties, soft corners. Curl-Flat should high-low the corner. Do not force the fade.

Answer the two-high run fit

1st & 10. The defense has been light in the box. Pick the concept that attacks that look.

They have been blitzing

Pressure on two of the last three passing downs. 3rd & 6 at the opponent 42.

Man-to-man on second down

The opponent has been matching receivers. Choose a concept that creates traffic.

Play-action versus a run-first look

The defense has been crowding the line on first down. They expect run.

Get the perimeter

The defense is sitting inside. You have a tight end and a boundary. Stretch them.

Curl-flat declaration

The curl-flat defender sinks. Finish the concept.

Mesh versus man

Two crossers are about to rub. Cover 1 is matching. Who wins?

Four verts, two-high

Safeties stay two-high. Four Verticals is designed to split them.

Play-action window

Linebackers step to the fake. The crosser is behind them. Trust it.

Screen or alert?

The rush is climbing, but a linebacker is peeking at the back. Decide quickly.

Inside zone crease

The nose is washed. The first crease is the A-gap. Stay downhill.

Power alley

The puller is leading through the designed gap. Follow the extra hat.

Counter patience

The first step sold the defense the wrong way. Now follow the wrap.

Outside zone cut

The end is reached. Flow is overrunning. One cut decides the play.

Bear front, find a gap

Five down linemen cover the interior. Power is called. The bounce may be the only grass.

Hot versus man pressure

Five rushers, empty hook. Slant-Flat is the hot. Get the ball out.

Invite the rush

They are bringing five again. The screen is built for this picture.

Fire zone holes

A rusher is dropping and a linebacker is replacing. Stick still has a three-under answer.

Don't hold the deep shot

Man pressure versus Four Verticals. The checkdown or boundary go must come out on time.

Counter versus the extra hat

They are adding a rusher to the pull side. Counter needs a tight cut, not a bounce home.

Third-and-manageable

3rd & 4. You need a first down, not a highlight. Pick the conversion concept.

Third-and-long shot

3rd & 11. The defense is two-high. You need chunk yardage.

Third-and-1 guts

One yard. The defense is in bear. Pick a play that can still convert.

Must-convert at midfield

3rd & 6 at midfield. They have shown pressure. Choose and then make the read.

Keep the chains moving

3rd & 5. Cover 2 is likely. High-low the corner.

Red-zone spacing

1st & 10 at the opponent 18. The field is shrinking. Pick a compressed-space answer.

Goal-to-go power

2nd & Goal at the 6. The extra blocker is still the cleanest path.

Fade is not the only answer

3rd & 5 at the 12. Stick or slant-flat still converts. Do not wait on a late post.

Mesh in tight quarters

The red zone creates traffic by itself. Mesh versus man is a pick play without calling one.

Do not screen the goal line

1st & Goal at the 8. A delayed screen has no room to develop. Pick a downhill or quick answer.

First-and-10, keep it simple

Own 35, first down. The defense has been sitting in two-high. Pick a clean starter and make the first read.

What is a first down?

2nd & 4. You only need a modest gain. Choose a concept that stays on schedule.

See the slant-flat

The defense is in Cover 2. The flat defender has to pick a level. Finish the high-low.

Stick versus zone

3rd & 5. Stick is called. The hook defender is widening. Take the rhythm throw.

Don't bounce every run

Inside zone versus a disciplined front. The first crease is downhill. Do not abandon the scheme.

Cover 6 and the wrong side

Curl-Flat is into the quarters side, not the squat side. Adjust the throw.

Play-action versus pressure

The fake is pretty. The fifth rusher is not impressed. Get to the outlet.

Four verts versus Cover 6

One half is two-deep, the other is quarters. The seam to the quarters side is the conflict.

Counter into a flowing zone

Cover 3 linebackers are fast to first flow. Counter is the trap. Stay patient.

Late down, late rotation

They show two-high, then rotate to Cover 3 after the lock. Mesh or four verts? You already locked Mesh. Find the sit.