Tampa 2
Cover 2 with the MLB running deep middle.
Two deep safeties plus the middle linebacker sprinting to the deep middle. Takes away the seams — but asks a linebacker to cover like a safety.
How each scheme beats it
Air Raid
Dagger: seam to clear, dig underneath it — the dig opens behind the MLB. Deep outs attack the sideline; the middle only opens if the MLB is late.
West Coast
The dig route is money vs. Tampa 2 — sit it right behind the MLB. Checkdowns and the run game vs. the light box.
Power Run (Gap)
Play-action is the killer — the MLB bites on the run fake and the deep middle opens. Inside runs vs. the two-deep shell.
Wide Zone
Bootleg away from the MLB's flow; deep crossers behind him. Outside zone vs. corners playing soft.
Spread Option
The MLB vacates on play-action — seam, then check down. QB draw is there when the MLB turns and runs deep.
Vertical
Seams are dangerous — the MLB lives there. Win with deep posts bending away from him and corner routes; go routes test the safeties' width.