Cover 2 Hard Flat
Corners attack the flat
Cover 2 where the corners align shallow and attack the flat aggressively at the snap — jumping screens, quick outs, and the run — while the safeties hold the deep halves.
When it applies
Against quick-game and screen-heavy offenses, or to force everything back inside.
+ StrengthsBlows up screens and short outs; corners become extra run-force players.
− Trade-offsCorners vacate deep leverage — pump-and-go and corner routes behind them are wide open.
Filed under: Coverage shells