Hey everyone, if your opponent is running Cover 2 all game and you don't know how to bomb it, I am here to help! First let me explain how a Cover 2 shell typically looks like!
Tip: To tell if your opponent is in Cover 2, check the alignment for the DB on the outside WR! He has outside leverage and is backed off 5 yards usually!
-2 Deep Halves
-2 Vert Hooks
-Mid Read
-2 Cloud/Hard Flats/Soft Squats
Today, we will focus on beating the 2 Deep Halves for huge yards if not a one play TD nearly every single time! You want to come out in any type of Bunch, Trips, Trey formation. Align the bunch/trips 2 the wide side which is the side with more grass.
Trips/Trey Formations - Put your trips/trey on the wide side of the field. Put the WR all the way on the outside on a "Fade" route! This allows him to get an outside release rather than an inside one! Next, put the Middle or Inside WR on a "Streak". Once you snap the ball, wait for the Fade/Streak to get open and pass lead the ball to throw your WR open!
Trips/Trey Formations(HRM Set Up) - Put your trips/trey on the wide side of the field. Put the WR on the outside on a post and smart route it. Then, put the TE/WR(whoever is on the opposite side of the trips/trey) on a corner route. Once you snap the ball, the corner route will make the deep half bite down which lets you throw the deep smart routed skinny post for a one play TD! DO NOT SMART ROUTE IF YOU ARE NOT 10 YARDS AWAY FROM THE FIRST DOWN! Only smart route if it is a 1st/2nd/3rd/4th down and 10. If it is not, just leave the post the way it is.
Bunch Formations - Have your bunch lined up on the wide side of the field! Motion out the WR on the outside of the bunch outside! Then put him on a "Fade". Next, take your middle bunch WR and put him on a "Streak". Once you snap the ball, you will usually be able to pass lead the streak inside for a one play TD. Sometimes, you can throw the outside fade with an outside pass lead!
Important Note - Like many things in Madden, what I have explained above is merely a concept. if you can do the same things from doubles or other formations, they will work just fine!
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The concept above is what really matters! You can run almost any formation to bomb Cover 2 if you have fast players on those 2 routes! Use motions to help you if you are trying to bomb from doubles! A streak on the inside and a fade all the way on the outside! I hope this helps you score more points on offense! I suggest you block your HB to pick up pressure! put the other non fade/streak players on any routes you want!
Note: If your opponent puts a middle third on the field, the bomb will not work!
