Slant Concept

How the Slant Concept Is Built

In Crucible's Slant, the outside receiver breaks inside at 4 yards while an inside receiver runs a diagonal to the flat, crossing the same defender's area in opposite directions.

What It Beats

• Off coverage and soft corners.
• Blitzes, as a quick hot read.
• Cover 3 and other MFC (one-high) zones, whose Curl/Flat defender cannot cover both the slant window and the flat.

How the QB Reads It

Read the flat defender. Throw the slant behind a defender who runs with the flat, and the flat when the defender steps inside to wall the slant, with the back as the outlet. In Crucible's Slant Tosser, Option Slant and Stick Slant, the slant side is the answer to one high; against two-high looks you work the other half of the play.