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Corner Route
A corner route, also called a flag route, is a vertical stem that breaks outside toward the back corner of the end zone, at 12 yards in Crucible's diagram. It is a classic answer to two-high coverage with cloud corners, like Cover 2 Tampa, landing between a squatting corner and the deep safety.
How the Corner Route Is Run
Often run by a slot or inside receiver, it releases as if running a seam or post, then breaks outside and climbs toward the sideline. Throw it over the underneath defender and in front of the safety.
What It Beats
- Cover 2 Tampa and the half-field side of Cover 6, whose cloud corners sit in the flat and leave the sideline hole behind them.
- Man coverage when the defender has inside leverage.
- With a short route underneath, as in Snag, it puts the corner in a low-high bind.
Common Questions
What is a corner route in football?
A corner route, also called a flag route, is a vertical stem that breaks outside toward the back corner of the end zone, at 12 yards in Crucible's diagram.
Concepts Built With the Corner
CafeDiagonal / Corner / Curl
SnagCorner / Snag
StarDiagonal / Corner / Spot
TwistFlat / Inside Snag / Corner
