Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

[PhillyPhanatic14]

Curious about which side of the field you guys naturally read first on offense.


I always read the left side first and my WR on that side of the field tends to get more targets than anyone else. It takes a specific play design or a concerted effort to get myself to look to the right side first, but I was talking with a friend over the weekend who said that he is the opposite.



Which side do you look to naturally?

[Zack317]

Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

Lol never thought about this

But neither. I just look at what I need to look at. I dont ever pay attention to what side I look at first

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[mdgoalie37]

Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

I probably tend to look at my #1 receiver first. I will definitely force more throws to my #1.

But I also like to use my TE when I have a good one. This year though, with the X Factors, I basically try to stay away from them. I played the Jags last night and just stayed away from Ramsey who generally played my right side of the field. There was one play I thought I had an opening up the seam on the right....and Ramsey got the INT. I think I may have tried 4-5 passes to the right side and one was picked.

I do also look at if I have a receiver running some type of out pattern if the DB is shading to the inside or vice versa. I also look to see if they are playing press or soft to see if I want to throw something quick. Especially this year when those can work.

[Senator Palmer]

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I generally go through my progressions 1-2-3 ... but when I’m not sure what the coverage is I generally read the weak safety.

The weak safety will a lot of times give away the coverage. If it’s two high and the weak safety is a little wide of the hash sitting at 10-12 yards, then gets width at the snap then it’s some kind of cover-2.

If it’s two high and he’s sitting a little more shallow and he’s flat-footed at the snap (i.e. reading the release of #2), it’s a form of quarters.

If he moves to the middle of the field, it’s cover-1 or 3.

From there I know where every underneath defender is going to be and who should come open.

[Dsabol715]

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I always look at what the defense is giving me first. I’ll see if I have something I’m gonna target right off the bat. I’ll hike the ball and if that play isn’t there, I’ll usually look left first.

[Kodii Rockets]

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I always go through my progressions, i.e. it's not a side of the field I look at first.

As soon as the ball is hiked, I look at the safeties to determine coverage, 1, cover 2,etc. then my primary receiver, then secondary, then checkdown.

[webbjay82]

Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

Depends on my reads, I will decide route 1, 2, 3, etc, and then figure out where on defense I need to read first. This year I've had to really speed up my reads, which I love.

[reyes the roof]

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I just stare at the guy I've pre determined I'm throwing to the entire time until I decide he's open, then I prepare to make a tackle when I inevitably throw an INT

[Von Dozier]

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My slot WR usually

[Instant C1a55ic]

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I'm right side dominate, so right, middle, then left. Also depends on who/where the X factors are.

[bcruise]

Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

The side of the field that my primary route on any given play (not necessarily my #1) is on.

[Mozatta]

Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

Left to right as it’s a natural instinct on how one consumes written content. I also prefer ins/drags to go left to right.

[PhillyPhanatic14]

Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

Left to right as it’s a natural instinct on how one consumes written content. I also prefer ins/drags to go left to right.

That's a good point. I was trying to understand why my brain naturally does that, but that makes a lot of sense.

[ggsimmonds]

Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

I always read middle of the field. Most of the time that tells me what the left and right sides are doing

[therealsmallville]

Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First?

Curious about which side of the field you guys naturally read first on offense.


I always read the left side first and my WR on that side of the field tends to get more targets than anyone else. It takes a specific play design or a concerted effort to get myself to look to the right side first, but I was talking with a friend over the weekend who said that he is the opposite.



Which side do you look to naturally?

Oh man, yep. Same lol Left side of the field first. I do my best to go through progressions, and to read the right side first if need be, but I inevitably end up back at left side first. So much so that I'll flip plays just to get the #1 target on that side.

However! I look to the left side first when my QB is right handed....but if my QB is a leftie, I end up looking on the right side first! I noticed this last year when I created Steve Young in my CFM. I hadn't used a left handed guy since Young retired, so I guess Madden 2000 was the last time. And I naturally looked to the right side more than the left.

My brain is weird lol


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