12. Know the receivers.
13. Know the weak and the strong defenders.
14. Know when to drive the ball or pull the string on it.
15. Don’t throw interceptions.
PASS ROUTES
A good passing game is based on the following primary objectives:
1. To flood an area, that is, to have more receivers in a particular area than there are defenders.
2. To get a one-on-one situation, and let the offensive man outmaneuver the defensive man by using various cuts or patterns.
Flooding An Area
Flooding an area is perhaps the easiest and surest way of having a receiver open or in a position to catch the ball. The basic thinking in this particular type of passing game is to assign two or three receivers to a particular area, as illustrated in [Figures 109-111], making it impossible for one or even two defenders to cover the receivers if they stay spread out and run their routes properly.