max protecting VS. quick reads

k so i was wondering what ya'l think, when someone is nanoing you do you tend to max protect to counter it or get as many guys out on routes as you can, so you can hit a quick slant or a back out of the backfield? and wich do ya'l think is the most effective out of the two max prot. or getting in like 5 wide sets and just making quick reads? i find that when someone is bringing heat i tend to go more with the quick reads instead of max protecting, dono why i just do. you opinions, pleas and thank you.

My personal preference would be to probably protect and to flood wherever they are bringing pressure from. For example, lets say I'm in Shotgun Snugs and they are bringing A-gap heat. I would probably block the running back and block one of the slot receivers. Then I would hot route two receivers to drag routes or slants in towards the middle of the field. Next I would motion the blocking receiver and hike when he is behind the center for good protection while having multiple routes run towards the middle of the field.

if i see pressure coming i normaly like to use a shotty 2 back. ill keep one in to block on the side i think pressure is coming from and put the other back on some type of quick read. having 4 reads against pressure and still keep one person in is pretty good IMO

with me it depends on what type of heat there bringing if its A gap ill spread them out in 5 wide. B gap ill try to PA. Outside heat ill try to hit them with a draw or some kind of Shotty run