Cov. 2 Pattern Read

Putting it in its simplest form you have a short defender and a deep defender. You can play Soft Cover 2 or Jam 2. I like Jam. My short defender trys to force the receiver to the inside and looks to the #2 receiver to do a short route. The deep defender stays over the top of both receivers.

A question I have for cover 2 guys is, is there a certain distance between the #2 and #1 receiver that you will not run this coverage. For example when the ball is on the Hash and the offense is using a tight slot formation my Deep defender may not be able to cover #1 on the vertical if #2 does an out or an arrow route.

Do you guys cheat towards the vertical threat with the deep defender? Get out of this coverage? or some other method of handling the situation.