Screen Package - NEED ASSISTANCE

conventional screens to the RB's, bubble screens to the WR's, quick screens, middle screens is what I always ran. Screens and draws have always been the best way in football to beat the blitz. One of my favorite ploys was to run a screen on the very first play of the game if we knew the opponent lived by the blitz. If that first one run is successful, it has a way of discouraging a hard charging defense for the rest of the night.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

Ther COLTS have a nice screen package. They screen to WR's (it is their main answer to heavy pressure) as well as a conventional screen to the RB (slip type screen). Watch them on TV.

OUR screen package is below: 1 step "look" pass to WR away from strength, or "bubble" screen to inside most WR to the other side. We don't screen to RB because since we are a oneback team that runs the RB 20-30 times a game - he is getting enough work plus everybody is keying on him!

“LOOK” PASS CONCEPT:

BEST RUN TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE FORMATION. COACH SENDS THE CALL IN:

EXAMPLE (A FEW OF MANY POSSIBILITIES):


”DOUBLE RIGHT/MOTION” (H MOTIONS OVER TO “TRIPS RIGHT”):

X--------------------O-O-C-O-O-Y
------------------H--------Q---------------------------Z

----------------------------R


“TRIPS RIGHT” (ALIGN IN “TRIPS RIGHT”):

X--------------------O-O-C-O-O-Y
----------------------------Q-----------H---------------Z

----------------------------R


CALLING THE PASS (WHICH WILL GO TO “X”):

1. COACH CALLS ANY RUN TO THE SIDE AWAY FROM “X” THAT DOES NOT HAVE PULLERS THAN MIGHT COLLIDE WITH QB.
2. COACH ADDS THE WORD “LOOK” TO THE PLAY (EXAMPLE: TRIPS RT/STRETCH RIGHT/”LOOK”). QB REPEATS IN THE HUDDLE.
3. QB DECIDES AT THE LOS IF HE WANTS TO THROW THE “LOOK” PASS TO “X” (CORNER GIVES “X” A HUGE CUSHION), OR RUN THE STRETCH RIGHT. NO ONE BUT THE QB & “X” NEED TO KNOW IF THE “LOOK” PASS IS COMING.
4. “X” WILL PIVOT OFF HIS OUTSIDE FOOT & MERELY TURN INSIDE & REMAIN STATIONARY WHILE SHOWING HIS NUMBER TO THE QB (HE DOES NOT MOVE UP OR BACK OFF THE LOS – JUST REMAIN IN PLACE). IF THE QB DOES NOT CHOOSE TO THROW THE “LOOK” PASS TO “X” – HE PROCEEDS WITH HIS BLOCKING ASSIGNMENT ON STRETCH RIGHT.
5. IF QB CHOOSES “LOOK” PASS – JUST TAKE 1 STEP AT “X” & THROW! IF NOT – EXECUTE STRETCH RIGHT.


INTERESTING CONCEPT: CALL “BUBBLE SCREEN RT/LOOK”:

Y--------------------O-O-C-O-O----------------------X
----------------------------Q-------------H------Z
----------------------------R

(CON’T FROM PREVIOUS PAGE)

NUMBERS PERMITTING – THROW THE “BUBBLE SCREEN RIGHT” (“H” MUST BE FLEXED AT LEAST 5 YDS OUTSIDE). IF THEY OVERPLAY THE BUBBLE SCREEN RIGHT AND HAVE A BIG CUSHION ON “Y” (A FAST WR LINED UP LEFT) – THROW THE “LOOK PASS LEFT”.




Charlie Weis said this about the "look pass"

1) Everyone should have this pass in.

2) It's not an audible - it's just a "look" between the QB and WR. He said you can use a signal, but that usually tips the play. It must be a look between both players.

When a run play is called and a corner is giving your receiver a huge cushion, just throw him the ball. The WR turns for the ball, the QB takes the ball (from under center only) and immediately gets the WR the ball in space. In the meantime, everyone else is running the play that was called - they don't need to know. He said this play is typically run to the single WR side of the formation.

GOOD THINKING!

SEFOOTBALL,

QUICK SCREEN = ONE STEP DROP BY QB WHO TURNS AND FIRES IMMEDIATELY TO HIS WIDE RECEIVER WHO IS HID BEHIND THE FLEXED END IN A CONVENTIONAL FORMATION. IN MY 3 X 2 WE MOST OFTEN THROW QUICK TO THE MIDDLE RECEIVER (#2) WHO IS BLOCKED FOR BY THE #1 AND #3 RECEIVERS TO FORM THE SCREEN.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

Has anyone married the "look" concept with a gun spread offense? Would this be too slow developing in a gun formation.

Thanks Coach Easton,

Looking forward to implement this next year.