Mtn Fk Swing Mid Screen

Key the linebackers immediately after the snap, since aggressive downhill flow toward the play-action fake is exactly what this screen is designed to exploit. Watch for a spy or contain defender staying home on the backfield, as this is the biggest indicator the screen has been diagnosed. Zone coverage that flows hard with run action leaves the flat wide open, while disciplined zone defenders who sit and read the backfield can blow this play up. Man coverage defenders trailing the motion man closely can undercut the swing route before blockers get set. Watch cornerback and safety depth pre-snap, since a defense selling run support with safeties crashing down can also be exploited by the wide swing lane if the underneath defenders overpursue.