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PA Jailbreak Screen

Shotgun·Tight Y Off Wk·11

Play Action Screen Pass Wr Screen Pass Play

Play diagram for PA Jailbreak Screen from Shotgun Tight Y Off Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTight Y Off Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

PA Jailbreak Screen out of Shotgun Tight Y Off Wk shows a play action fake to the backfield with the outside receiver on the boundary side running a deep vertical route straight up the field to hold the corner and safety. The offensive line and near receivers sell a screen action to the left, with one receiver bending underneath to set up a lead blocker in front of the flat while the line releases to convey blocks downfield. This is a screen pass at its core with a play action dressing to freeze linebackers, so the primary read is the underneath screen action first, with the vertical route on the backside as a big play alert if the defense bites hard on the screen fake.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify if the defense is stacking the box expecting run or showing a two high shell that could rob the vertical shot. Post-snap, key the play side linebackers immediately, since fast pursuit toward the fake and blockers is the trigger to bail out and jump the screen. Watch for a spy or a lineman peeling off the rush to sit in the screen lane, which is the primary defensive answer to this concept. If the corner on the vertical side stays deep and does not bite on the run fake, the shot play is dead and you must live in the screen or check it down. Zone defenses with disciplined linebacker drops that keep width in the screen area will shut this down, while aggressive man coverage or blitz-heavy zone pressure schemes are the most vulnerable to the double move.

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs or in obvious run situations where linebackers are keying run fits and creeping downhill on play action.

Watch pre-snap for aggressive linebackers or blitz packages that will vacate the screen lane, since fast flow to the fake side sets up the walk-off screen perfectly.

Use the vertical route as your window shot answer against man coverage or if you see a corner biting down on the screen action after the snap.

Pair this call with Fk Cheat HB Stretch or Fk Cheat Outside Zone earlier in a drive so the defense respects the run action and commits harder to the fake before you dial up the screen.

Avoid throwing into the screen if the defense shows a spy or a defensive lineman dropping into coverage, since that is the primary counter to this concept.