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PA Jailbreak Screen

Shotgun·Tight Y Off·11

Play Action Screen Pass Wr Screen Pass Play

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

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTight Y Off

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

PA Jailbreak Screen out of Shotgun Tight Y Off (11 personnel) sells a play-action fake to the backfield before releasing the offensive line to build a wall for a wide receiver screen. The diagram shows the play-action fake pulling the second level defenders upfield while the WR at the top of the screen bends his release back toward the middle of the field, waiting for blockers to get set up in front of him. This is a screen pass built to beat aggressive man and zone pressure alike, since the fake and delayed blocking take advantage of defenders flowing hard upfield. The primary read is the perimeter screen receiver once the wall is established, with the play-action fake serving purely to freeze linebackers and slow their pursuit angles.

Defensive Reads

Watch for defenders keying the play-action fake, if the defense stays disciplined and holds contain instead of crashing down, the screen has no room to develop. Identify aggressive man coverage corners or blitzing linebackers pre-snap since their aggressive pursuit angles are exactly what this screen is designed to punish. Spy or user a linebacker who reads screen quickly, since a fast diagnosing defender can blow up the blocking wall before it forms. Look for zone shells with linebackers sitting short instead of flowing to the fake, this eliminates the blocking angles the screen needs. Post-snap, key the flow of the second level defenders, if they stay home against the fake and stay square, the screen receiver will have no blockers in space and the play should be abandoned for the checkdown.

Usage Tips

Call this play against defenses that are keying run or bringing pressure off the edge since the play-action fake and screen setup exploit downhill linebackers and blitzing corners.

Use pre-snap motion or a hard count to bait linebackers into committing to the run fake before the ball comes out.

Pair this with Inside Zone or Duo earlier in a drive so the defense respects the run action and bites even harder on the fake.

Throw it quickly once the wall of blockers is set, do not hold the ball and let backside defenders read screen and close the throwing lane.

Mix this into third and short or second and medium situations where defenses are more likely to sell out against the run.