Mtn Jailbreak Screen

Pre snap, identify if the defense is showing man coverage with tight corner alignment or if linebackers are stacked near the line indicating blitz intent, both are green lights for this screen. Watch for a spy linebacker or a defender sitting in a shallow zone near the backfield since a disciplined user controlling that defender can jump the screen and blow it up before it develops. Zone coverage with linebackers keeping their eyes in the backfield, such as Tampa 2 or a Cover 3 sky shell with disciplined zone drops, is the biggest counter to this play because those defenders can read and react instead of getting sucked upfield. If the defense shows a heavy edge blitz or a nano blitz with defensive ends crashing hard, that is exactly the alignment this play is designed to exploit since those rushers take themselves out of the play. Watch the play side flow of linebackers post snap, if they overpursue or bite on the initial pass set, the alley opens for a explosive gain, but if they stay patient and read screen, get ready to check down or eat the loss.