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PA Jailbreak Screen

Shotgun·Wing Flex Offset·12

Play Action Screen Pass Wr Screen Pass Play

Play diagram for PA Jailbreak Screen from Shotgun Wing Flex Offset in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetWing Flex Offset

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

In 3 playbooks

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Breakdown

PA Jailbreak Screen from Wing Flex Offset shows a play-action shell up front with the offensive line selling a pass drop while the backside receiver runs a quick screen route to the flat, marked by the red arrow on the diagram. The remaining receivers stem vertically to hold linebackers and safeties, clearing the perimeter for blockers to get out ahead of the screen. This is a screen pass built to bait aggressive pass rushes and blitzes, with the primary read being the bubble screen receiver on the outside once the rush commits upfield.

Defensive Reads

This beats man coverage and aggressive blitz packages because rushers overrun the pocket and lose contain on the screen Watch for a defensive lineman or linebacker sitting in the screen lane instead of rushing, that is a spy or a defender reading run action correctly Cover 3 and Cover 1 with blitz packages are the most vulnerable shells since extra rushers create bigger running lanes once the screen releases Zone coverage with disciplined defensive ends who stay home and read the screen can blow this play up before blockers get set User controlled defenders who bail into the screen area at the snap rather than rushing will shut this down, so avoid calling it against defenses that consistently spy or drop a lineman

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs or third and short when the defense has shown pressure tendencies on film or in the current drive

Look for defenders crashing hard off the edge pre snap since that flow directly feeds the screen lane

Use play action window dressing to freeze linebackers before releasing your blockers, then trust the screen even if it looks covered at first

Pair this with Mtn Jailbreak Screen and Mtn Empty Jailbreak Screen earlier in a drive so the defense second guesses run fits and blitz calls

Sequence this after Inside Zone or Power O to condition the defense to bite on run action, then hit them with this screen for an explosive gain