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Jet PA Boot Screen

Singleback·Wing Slot·12

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Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetWing Slot

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

Jet PA Boot Screen is a play-action bootleg screen out of Singleback Wing Slot 12 personnel that uses jet motion to freeze linebackers before the QB boots opposite the flow. The offensive line sells run action to the play side while the RB (or motion man depending on your leak assignment) slips out as a screen outlet on the backside, with a receiver working a leak route underneath as a secondary option. This is a screen and play-action hybrid built to beat aggressive man pressure and overplayed run fits, with the primary read being the screen outlet first, then the underneath leak route if the screen lane is not clean.

Defensive Reads

Check the defensive line for a wide contain rush or crashing ends, since heavy edge pressure can blow up the screen before blockers get set Look at linebacker depth at the snap, if they flow hard toward the jet motion or run fake the screen lane opens up wide Man coverage with linebackers turning their backs to chase motion is the ideal shell for this play Zone defenses that keep linebackers square and undisturbed by the fake can sit on the screen and blow it up, so be ready to check to the leak route instead Watch for a user defender spying the boot or sitting in a lurk position near the screen target, since that is the biggest threat to this concept in competitive play

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs after you have established a run tendency out of Wing Slot so linebackers bite on the jet motion and boot fake

Watch pre snap for defenders crashing hard on run keys or a defense that has shown aggressive contain rushes against your boot action

User the backside defender away from the screen release to buy your blocker extra time to set up in space

Pair this with Jet Sweep and Jet HB Power earlier in a series so the defense respects the jet motion and commits extra bodies to that side

Use on second and short or third and short when the defense is selling out to stop the run since the screen exploits over pursuit

Hot route the leak man to sit down in a soft spot if you diagnose zone coverage rather than man pressure