Playbooks
Depth-chart slots are shown as they line up in the base package for this set.
| Player | Side | Route |
|---|---|---|
| HB1 | Middle | Pass Block |
| WR3 | Right | Pass Block |
| WR1 | Left | Fade |
| WR2 | Right | Bubble Screen |
| TE1 | Right | Pass Block |
WR Screen out of Singleback Y Trips Close is a quick-hitting perimeter screen designed to get the ball out of the quarterback's hands in a hurry and let blockers spring a receiver in space. The trips side sets up stalk and log blocks from the outside receivers while the offensive line releases to wall off pursuit, and the quarterback's job is simply to catch, turn, and deliver to the screen target before defenders close the throwing lane. This is a screen play at its core, not a true man or zone beater, since it relies on defender aggression and pursuit angles rather than route separation, making it most effective against overplayed blitzes and slow-flowing linebackers.
Identify blitz-heavy pre-snap looks such as overload fronts or nano blitz packages, since the extra defenders create natural running lanes once they cross the line of scrimmage User-controlled linebackers who sit and read instead of flowing to the ball can jump the screen and blow up the play for a loss, so watch for a defender staying home in the flat Zone coverage shells with linebackers dropping into short zones tend to shut this down since they stay in position to read the screen action Man coverage with corners playing tight press can be exploited if the corner turns his back to run with a vertical route, losing sight of the screen release Watch safety rotation post-snap, since a fast-flowing safety triggering downhill on run action can also close on the screen quickly and limit yardage
Call this play as a built-in answer to aggressive user blitzes since the extra rushers create running lanes once the screen sets up outside
Watch for corners playing off coverage or bailing into deep zones pre-snap, since that soft alignment gives your blockers a clean angle to seal the edge
Pair this with HB Dive or HB Stretch earlier in a series so the defense starts keying the run fits and box defenders sit tighter, opening up the perimeter for the screen
Throw this on early downs or after a big loss to reset your down and distance without exposing the quarterback to a sack
Avoid calling this against disciplined zone teams that keep linebackers at home, since sitting defenders can read the screen and blow it up before blockers get set
Use it as a change of pace after Mesh or Curls X-Choice to slow down a defense that is jumping underneath routes and selling out on the pass rush