Screen Pass

A Two Tight End Hitch Screen Keeps The Defense Honest

A Two Tight End Hitch Screen Keeps The Defense Honest

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 9, 2025

If you line up with two tight ends it screams that you're running the football. That's why a hitch screen can be an explosive play for you....

Unbalanced Formation Tackle Screen

Unbalanced Formation Tackle Screen

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 25, 2024

This unbalanced formation Tackle Screen is a great trick play but it's better if you do some things to hide your intentions from the defense....

3 Reasons You Need A Screen Pass

3 Reasons You Need A Screen Pass

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 17, 2024

Coaching it up requires work and practice time but here are 3 reasons FirstDown PlayBook thinks you need a screen pass in your offense....

Lions Understand How To Protect Screens

Lions Understand How To Protect Screens

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 17, 2023

We've seen this before from the Detroit Lions on All 22 Tuesday. They do a great job of creating explosive screen plays with great blocking....

Offensive Line Banged Up? 3 Ways To Cope.

Offensive Line Banged Up? 3 Ways To Cope.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 14, 2023

When we think of injuries to an offensive line we think about pass protections because if left unaddressed your QB will be the next injury....

Screens Blocked Based On The Front

Screens Blocked Based On The Front

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 10, 2023

Coaches expect offensive linemen to knock people off the ball and pass protect. We think there should be more expected from the screen game....

Offensive Line Conditioning With Screens

Offensive Line Conditioning With Screens

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 11, 2022

Our suggestion is that if you use your screen plays to create conditioning that is football smart for your offensive linemen. ...

Screens Are About Your Offensive Line

Screens Are About Your Offensive Line

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 27, 2022

Defenses are built to make life miserable for the guy taking the snap. Screens are an important weapon to have to offset this....

Millard South HS (NE) Slow Screen Execution

Millard South HS (NE) Slow Screen Execution

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 28, 2021

As a coach your job is to get your best players in space with the ball. That is what the Millard South (NE) coaches did on this slow screen....

Screens, Tight Ends & Fullbacks Dominate NFL TV

Screens, Tight Ends & Fullbacks Dominate NFL TV

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 22, 2019

The death of the fullback has been greatly exaggerated. Who could have seen this coming, except for every older football coach out there....