Jumping swing pass/WR screen passing lanes
Ok, so let me preface this with a simple bit that I've never played football in my life, so consider this a plea for those with experience who would know better.
I see a lot of these swing passes or WR screens in college football - we run it a lot. Quick pass down the sideline, let the WR grab some YAC.
I've seen them both as cannons to the sideline and some slower touch passes.
Is this a route that a defender could reasonably jump? An interception here looks like a free pick-6. Also, the slower balls look a bit vulnerable and have a fair bit of hangtime. The cannon ones also tend to be pretty low.
How difficult would that be to do? I'm wondering both for the 'hey its something our D might be able to do!" perspective and a "Ohshit is this going to happen to us?" perspective.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:29 PM ^
October 6th, 2010 at 9:42 PM ^
October 6th, 2010 at 10:23 PM ^
It shows how the offense is maturing and growing. But the problem here isn't jumping the route, it's that 2 defenders bite outward on the screen. If the safety stays back as he should, given the other defender had the screen covered, it's not a big play.
It's RR awesomeness, but not because he took advantage of a CB jumping the screen. Just a natural tendency of defenders to follow flow.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:30 PM ^
I remember the first play from scrimmage against FSU at the Big House. FSU's DB jumped the route and took it for a TD.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:51 PM ^
was a five yard hitch route to Desmond Howard. What he is talking about is the "Bubble Screen." The reason it is difficult to jump is that in order to do it, you have to take a player out of their run defense responsibilities in the zone read spread.
October 7th, 2010 at 6:14 AM ^
was just any DB that picked that pass... it was terrell buckley... he had a decent college career... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrell_Buckley ...
October 6th, 2010 at 9:34 PM ^
Sure you can jump it. All you have to do is never get beat deep on plays that are not Now passes, hope the offense never uses pump fakes, and make the interception.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:32 PM ^
It would be Sparty. I was so agitated by the post-game analysis last year that they were jumping our count and killing us on the zone read. Here's to hoping ever since UCONN we have been saving plays/practicing plays for Sparty.
October 7th, 2010 at 9:09 AM ^
I think we have more ability to keep them honest this year. If they jump the count and rush up field, we just run some quick draws. It will keep them on their heels and force them to read the O-Line, rather then just attack upfield. Plus, we are a little more polished on O and can just run some delay counts.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:32 PM ^
yah, and it's happened. However, it requires a very quick read on the ball and is very risky
October 6th, 2010 at 9:33 PM ^
It takes a pretty good athlete to jump that ball. I mean sure if the ball is thrown too far in front or a receiver misses a block to spring that wr screen it will make it easier. But the defender still has to have some good instincts to get a read on that ball.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:36 PM ^
Usually these passes are only thrown when the corner is playing off the receiver 5 yards or more. If the corner is up on the line this play probably wont be called b/c of the risk of an easy pick 6 or the wr getting crushed.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:39 PM ^
the FSU game like it was yesterday! RR has to be careful and I know he will. There is a game plan we can all live with i'm sure mabe the 4-2-5 on the defense would make us all happy please!
October 6th, 2010 at 10:31 PM ^
October 7th, 2010 at 12:33 AM ^
Yeah, the 4-2-5 is slang for how many plays in each of the first three series it will take us to get a touchdown.
October 7th, 2010 at 6:18 AM ^
love it if our D could see the play develop before it happens, screw jumping the route... i don't want to see k. martin get 10 yards every time that play is ran...