Packers Film Room: Finding Explosives off a Checkdown

Football is full of little innovations and tweaks. Things that may not ever truly change the game, but can make a standard play just a little more effective. The beauty of football, then, is the ability to iterate off that little tweak. Because once you’ve established it as a tendency, you can look to break that tendency for a big gain.

Today, we’re talking about Escort Screens. At least, that’s what I’ve seen them called, even though it’s not actually a true screen. It’s more of a super-charged checkdown, and they’ve really taken off over the last couple of years. Let’s look at a play from this past weekend and see what we’re talking about.

There is 9:41 remaining in the 3rd quarter and the…