So far in my film looks into successful plays from last season, I’ve covered the Buck Sweep and Outside Zone. However, this week I wanted to take it to the air and look at a particular wide receiver screen play.
This is a specific play we saw former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson run several times last year. It’s a Tunnel screen, which is a wide receiver screen play in which the receiver lines up to the outside and then breaks back towards the quarterback while his blockers create a “tunnel” for him to run through up field. The play is designed to get a dynamic player, for example OSU receiver Tylan Wallace, the ball with blockers in front of him and space to work. See the…