David Yost Explaining How Screens Make Up Part Of Missouri's Run Game

Here is a video of David Yost offensive coordinator at Missouri explaining how they use the bubble and now screen as part of their run game.  Contrary to what some coaches believe there is a read on the play as Coach Yost explains with reading the middle backer and his alignment during the play. Many more coaches are implementing the screen game as part of their offense. It puts pressure on the defense because they get a run read but then the ball is passed out to a receiver. Coaches I suggest you take a look at using these screens as part of your run game from the spread as it will help pull more defenders out of the box. What have been some of your experiences running a screen off of your zone run out of the shotgun spread?

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Bubble Screen

The bubble screen in my opinion is a great complimentary play if you are running zone. It forces the backside defense to remain honest and so when running the ball in zone this will allow for the possibility of more yards. Especially since the defense might be a half second delayed in reacting to either run or pass. A half second in football is the difference between a 5 yard gain and a 10 yard gain. I am embedding a couple videos that allow you to see what I mean when running zone out of the spread.

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