Bubble Screen – Game Planning, Variations and Play-Action

Once the bubble screen starts producing, defensive coordinators spend their week preparing to take it away. Southern Illinois offensive coordinator Phil Longo continues his bubble screen presentation by showing how to game plan the play around its opportunistic nature, and then how to punish the defense for over-committing by throwing play-action passes off the bubble action.

What you'll learn

• How to game plan the bubble screen and build a call sheet around it
• The defensive looks the bubble screen is best called against
• How to get out of the call when the look you wanted does not show up
• Twins variations of the bubble that Coach Longo has used to gain a distinct advantage
• Trips variations and the numbers advantage they create on the perimeter
• Play-action passes off the bubble that attack defenders who jump the screen
• Extensive game film showing the calls, the checks and the play-action complements

Who it's for

For high school and college offensive coordinators and quarterback coaches already running the bubble screen, or installing it, who need the plan that keeps it alive once a defense adjusts. Perimeter and receivers coaches will get the formation variations.

About the coach

Phil Longo was the offensive coordinator at Southern Illinois University, where the bubble screen and its play-action complements were central to his passing attack.

Part two of Coach Longo's bubble screen series, following the technique and installation session, and built on extensive game film. Runtime: about 70 minutes.