re: If this is the Saints offense.....

We've run it a fair amount, especially if you compare to the previous couple of years. However, couple of notes:

A) It's probably a read, if we suspect zone it's not an option on read/audible.

B) Most of our check downs are in the middle of the field with a reciever (including RB & TE) entering the zone late after a clear out by WR. This is something that most don't realize and most teams can't/won't do. If pressure comes from outside, we're going to look to the middle (step up in pocket) and RB/TE might chip but isn't going to worry about that pressure and be the late route in the middle. This is the scenario where you pre-guess and run wide screens. I.e., our reads and post-snap adjustments 'override' that pre-snap guess; it is a better option.

C) In the grand scheme of things when we have other reads/plays working for us, the RB screen wide is just not that effective comparatively. For us, in this offense, the RB screen is a setup play for other-better plays. Hence the sparing use.

D) Lol, we still don't run them very well. Better, but instead of a bread and butter play it's a hard tack and salt play for us. It's the play that got Emery in trouble.