Mailbag: ​Why are there fewer screen passes?

Mailbag Presented by Mailbag: Why are there fewer screen passes? Sep 08, 2026 at 09:00 AM by Dallas Cowboys Mailbag, Tommy Yarrish & Mickey Spagnola Copied! (Editor's Note: Time to check the mail! The DallasCowboys.com staff writers answer your questions here in 'Mailbag' presented by Miller Lite.) One of my favorite plays is the screen pass. Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, Marion Barber and Ezekiel Elliott used to do very well and gain good yards with it. Why is it not used that much now? Is it due to personnel? The screen pass seems to have been replaced by the jet...