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RPO Alert Omaha

Shotgun·Deuce Close·12
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Play diagram for RPO Alert Omaha from Shotgun Deuce Close in Madden 27

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Breakdown

RPO Alert Omaha is an RPO built off the Deuce Close 12 personnel look with both perimeter receivers running hitch style routes that break outward toward the sideline once they clear the line of stems. The line shows an inline run blocking scheme up front tied to an interior handoff read, giving the quarterback a true run pass conflict on the alley or box defender. This is a numbers based RPO, not a traditional man or zone beater route concept, since the quarterback is reading the second level defender count to decide between the give and the quick pull to either outside hitch.

Defensive Reads

Watch the middle linebacker depth at the snap, if he sits flat footed reading backfield action instead of flowing to run fits, that is a sign the user is jumping the alert and the pull read to a hitch route can hit clean. Check corner alignment before the snap, corners playing off coverage or bailing into zone drops are vulnerable to the quick outside hitch throw. Identify safety rotation post snap, a single high safety rotating late suggests man or zone pressure that can be exploited by pulling the ball if the box count favors the pass. Look for defenders crashing hard downhill immediately after the snap, since an overaggressive box crash on run fits is exactly what triggers the automatic pull to the perimeter hitch. Beware disguised blitzes that show a light box pre-snap then flood extra defenders inside after the snap, since this can bait the quarterback into handing off into a loaded front.

Usage Tips

Pre-snap, count the box defenders before the snap to decide whether the run or the pass side of the RPO is already alerted before the ball is even snapped.

If the defense shows a light box with 6 or fewer defenders, be ready to hand it off immediately since Omaha alerts the run automatically in favorable counts.

If a defender crashes down hard into the box after motion or shifts late, pull and throw to whichever hitch route has the corner playing off or soft.

Use this play on early downs in normal down and distance situations where defenses are more likely to sit in base fronts and give a clean initial read.

Pair this with other RPO Read concepts in the Deuce Close set like RPO Read Mtn Stick or RPO Read Y Jab Flat to keep defenses guessing between run alerts and route access RPOs off the same formation look.

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