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Mtn RPO Peek Slant

Shotgun·Doubles Off Close Wk·11
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Breakdown

Mtn RPO Peek Slant is an RPO built out of the Shotgun Doubles Off Close Wk set that gives the quarterback a run/pass conflict read tied to the box count. The run action is a mountain (mesh point) handoff look while the passing element features a quick peek slant to the backside along with an outside slant/hitch combo to the play side, designed to punish light boxes and attack off man leverage from nickel or slot corners. The primary read progression starts with the QB reading the flow of the second level defender assigned to the peek slant read, then working to the run fit if that defender crashes down, making this a true zone and light box beater rather than a designed man beater.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, count the box defenders and check safety depth, a single high safety with a stacked box tells you the offense will likely pull the slant read. Post-snap, key the flow of the linebacker or slot defender assigned to the peek slant, if he sits and reads the mesh point instead of flowing to run fit, that is the RPO conflict defender working correctly. Zone coverage shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4 with linebackers reading run first are most vulnerable since the slant window opens quickly behind the second level. Press man coverage with a underneath lurking defender or a spy shuts this down fast since the peek slant has no room to sit and the QB is forced into the run read. Watch for a nickel blitz off the slot, if the defender assigned to peek slant abandons his zone to blitz, the QB should immediately snap the ball off for the quick throw before the rush arrives.

Usage Tips

Check the box count before the snap and only pull the peek slant if you count six or fewer defenders in the box since seven plus should trigger the run read instead.

Use this on early downs like first and ten or second and short to keep defenses honest and force linebackers to respect both the run fit and the slant window.

Hot route the backside slant into a quick out if you see a corner sitting hard on an inside slant leverage, this turns it into an easy pitch and catch against off coverage.

Pair this play with Mtn RPO Alert Bubble and Mtn RPO Read Bubble in the same drive to keep the defense guessing between bubble reads and slant reads out of the same personnel and formation look.

Avoid throwing the slant into press man coverage with an underneath robber since the peek window closes fast, run the ball instead when you see two high safeties bracket the slot.

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