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RPO Zone Peek Glance

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Breakdown

RPO Zone Peek Glance is a run-pass option out of Shotgun 11 personnel that pairs an inside zone run scheme with a glance route (a quick slant to the inner numbers) and a peek read from the slot. The quarterback reads the second level defender, typically the playside linebacker or a crashing safety, to decide between handing off the zone run or pulling and throwing off the glance. This play is designed as both a run play and a light zone beater, since the glance route attacks light box zone drops while the peek gives a quick answer versus man coverage leaking underneath.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check safety depth and alignment, since a single high safety often signals man coverage underneath that the glance can beat with timing Watch the playside linebacker depth at the snap, if he sits in the box without shading toward the slot, that is your key to pull and throw the glance Cover 3 and Cover 4 zone shells with linebackers dropping into short zones tend to shut down the glance window quickly, so lean toward the run in those looks User controlled defenders sitting in a shallow zone or spying the quarterback can jump the glance route, so look off the peek if you see a user lurking in that throwing lane Aggressive fronts with a crashing defensive end or blitzing linebacker off the edge favor the run read since the zone scheme can cut backside away from pressure

Usage Tips

Pre-snap, count the box defenders and check if the defense is in a 6 man or 7 man front before deciding whether you want to keep it a run read or hunt the glance immediately

If the linebacker sits flat footed or shows blitz indicators, get ready to pull it and hit the glance before he can react and drop into the throwing lane

Use this in early down situations like first and ten or second and short where defenses are more likely to sell out on the run and open up the glance window

Pair this with RPO Zone Snag or RPO Zone Stick later in a series so the defense has to respect both the peek glance and deeper option routes, keeping linebackers frozen

On third and short, call this after establishing the zone run with Inside Zone or Mtn Inside Zone so defenders bite on the run fake and the glance opens up untouched