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RPO Power Alert Bubble

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Breakdown

RPO Power Alert Bubble is a run pass option built off Power run blocking with a bubble screen alert tagged to the slot receiver. The offensive line pulls for a gap scheme Power run while the QB reads a designated second level defender (usually the alley or overhang defender) to decide between handing off or throwing the bubble screen. This is a run pass option that beats aggressive fronts and light box looks, since crashing linebackers or blitzing corners trigger the automatic bubble throw for a quick numbers advantage on the perimeter.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, look at the slot corner or nickel alignment, if he is playing outside leverage or backed off deep, the bubble window is wide open Check safety depth, single high shells with the strong safety rotating down into the box are prime bubble triggers since the perimeter is left thin Post-snap, watch for a user controlled defender flying downhill on the play fake, that aggression is exactly what turns this RPO into an explosive bubble gain Against Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells with the corner sitting on the bubble receiver, abandon the throw and trust the Power run blocking since the numbers favor the interior Beware of a disguised blitz where the overhang defender bluffs run fit then bails to cover the bubble, that look is designed to bait the RPO throw into a turnover

Usage Tips

Check the box count before the snap and if the defense has six or more in the box, lean toward pulling the bubble read immediately instead of hesitating on the run

Identify the alert defender, typically the slot corner or overhang linebacker, and watch his first step at the snap to trigger your decision

Use hot routes to adjust the backside receiver into a hitch or slant if you expect man coverage so you have a second bailout option beyond the bubble

This play works best on early downs (first and second down) where defenses are more likely to sit in base run fronts and light boxes

Pair this with RPO Alert Bubble and RPO Zone Peek in the same drive to keep defenders honest, since all three punish different overhang leverage without changing your pre-snap look

Sprinkle in Power Read or QB Power afterward once the defense starts jumping the bubble throw, since that opens up the interior run lanes

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