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RPO Peek Slant

Shotgun·Split Slot Open·20
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Play diagram for RPO Peek Slant from Shotgun Split Slot Open in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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Breakdown

RPO Peek Slant out of Shotgun Split Slot Open gives the QB a true run pass option read with a peek slant tag off the run action. The backside slot receiver runs a quick slant while the outside receiver on that side pushes vertical then breaks in on a deep cross to clear space, and the frontside receiver runs a shallow drag to hold flow defenders. Blocking is a zone run scheme with the HB taking a handoff read while the QB keys the alley defender or the flowing linebacker: if that defender crashes down on the run fit, pull and throw the slant immediately, otherwise hand it off and let the O-line work zone blocks.

Defensive Reads

Watch for a linebacker or slot defender cheating inside pre-snap, that is the key run fit defender the QB is reading for the pull decision. Man coverage with the slot corner playing tight inside leverage on the peek slant receiver signals a quick jump opportunity for a user-controlled defender to undercut the route. Zone coverage shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4 with a linebacker sinking into the slant window shut this play down quickly, forcing the QB into the handoff. Blitz packages that send extra defenders through the box without accounting for the peek slant can get gashed if the QB reads the run fit correctly and pulls to throw. Watch the flow of the second level defender post-snap, if he commits hard to run support the slant window stays open just long enough for a rhythm throw before he can recover.

Usage Tips

Pre-snap, identify whether the defense is showing man or zone by checking the slot corner depth over the peek slant receiver, tight leverage usually means the throw window closes fast.

Key the second level defender closest to the run fit before the snap, if he sits deep in a zone shell you should be handing the ball off, if he creeps into the box the slant read opens up.

Use this play on run-friendly downs like second and short or first and ten so defenses respect the run fake and bite on the flow, opening the peek slant window.

Pair this with Mtn RPO Alert QB Counter and RPO Zone Peek in the same set to keep defenders honest, alternating between give reads and pull reads to prevent linebackers from sitting on the slant.

If the defense starts jumping the slant route with a linebacker spy, sequence in Slants HB Flat or Dbl Slant to attack the same area with a different timing and route depth.

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