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RPO Peek Slant

Shotgun·Spread Y-Flex Wk·11

RPO Slant Pass Play Run Play

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Play diagram for RPO Peek Slant from Shotgun Spread Y-Flex Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetSpread Y-Flex Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

Breakdown

RPO Peek Slant lines up out of Shotgun Spread Y-Flex Wk with the run action on the left and a two man route combo on the right side of the diagram. The two receivers on the right run a slant and a corner style route stacked off each other, with the inside receiver breaking on the slant while the outside receiver pushes vertical before angling to the corner, giving the quarterback a clear peek read to throw the slant off the linebacker's run fit. This is an RPO, so the primary progression is: read the play side linebacker and the box count, hand off or pull and throw the slant if the linebacker steps up to defend the run, and only look to the corner route as a secondary peek if the defense rotates a safety down to jump the slant.

Defensive Reads

Watch the play side linebacker depth at the snap, if he sits at depth instead of stepping up he is reading run first and the slant window will be tight. Identify single high versus two high safety shells before the snap, single high with a robber defender can jump the slant read hard so be ready to trust the run. Look for the corner squatting on the slant in man coverage, this signals a possible pick or rub concept issue and means you should peek to the corner route instead. Diagnose blitz packages by checking if the play side outside linebacker or slot defender walks up pre-snap, a nano blitz off the edge can beat the run fit before the RPO read even develops. User lurk defenders sitting in the shallow slant window are the biggest threat, if you see a user flash down into that lane abort the slant throw and trust the run hand off instead.

Usage Tips

Check the box count before the snap, if there are six or fewer defenders in the box the run read is live and you should let the RPO logic work for you.

Key the play side linebacker immediately after the snap, if he crashes downhill on the run action pull the ball and fire the slant before he can settle into a zone drop.

Use this on early downs like first and second and ten when defenses are more likely to stay in base personnel and light boxes, since heavier boxes take away the run and make the slant the only real answer.

Pair this with Quick Slants or Double Slants later in a drive so linebackers start sitting on the slant window, then come back to RPO Peek Slant to hit the run action when they cheat.

Hot route the corner route receiver into a quick out if you see press man on the outside corner, this gives you a faster hi-low read against aggressive man coverage.