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Breakdown
RPO Alert Out is a run pass option out of Shotgun Stack Y Off with 11 personnel that pairs an inside handoff look with a single outside read route. The diagram shows the outside receiver running a quick out to the flat while the backfield action reads like a stretch or zone run action with the H-back or slot motioning across, giving the quarterback a pre-snap alert to either hand off or pull and throw the out route based on the flat defender. This is a true RPO built for defenses that crash hard on run action, using the out as the man and zone beater against overplayed run fits.
Defensive Reads
Watch the flat or force defender at the snap, if he steps up to fill the run gap the out route behind him is the automatic throw. Zone coverages that widen the corner but drop the flat defender into a hook zone can take away the quick out read. Man coverage with an aggressive corner jumping the out route is a risk for a pick six, so respect press man alignments before calling this. Overloaded run blitzes with extra defenders in the box tell the quarterback to throw instead of pulling the ball. Watch for a user linebacker spying the alert action, since a disciplined defender can erase both the run gap and the out throw.
Usage Tips
Check the flat defender and force player before the snap, if he sits inside on the run action the out route is wide open.
Use the alert key (usually a hot key or hold button) to decide run or pass based on linebacker and corner depth at the snap.
This play works best on early downs like first and second and short when defenses expect run and load the box.
Pair this with RPO Trap Alert Omaha and RPO Zone Alert Omaha from the same set so defenses cannot key one specific run action.
Hot route the out to a quick slant if you see a corner sitting hard on the flat to prevent a jump throw pick.
