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Breakdown
RPO Peek Slant Bubble is an RPO out of Shotgun Tight Y Off with 11 personnel that gives the quarterback a run/pass conflict read tied to the second level defenders. The diagram shows the offensive line executing an inside zone blocking scheme up front while the slot receiver runs a bubble screen route to the flat and the inline TE releases on a quick slant across the middle. The X receiver on the backside runs a deep post/go route as the alert throw if the defense sells everything toward the run action. The primary read progression starts with the peek slant off the second level defender's reaction, then bubbles out to the flat throw, with the deep shot as a lower priority window if the coverage bites hard on the run fake.
Defensive Reads
Pre-snap, check safety depth and slot corner alignment, if the slot corner is playing outside leverage with no underneath help the bubble screen is wide open. Watch the play side linebacker or nickel defender at the snap, if he steps up to fill the run gap the peek slant window opens immediately behind him. Man coverage with linebackers matched on the TE is vulnerable since the slant beats inside leverage before the defender can react. Zone coverage with a flat defender sitting on the bubble route and a linebacker sinking under the slant shuts down both quick throws and forces the quarterback to trust the run fit. Watch for a user controlled defender lurking in the shallow middle zone, since a fast trigger to jump the slant route can bait the quarterback into a turnover if he does not fully read the leverage.
Usage Tips
Pre-snap, identify whether the defense is showing single high or two high safeties, since light boxes with a slot corner sitting soft are your green light to just hand the ball off. Key the alley defender or nickel corner over the bubble receiver, if he crashes down on the run fit immediately fire the bubble screen before he can redirect. Use the slant as your primary answer against man coverage since the TE can win quickly against linebackers who lack the speed to stay in phase. Combine this play with RPO Alert Bubble and RPO Zone Peek in the same set so the defense cannot sit on one specific conflict defender, this keeps second level defenders honest across a series of calls. Best used on early downs or short yardage third downs where defenses are more willing to load the box, giving you access to the bubble or slant against a light perimeter.
