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Breakdown
RPO Buck Sweep Alert Screen out of Shotgun Trey Offset pairs a buck sweep run action with an alerted screen pass, giving the quarterback a pre-snap or post-snap decision based on box count and leverage. The offensive line and backside blockers execute sweep blocking to sell the edge run while the screen is set up on the perimeter as the alert option if the QB reads too many defenders crashing down. This is an RPO built to punish overaggressive fronts and spy-heavy linebackers, with the primary read being the number of defenders in the box before the snap and the flow of the second level defenders immediately after the snap.
Defensive Reads
Watch for defenders flowing hard to the sweep side immediately after the snap, since that flow triggers the screen alert read Identify if the defense is playing a run blitz or edge pressure look pre-snap, this play is designed to gash that exact alignment with the screen User controlled linebackers who stay home and read the RPO mesh point can blow up both the sweep and the screen alert, so disciplined defenders take away the easy conversion Cover 3 or Cover 1 with aggressive run fits gets exploited if the screen alert is triggered correctly since the underneath defenders vacate to the sweep side Zone drops with a linebacker spying the mesh point or a defensive coordinator call that keeps contain disciplined on the backside can shut down both options in this RPO
Usage Tips
Check the box count before the snap and count defenders inside the tackles to decide whether the sweep or the screen alert is already the better call
If linebackers are stacked tight or you see a run blitz look, lean toward pulling the ball for the screen alert since the edge defenders will be flowing hard downhill
Use the sweep hard against light boxes with safeties rotated deep since the perimeter blocking wins on numbers and speed to the edge
Mix this play with RPO Zone Alert WR Screen and RPO Alert Buck Screen in the same series so the defense cannot key on box count tendencies without getting burned by a different alert
Best on early downs or short yardage runs where defenses are more likely to sell out against the sweep, letting the screen alert punish overcommitted fronts
