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RPO Peek Bubble

Shotgun·Trey Open HB Str·11
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Play diagram for RPO Peek Bubble from Shotgun Trey Open HB Str in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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Breakdown

RPO Peek Bubble is a run pass option out of Trey Open HB Str that pairs an inside handoff look with a quick bubble screen to the boundary. The offensive line blocks the run scheme up front while the running back releases into the backfield mesh point, and the diagram shows the trips side receiver stemming outside and settling into a bubble route with the near receiver blocking upfield for him. The QB's primary read is the peek defender inside (the second level defender the run scheme accounts for): if that defender crashes down on the run fit, the QB pulls and fires the bubble screen; if he sits or widens, the QB hands off the ball on the designated run track.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flat or slot defender on the trips side before the snap, since a defender sitting inside leverage or blitzing off the edge tells the QB to throw the bubble immediately. If the defense shows a two high shell with the corner playing off the trips receiver, expect the bubble to be there quickly since the leverage favors the screen. A run blitz or crashing linebacker at the mesh point is the trigger to pull and throw, so track linebacker depth and downhill movement at the snap. Coverages that spin a safety down to the trips side or use a user controlled defender to sit on the bubble route can shut down the pass option, forcing the QB to trust the run fit instead. Disciplined defenses that stay home on the peek defender and do not overcommit either way neutralize the RPO, so scheme in run blocking gaps that stay effective even without the pull.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a quick glance to the trips side to confirm the alignment of the flat defender before the snap, since he is the primary key for this RPO.

This play punishes defenses that crash their second level defenders on the run fit, so call it on early downs when the defense is selling run support or has shown blitz tendencies.

Pair this play with RPO Peek Slant or RPO Peek Hitch in the same set so the defense has to respect multiple peek reads off the same run action, forcing hesitation from the read defender.

Against man coverage with an aggressive slot corner, hot route the bubble receiver to a quick out or hitch if the diagram shows him getting jammed at the line.

Mix in RPO Zone Peek Bubble as a companion call since it looks identical pre-snap but attacks zone shells differently, keeping the defense guessing on which key to trust.

Other Plays in Trey Open HB Str