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Breakdown
RPO Peek Slant lines up out of Shotgun Wing Flex Offset Wk with 12 personnel, showing a run action to the backfield while the two inside receivers work a peek slant combo to the play side. The diagram shows one receiver breaking flat off the line while the second stacks behind him and runs a slant into the vacated area behind the flat route, giving the quarterback a quick pre-snap or post-snap read to throw hot if the run fit is outnumbered. This is an RPO built as a light box beater and man beater on the slant, with the primary read being the slant route with the flat as a quick check down if a defender squats underneath.
Defensive Reads
Key the flat defender and second level linebacker over the slant side immediately after the snap Against zone coverage, watch for a defender sitting in the flat who can jump the slant if the quarterback stares it down Man coverage with inside leverage on the slant defender is the toughest matchup, so user that defender to trail the route tightly Crashing linebackers on run action open up the slant window, so spy or slow play the linebacker to take away the RPO read Cover 2 shells with a hard corner squatting on the flat force the quarterback to hold the ball longer, creating a chance for a user blitz to get home
Usage Tips
Use pre-snap motion or a quick glance at the box count to decide whether to hand the ball off or pull it for the RPO read
If the linebacker sitting over the slant crashes down on run action, pull and throw the slant immediately before the window closes
Attack Cover 3 and Cover 1 shells where the flat defender has to choose between the flat and the slant, since this creates natural conflict
Pair this play with RPO Zone Peek and RPO Power Peek from the same set so the run action looks identical, forcing linebackers to hesitate on every snap
On third and short, lean run heavy off this look, then call the pass version once the defense starts crashing hard on run fits
