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Mtn RPO Dive

Shotgun·Y Off Trips Wk·11
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Breakdown

Mtn RPO Dive is a true run pass option out of Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk that pairs an inside dive with a quick pass alert to the trips side, motion pre-snap to help identify man versus zone before the snap. The blocking scheme is a standard inside zone dive read up front, giving the quarterback a run key on a second level defender while his eyes stay tied to the alerted route (typically a quick out or slant look from the trips bunch) as the pass alternative. The primary read progression is presnap motion for coverage recognition, then the QB reads the box count and the flow of the second level defender: if the defender sits or crashes down on the dive, throw the RPO alert, if he stays wide or bites on motion, hand it off for the dive.

Defensive Reads

Presnap, check safety depth and rotation, a two high shell that stays static after motion signals zone and favors the dive read Watch the play side linebacker or nickel defender specifically, if he steps up to fill the dive gap immediately after the snap that is your green light to pull and throw the alert route Man coverage shells that follow the motion man man to man are vulnerable to the quick alert throw since it isolates a defender in space with no help underneath This play struggles against a hard downhill run blitz or a linebacker who stays home and reads the mesh point, disciplined defenders who do not bite on run action can blow up both options Watch for a lurking user linebacker sitting in the throwing lane of the alert route, if you see a defender spying the RPO window from depth, take the dive instead of forcing the quick throw

Usage Tips

Use the presnap motion every time before the snap to bait linebackers into showing man coverage by following the motion man across the formation

Attack light boxes with the dive when the defense shows 6 or fewer in the box and use the RPO alert versus rotated safety looks that leave the second level defender isolated

Hot route the alert receiver into a quick out if you are seeing hard inside leverage from the trips corner, this gives you an easy pitch and catch versus aggressive man press

Best used on early downs, especially 1st and 10 or 2nd and short, since both the run and pass options are low risk and keep you on schedule

Pair this play with RPO Alert Mtn Dive and RPO Zone Dive in the same set to keep defenders honest, then hit them with Mtn PA Portland or Mtn PA WR Zone Flood off the same run action once they start crashing down every snap

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