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RPO Glance Bubble

Shotgun·Y Off Trips Wk·11
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Play diagram for RPO Glance Bubble from Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

RPO Glance Bubble is a run pass option out of Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk that pairs an inside handoff look with a two-man read on the backside. The trips side runs a bubble screen underneath with the outside receiver climbing vertically on a glance route, while the single receiver to the backside runs a glance breaking away from the box. The quarterback reads the flow of the second level defender near the mesh point (the box defender highlighted in the diagram) to decide between handing the ball off, throwing the bubble, or hitting the glance if that defender widens or crashes down.

Defensive Reads

Key the second level defender closest to the mesh point since his reaction dictates the entire play Man coverage defenses that jump the bubble screen leave the backside glance wide open for an explosive gain Zone defenses that stay disciplined and sink underneath routes take away both the bubble and glance, forcing the give Watch for a slot cornerback or nickel defender sitting on the bubble read, since that alignment signals the quarterback should keep or hand the ball off Aggressive blitz packages that crash the box create running lanes but also open throwing windows if the quarterback recognizes the blitz look pre-snap

Usage Tips

Pre-snap, count the defenders in the box and identify if the defense is showing run fits or spreading out to cover the bubble and glance concepts

If the slot defender to the trips side is sitting flat footed at the snap, take the bubble read since he is not fast flowing to the flat

Use the glance route as your alert answer against man coverage since it attacks space vacated by an aggressive flowing linebacker

Pair this play with RPO Alert Bubble Dive or RPO Alert Split Bubble in the same drive to keep the defense guessing between different pre-snap picture reads

Run this on early downs in run heavy personnel packages to keep the defense honest, then hit the glance for an explosive gain when they overplay the run

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