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RPO Counter Peek

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Play diagram for RPO Counter Peek from Shotgun Y Off Trips in Madden 27

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Breakdown

RPO Counter Peek pairs a Counter run scheme with a run pass option peek concept out of Shotgun Y Off Trips. Post snap the QB reads the run alley defender: the trips side shows two receivers running mesh style outs, with the outside receiver crossing underneath while the inside slot works flat, and the backside single receiver runs a deep read route up the seam that breaks outward. The offensive line pulls for Counter action with the fullback or lead blocker kicking out, giving the QB a true give, throw flat, or hit the peek read against overplayed defenders. Primary progression is run key first, then flat throw, then the deep peek if the defense sells hard on the counter action.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they crash hard downhill on the counter action the peek route will be wide open behind them. Identify single high versus two high safety shells before the snap, single high leaves the deep peek vulnerable to a post snap rotation but two high often leaves the flat softer. Nano blitzes off the edge can disrupt the counter pulling linemen, so watch for a defensive end or outside linebacker showing pressure alignment pre-snap. User controlled defenders sitting in the shallow flat zone or lurking underneath the trips concept will jump the quick throw, so have a run alternative ready. Cover 3 with a hard spinning safety tends to shut this down since it fills both the run alley and the deep peek window simultaneously.

Usage Tips

Check the box count before the snap, if the defense is stacked in the box with 7 or more defenders, key the peek route immediately instead of handing off.

Use this on early downs, first and second and short to medium, since the run threat keeps linebackers honest and opens the RPO read.

If you see man coverage on the trips side, hot route the flat runner into a quick out to beat late blitz rotation before the LB can undercut.

Pair this with HB Counter or Counter Y earlier in a series so the defense starts crashing down on run fits, then hit this RPO to punish that aggression.

Against zone shells, throw off the deep peek read route since zone defenders will widen for the flat action and vacate the seam.

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