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RPO X Close Duo Bubble

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Play diagram for RPO X Close Duo Bubble from Shotgun Y Off Trips in Madden 27

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RPO X Close Duo Bubble pairs a Duo run scheme up front with a bubble screen read to the trips side, giving the quarterback a true run-pass conflict key. The diagram shows the offensive line covering down for the Duo blocking scheme with a vertical mesh handoff read to the running back, while one receiver runs a bubble route working underneath as another releases vertically up the sideline to hold the deep defender. This is an RPO built to attack light boxes and outside conflict defenders, with the primary read being the alley or overhang defender: if he crashes to stop the run or sits inside, pull and throw the bubble, and if he widens or drops for the bubble, hand off Duo into the vacated box.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flat defender or overhang player pre-snap, if he is aligned tight to the line of scrimmage he is reading run and susceptible to the bubble throw once the ball is snapped Man coverage on the outside vertical receiver with no help underneath opens up the bubble throw for an automatic completion since the flat defender has no shaded help Zone shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4 with a hard-flowing linebacker to the run side create the conflict this play is designed to exploit, the QB should pull and throw quickly before the defender can recover Blitz packages that bring extra defenders into the box from depth can outnumber the Duo scheme, so recognize a leaning defensive front and be ready to reset to the bubble read immediately A disciplined slot defender who sits and shuffles instead of committing hard to run or pass takes away both options, forcing the offense to live with the handoff into a stacked box

Usage Tips

Check the box count before the snap, if there are six or fewer defenders in the box favor pulling and throwing the bubble immediately for a numbers advantage on the perimeter

Identify the alley defender or slot corner assigned to the bubble side, his depth and leverage tells you whether the conflict key is run or throw

Use this on early downs like first or second and short to medium yardage since Duo is a physical downhill scheme that wants clean numbers, not third and long

Hot route the vertical release outside receiver into a deeper stem if the corner is playing soft, this forces the defender covering the flat to commit and clears the bubble throw

Sequence this with straight Duo or Inside Zone from the same set to condition the defense to sell out on the run, then come back to RPO X Close Duo Bubble once linebackers start crashing downhill

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