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RPO Peek Slant

Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11

RPO Slant Pass Play Run Play

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Play diagram for RPO Peek Slant from Shotgun Y Trips Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetY Trips Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

Breakdown

RPO Peek Slant is a run pass option out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk that reads the box defender to decide between a handoff and a quick slant to the backside isolated receiver. The lone X receiver runs a hard slant across the middle while the running back mesh point on the ground action gives the QB a peek key on an unblocked defender near the line. This is a true RPO built to punish light boxes with the run and attack aggressive linebackers or safeties who crash down on the slant window, with the trips side occupied by vertical releases holding the deep defenders off the throw.

Defensive Reads

Key the alignment of the second level defender closest to the line pre-snap, if he is stacked tight expect him to be the peek key for the slant throw. Watch for Cover 2 or Cover 3 shells with linebackers sitting in run fits, this coverage tends to open the slant window immediately after the snap. Man coverage with no safety help over the slant receiver gets exposed quickly since the route only needs a half step of separation. A blitzing linebacker who fires downhill pre-snap eliminates the run action and forces an automatic throw, so recognize blitz indicators like linebackers walked up on the line. Zone defenses that sink hard against the trips side vertical releases can leave the underneath slant flat, so a disciplined defender staying home on the peek key shuts this play down.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a hard count to bait the box defender into showing his hand before the snap so your peek read is cleaner.

Run this on early downs (1st and 10, 2nd and short) when the defense is in base personnel and susceptible to numbers advantages in the run fit.

If the defender you are reading widens or crashes hard on the slant window, pull it and hand the ball off since the box is now light.

Hot route the trips side vertical releases into deeper routes if you see two high safeties sitting soft, this clears extra grass for the slant read.

Pair this with Slants or Packer Slants from the same set to condition the defense to bite on quick game, then hit RPO Peek Slant to counter the aggressive linebacker flow.