by Andy Wachter | Apr 27, 2018 | Football, Play of the Day, RPO
The term RPO (Run, Pass Option) is currently the buzzword of football. In my opinion, a true RPO is the combination of a run blocking scheme (ie: zone scheme, gap scheme, on/isolation scheme) with a forward pass thrown beyond the LOS. Notice I write ‘forward pass...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 24, 2016 | Football, Play of the Day, RPO
Pittsburgh and several other teams began making this play popular a few seasons ago. It puts tremendous pressure on a cover 2 defense in which the corner is responsible for force. The H-Back is trying to get the end to wrong arm so that he can climb to backer. The...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 15, 2016 | Football, Play Action Pass, Play of the Day, RPO
ASA Community College head coach Joe Osovet (Twitter @coachosovet) has become known for his creative manipulation of defenders. If you play defense against the Avengers you can count on being wrong more than you are right because coach has a great system for...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 14, 2016 | Play of the Day, RPO
The ability to create plays that make the defense wrong and get the ball to an athlete in space with blockers is the most exciting aspect of the Run-Pass -Option. Even a power football team can create these types of plays. Here is Alabama running an RPO against Ole...
by Andy Wachter | Jul 8, 2016 | Play of the Day, RPO
The play of the day is from Nate Blankenship. @njblankenship, TE/OL at Lincoln High in Lincoln, Nebraska This is a play that has a pre snap read for quick game and post snap pass option. The read of the LB allows for a double team on the 3 technique to create a great...
