Daily observations from camp

[Essex Johnson]

(08-07-2024, 10:15 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: I really think there is some confusion between a read option and an RPO going on in this thread. In an RPO, the DE isn't a big part. He is blocked like a run play because it is a run play. The QB has a read man he is looking at, typically a linebacker or safety. If they flow with the running play, the QB pulls it out and throws the ball behind him. If they don't, he gives it to the running back.

For read options, the defensive end is often left unblocked and he is the read man. The QB reads the end and if he crashes down the LOS, the QB pulls it and runs it. If the DE stays home, he hands it off to the RB. 

RPO Example

Well that is pretty accurate but it still could Be DE in RPO depending on defense alignment since RPO is not read option.