For more than a decade, RPOs have been a powerful force in high school and college football. But in the past few years, the RPO has taken hold in the pros, too. Sam Howell, who’ll start the preseason opener Friday night in Cleveland, seems nearly giddy.
During camp, it has become clear that RPOs will be a major part of the West Coast scheme offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy brought with him from Kansas City. The Chiefs used RPOs often and to great effect under Bieniemy, and Sam Howell’s experience with them in college at North Carolina suggests the Commanders may lean on them even more.Howell, who will start the preseason opener Friday night in Cleveland, seems nearly giddy to show his ability with RPOs.
By design, it can be difficult to tell the difference between an RPO, play action from shotgun and “zone read,” which can look like an RPO but only has the options of run or run . One of the main tenets of an RPO is that it incorporates a runa quick pass, such as a slant. The quarterback’s job is to read the key defender, often a linebacker or an end, and decide whether to run or pass.
“I feel like everybody in the NFL uses RPO nowadays,” he added. “It’s an easy way to get five, 10 yards, maybe break it for a touchdown. … If [defenses] want to stack the box or bring that linebacker down [toward the line of scrimmage], you could pop that little slant in right behind, and it’s five, 10 yards. And when you have special athletes — and I think we have really good athletes as wide receivers — then you never know when that ball could just pop [for a big gain].
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