Joe Moorhead loves to run different RPO Variations. There aren't many better than him at devising the rpo game and if you leave an uncovered wr open with a soft cushion, you can be pretty sure his teams will see it throw it for a nice 6-8 yard gain on 1st and 2nd down. He will do it from condensed splits and regular splits as well. His qbs are also well trained to see a pressure and make the throw like in the 1st example below.
They are an integral part of his offense and responsible for early down success.
#1 RPO off counter
Here's one he ran vs Ohio State to the boundary. They run it off the press cb who on both examples blitzes. The WR alerts the CB that their may be a CB fire and Moorhead does a good job calling the RPO off the counter run action.
#2 RPO off H Back ISO 19 or 29
The 2nd run action is Hback ISO. The H Back iso action freezes the will and allows the easy access throw with the CB fire. Easy read for the QB. Nice play call on the boundary.
#3 RPO ISO with the out cut RPO
The Oregon Offense reads the LB and the part that makes this effective is the read for the OLB vs the h back. The LB gets slice action on it which freezes the LB and gives the QB an easy access throw. on the out cut.
#4 is off the H Back iso. Ohio State plays it soft with cover 3. The H back inserts on iso and the out is available for the QB. The pass is deflected but the RPO to the boundary was there.
Here is the film that goes with the 4 clips above regarding Joe Moorhead's boundary RPO game. These were effective when he played Ohio State.
RPO Shovel with chute route with 2 blockers
This is an option as the wr #3 runs the chute. If you get 3 over 2 throw the chute route. If it is covered you have the shovel option on the DE.
Nice design by Moorhead.
3 over 2 so he throws it
Out isn't covered he has the shovel option.
Nice job by Coach Joe.
They run the same design above on the goaline for a nice TD
They get 3 over 3 so the out cut isn't there. The QB is forced to read the DE and reads it as the DE takes away the shuffle. The QB uses his ability to get outside.
The man coverage pulls the safety out on #3 and the Guard logs the LB on his pull. Leads to an easy walk in touchdown.
Here’s a similar concept at Penn State vs Washington. 3x1 with TE to the boundary. Qb sees the CB fire throws the out cut.
QB designed RPO Counter Run game
A QB designed counter with the option to throw it. They motion to empty and the qb has the option to throw the swing to the rb or run counter. The numbers with the 4-1 box dictate counter with excellent angles. They get a nice presnap look vs endover with a 2i and 5 weak with an alley db at 10 yards. They are able to block it with great angles while also getting up on the safety with the h back. The ILB runs with the motion.
UCLA is in man coverage with the weak side cb at 8 yards
presnap look with the 2i , 5 and safety at 10. Easy down blocks.
Here's another rpo vs Utah
Utah brings pressure to the boundary.
Another pressure from the bear front. They bring the cb to the bottom of the screen and the mike to the boundary vs the closed set. They get a 2x1 on the tackle as the tackle blocks the LB. In the rpo game that leaves the cb unblocked, qb does a nice job getting the throw off.
You can see here as the guard takes the blitzing inside linebacker the cb has a nice free run at the qb. Qb does a great job reading it and is well. coached to get the ball out. The safety does a nice job tackling the wr at 5 yards.
Clip with it.
Another clip from that game.
They run Duo rpo and run the #3 to flat with #2 wr cracking on the man over #3. They get a good block and 15 yards on the play.
Part 2 of the Joe Moorhead offense and the RPO game is complete. I may add some more as we go.
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