Coach Robin Ross, of Eastern Washington University, currently an assistant linebackers coach for the Hamilton Tigercats, covers how to defend the Run-Pass Option (RPO) with all three levels of defense. In Defending RPOs With Alignments and Techniques, Coach Ross details how to defend all aspects of the RPO using specific alignments, formations, and techniques. Coach Ross provides information to assist all three position groups (defensive line, linebackers, secondary) to properly defend RPOs that are run out of multiple formations.
Among the topics discussed are:
• Keys to defending RPOs
• Defensive front concepts
• Linebacker keys
• Secondary coverages
• Def. adjustments for RPOs
• Pressure packages
• Coverage adjustments
• Alignment & formation basics
• Film room views of RPO defenses
