I’m sure the phrase Run-Pass Option or RPO has been beaten to death for you at this point. Fans and Greg McElroy often get them confused with read options- which they’re not. Kirk Herbstreit never has figured out what an RPO is, even calling them RPI’s on camera. I’m guilty of the hype having recently discussed the impact of RPO’s on college football for you on SOTU. But a Screen Pass Option is a new phenomenon that I hope:
- a) you haven’t heard before
- and b) I can thoroughly explain
Noel Mazzone
Noel Mazzone changed a lot of my ideas on how to name offensive football plays and formations, and on how to tag RPO’s to my system.