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New Orleans Saints’ head coach Kellen Moore discusses second week of OTAs - Credit: WGNO by way of Yahoo Sports

By Ross Jackson -LouisianaSports.net

The run-pass option (RPO) is one of the latest innovations in football to make the leap from the collegiate level to the pros. The play allows a quarterback, after the snap, to choose whether to hand the ball off to a running back or keep the ball in an attempt to throw a pass. The decision is made based on what the quarterback sees from the defense following the snap exchange.

It’s become more popular by the year in the NFL and has been a constant in the college game for a while. The Saints, who rarely ran any such plays in the not-too-distance past, saw an uptick last year.

The team executed just 33 such play calls last season, with the numbers in the previous year topping 60 thanks to a heavy usage of the concept with versatile playmaker Taysom Hill.

But now with the arrival of new head coach Kellen Moore, more consistent RPO snaps could be on the way. An element of the game that both young quarterbacks Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough have proven to be very comfortable handling going back to their collegiate days. ...

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