Putting together an offense?

optioncoach,
my opinion is that whatever you do, the whole offense must be integrated so that the defense cannot key on any specific play based on formation or motion. I run and pass out of the spread or flex-bone formation. We use both option and wing T type running plays, and the four fast players at the LOS allows the use of the quick 3 step passing game. As the season progresses, we like to throw in some bunch formations, run and shoot type formations and plays, which still allows us to run most of our basic offense, but forces the defense to prepare not only for the option, but tries to confuse them with formations they may not have seen also. Obviously, you have a base offense that must be learned early in the season to be effective. Ours consists of seven running plays from the same formation and motion, and five passing plays (screen and sprint out off play action, and three patterns of routes out of the three step drop). Once these are learned, we tend to do more with formation and motion than actual new plays.