Athletic QB in Spread offense

I USED TO DO EXACTLY AS THE POST ABOVE SUGGESTS WHEN I RAN THE TRIPLE FOR A LOT OF YEARS (ISV,OSV). THEN, WHEN I WENT TO MY 3 X 2 EMPTY GUN I DISCOVERED A MUCH EASIER WAY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A GREAT ATHLETE AT THE QB POSITION. INSTEAD OF BUILDING IN A LOT OF OPTION (ALTHOUGH WE DO SOME) I DECIDED TO LET HIM DO WHAT I CALL "SPONTANEOUS RUNS" TO UTILIZE HIS ABILITY TO THE MAX. HE SIMPLY HAS THE RIGHT TO GO AHEAD AND PULL IT DOWN ANY TIME HE SEES FIT. HE IS GOING TO MAKE HIS READS, BUT IF IT ISN'T THERE HE HAS TWO OPTIONS, PULL IT DOWN AND GET SOMETHING POSITIVE WITH HIS LEGS, OR GET OUTSIDE THE TACKLE BOX AND THROW IT AWAY. IF HE SEES THE DEFENSE DIVIDE IN A MANNER TO HIS LIKING, HE OFTEN PULLS IT DOWN AND GOES WITH MAYBE 1.5 SECONDS OF ELAPSED TIME INTO THE PLAY. AS LONG AS HE PRODUCES THE YARDS, HE IS FREE TO CONTINUE. IT HAS BEEN REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL FOR US. JUST MY WAY.

Coach Easton

Along with the other post here are a few more ideas:

Run Dart (tackle Iso) from Gun along with inside zone and counter and have QB read DE. With the counter and dart you can fake to the RB one direction (now he can block the BS DE) and have the QB run the counter or dart play in the other direction. (Michigan State was very good at this last fall)

From gun you can fake the jet sweep and run counter or dart in the other direction.

Run boot legs and or nakeds and tell him if he sees green grass to pull it down and run.

QB iso from the gun. Looks like a lead draw, but have RB iso the PS LB and QB run the iso play. Could fake the jetsweep prior to the iso.

Just a few thoughts. Wish we had a athlete at QB. We get 6-3 to 6-5 gunslinger who do not move very well but can throw the ball. I guess we can't have our cake and eat it to.

JD

The dart play is the BS Tackle leading up the hole and kicking out the ILB. I know many coaches call the tackle trap play as a true trap with the tackle kicking out the DE.

JD

I like giving DE's small adjustments that make the play hit in dfferent spots. Subtle technique things that mess up their keys and slow them down. Dart does this. Punching the blocking down does this for counter gt. Just simply blocking down closes the gap too soon in my mind. The de's we see just go down with em and blow up anything coming that way. If you set them up you can catch them thinking something else when that guard comes to crush them. If you set them up with the dart it helps for pass rush later

JD

What are the backs steps in dart?