Choice option

I have developed a play where the QB is in shotgun and RB's are on either side of him. Basically we call it QB choice even or odd. The OL blocks zone to either right or left (whatever is call even or odd). After the ball is hiked the QB reads the back side end and rides the RB. Now the choice comes in the QB can either give to the RB or after riding he spins putting his back to the LOS and faking the other RB who has taking a jab step to the call side and then goes behind QB. QB either gives to him or fakes and bootlegs to the call side. Even to the right or Odd to the left. QB almost decides pre snap where its going, he is the only one so the others will make good fakes. You can have passes off this also. It's a very good play so many options and ideas off this. The fakes have to be good though. So its kinda having a RB behind QB. anymore thoughts e-mail me at coachdycus@aol.com

Sounds very interesting! What are the QB pre snap reads for the zone give, RB Counter, QB Boot? \
Do you have this play diagramed?

JD

I'm just talking about simple speed option pitching off the LMOLOS. What I want to do is take advantage of the defense playing my trips 2 over 3. If they play us 2 over 3 we could create a double team block with my 2 slots on the OLB and run the option that way. If they play it straight up with 3 over 3 the backside overhang can't be there unless they play cover 0 or only have 1 backer inside. I want to package the qb trap, slant to the 1 receiver side, and speed option to either side and call it form the sideline after the defense lines up. Having the back directly behine the qb will force the defense to play honest on the option. I'm not sure if this makes sense (kind of teh reason I posted it in th first place) I would love to hear you view on it.

Coach jd
I got the below response ready then reread your question and realized it wasn't what you were looking for. We haven't packaged those plays together but it sounds like a good idea. If you have any thoughts on it, I'd like to hear them. Anyway here's what my other repsonse was - thought you were asking about how we teach QB direction on those plays.


We go through a learning prgression with the QB so he can determine direction. Consider too that we're strickly no huddle so the QB calls all the plays at the LOS.

- First it's "left/right" to identify the numbers and overhang. Looking for favorable numbers within the box and determining the alignment/width of the overhang (consider him in the box or not - does he have coverage responsiblity). I think as they get better at this they're just able to recognize visual mass and don't have to actually count.

- Second, it's "center" or the front with specific attention between the guards. Lookiing for odd/even front, alignment and the bubbles.

- Third, is "back" or working back from center to identify linebackers - "stacks, #'s, pressure". I would say this is our most advanced presnap read and a bonus as/if the QB starts to see some of it.

- And last is "ckeck" for the the coverage looking back through the backers to the safety(s) and left/right again - whether one or two safeties along with their depth; and are they "topping our receivers" also checking their depth.

So it's "left/right- center- back- check". We want the visual scan to be consistent, but obviously when it's a run the QB focusses on the interior, for pass on the exterior. We realized that a good number of the direction of our plays are based on formation or strength, so there're a limited number of plays where he must make a directional decision.

We have preferences more so than rules so gameplanning and repetition through the week is important. There's a lot of communication regarding direction going on between me and the QB all week and in the game. But we keep the focus for him and decision making around those four areas.

For the zone, our preference is to run to favorable numbers, away from a tight overhang, and to a one tech - in that order. This is one play where there is a lot of gameplanning depending on the front, where we want the ball to go, whether we have a TE also makes a difference, etc. The back also needs to understand why we're choosing the direction so he can anticipate his read.

An easy presnap read for us is between the dart/trap. (Is dart your RB counter?). Many teams will adjust there front based on the alignment to our one back. Preference is dart to a one technique, trap to the three. We may call dart, but the QB can change it to trap any time.

Our boot is based more on formation and coverage.