Veer or Midline

Truthfully, numbers plain and simple. If I'm all spread out and can run the Midline with certainty and Mike is soft (back) I'll run the Midline. If he plays hard (within 3 yards) I'm going read option. Certainly fronts play into what I run but, I am all about using pays to set up other plays. As such If they have a 50 front I'm still going to push the inside game and force Mike to, at the very least, look every dang time. You add motion to the Pistol and you can run anything from ISZ or OSV and Options.

The Wishbone is predicated on pounding the FB as if every play was 15 yards. Frankly, a lot of teams had a hell of a time stopping the Dives. If you intend to run from the Spread you have to think along those lines as well. You can use the Bubble and Tunnel Screens to keep the defense honest. Our HS team a couple years back had the ISZ, Midline, and Read option down to a T. Mike plays up QB follows FB, Mike Plays Back FB, Defense collapses on the middle, Simple read the DE and pitch to the Slot or keep.

Those few plays got them into the 2nd round of playoffs.