Pre Snap Reads

What is he reading for? Option...passing game, etc.

Look for the bubble! The QB and RB should see where the opening is so they can gage where the double team is going to happen and where the mesh has to happen...or if the play is just not there. Identify who the read is initially and find the bubble inside of him. Also QB needs to read where the blitzers may come from and where the lane support is going to come from. Midline is reading first man outside the A gap, Inside veer is reading the first man outside B gap, and outside veer is reading the first man outside C gap.

We are going to run mainly the single back pistol. I have young QB's without alot of experience. I want them to read as much as possible, but I want to give them some pre snap reads to help them make their decisions quicker. We will run veer and midline 70% of the time.

Outside veer is the first man in an outside shade of the OT or beyond...not necessarily the last man on LOS. I do agree that you need to make sure you have a counter game, otherwise people will load up against the veer and you'll have a tough time. Learn the cutback play, it's a great compliment to veer for over-persuing LB's.

First instinct might be, but he has to read the movement of his key. Pre snap reads are only to recognize the bubble and see if the give is even there to begin with...also will determine where the actual mesh needs to be--the meshpoint might move a couple of feet either way depending on what the defense is doing with their alignment. In the end, I always tell my QB's to look for the key's number, if he can see the number on the jersey, give the ball, if not pull and get up field. Inside veer vs a 3 technique is a tough play to run unless you can get a big split between G and C--and I'd only widen that if my center was a complete stud and I had no worries about him getting beat off the ball. Outside veer VS a 5 is a bit easier, because you can widen that OT quite a bit.