Calling Best Option PDF File

Michael Mckenrick 

Personally I would like to use my players at their best ability. If you have a team with poor receivers or a team without a real passing attack, put a great athlete at QB. Let them have their hands on the ball and make plays. I am not a fan of the hand the ball off every play QB, because there is no threat of anything from the QB. Putting someone at QB that can make reads and is a threat to run the ball will work best for the team as long as you can instill confidence in that player to make the right decisions and you can trust them.



Inside Veer, Midline, and Load are the three plays that the QB can call from the line based on the alignment of the defense. Allowing the QB to make these reads and calls are vital to the success of the offense due to the coach not being able to make those adjustments from the sideline. If a coach calls mid line and their alignment is not good for that play, it's just a busted play. Allowing the QB to make these reads is the large step in instilling faith in your players.



These plays need to be practiced daily, including the footwork, reads, and calls.



Cons to giving the QB the keys to the offense is they might just not be ready for it, or have the ability to make those reads on the line. Giving an experienced high school athlete this much control may not be better than calling the plays from sideline and letting them react. Another con is that this offense takes a lot of time to install.