shotgun run game

Like I said, this will be my 1st year truly running all of this but this is what I've picked up. It can be blocked a few ways.
1. If it's blocked like trap then only the backside guard pulls and traps with eveyone else blocking down.
2. If it's a counter tre then both the GandT will pull with the guard trapping and the T leading through the whole. If you don't want to pull the T then you can pull and H back with the G for the same result.
3. The influence ie Clemson/Northwestearn I really like this play as a changeup because it makes it tough to read the guards. Both tackles climb up to the ILB and both G pull the same direction. The G on playside will kickout the 2nd down lineman and the guard on the backside will kickout the 1st down lineman.
4. The last one is also a staple in the Northwestearn offense and it's called the Tom. It is simply the T doing the pulling by himself.
My questions come with the footwork of the QB and FB. What are their steps, aiming points and whos in charge of making sure the ball gets handed off if the QB is reading. One other note, in talking to Northwestearns OL coach, they usually don't read much on the outside penetration other than on their zone play. That is when the QB has the option to pull. They will sometimes call it as an automatic. I love to here how you do things Coach C

In the past we usually try to trap the 3tech, do you do the same and if so do you audible or make the call at the line or do you stick with the side it's called to?

The QB will open at a 45 degree step and then rolls over the front foot getting the ball back to the TB as deep as possible and then waggles out. The TB will drop step away from the hole so that the QB can get the ball to him deeper this helps time the back with the second puller TB gets in behind his puller and has patience to allow him the puller to read his path inside or outside. Coach CAmpbell

Coach with the gun run with the counter headed towards the tight end and the QB reading the openside 5 tech. If the QB gets the give read from the 5 tech. and you run the counter GT read into a 7 tech and a 3 tech. you would have your tight end outside veer release onto the outside invert. The tackle and playside guard would Duece combo the 3 tech. to backside LBer. The pulling guard would have the kickout on the 7 tech. and the pulling tackle would have the playside LBer. Coach CAmpbell

Jim no matter what side you want to run this play and the concern for you is the 3 tech yes the center can work back on the 3 tech. if you don't feel comfortable with that then run "tackle trap" and the guard stays solid to the 3 tech. Coach CAmpbell