Spread Option
11-on-11. The QB is a runner.
Zone read, QB power, packaged RPOs. The quarterback as a runner forces the defense to account for all eleven players — the math never works for them.
When it applies
With a mobile, durable QB; against undisciplined edges and slow linebackers.
+ StrengthsPermanent numbers advantage; explosive keepers and RPOs; simple reads.
− Trade-offsQB takes hits; a disciplined defense that slow-plays the read can stall it.
Filed under: Offensive scheme overviews