2x QBs Spread option....

[Liquidstoke]

So imagine 2 dual-threat QB's in every play... QB1 in the traditional spread-option role and QB2 in the RB position:

You have 2 potential runners who are also capable passers. EITHER option can mean run or pass....

Opposing defenses would be absolutely FROZEN because they will never know which option is happening when.

Has anyone every seen this in actual use?

 

[88]

One of those things everyone will call ridiculous now but would probably work, at least for a little while until it’s figured out

 

[CFLCane]

Sounds like a good way to get all your QB's injured and end up with two RB's playing QB.

 

[We'retheBoss]

Why stop at 2, why not 11 QBs on the field at once, slinging the ball around like the Harlem Globetrotters

 

[Samson Doyo]

So imagine 2 dual-threat QB's in every play... QB1 in the traditional spread-option role and QB2 in the RB position:

You have 2 potential runners who are also capable passers. EITHER option can mean run or pass....

Opposing defenses would be absolutely FROZEN because they will never know which option is happening when.

Has anyone every seen this in actual use?

Serious question, not a shot as when I was younger I never just said no, but how much weed do you smoke?

Go Canes!

 

[CaneFanWNY]

Could be a potentially interesting trick package IMO, I dunno who the 2nd QB would be that could be trusted though. I'd put king in the backfield on it no doubt.

No way it could be sustained as an every play thing..you'd be wasting Cam/Chaney/Knighton

 

[Cribby]

So imagine 2 dual-threat QB's in every play... QB1 in the traditional spread-option role and QB2 in the RB position:

You have 2 potential runners who are also capable passers. EITHER option can mean run or pass....

Opposing defenses would be absolutely FROZEN because they will never know which option is happening when.

Has anyone every seen this in actual use?

Yes it’s been done before, ULM used it quite a bit a few years ago.

 

[CanesNY26]

So imagine 2 dual-threat QB's in every play... QB1 in the traditional spread-option role and QB2 in the RB position:

You have 2 potential runners who are also capable passers. EITHER option can mean run or pass....

Opposing defenses would be absolutely FROZEN because they will never know which option is happening when.

Has anyone every seen this in actual use?

Are you proposing playing Tate and King at the same time on a regular basis?? Because I’m 100% on board with that game plan

 

[Acane4ever]

Why stop at 2, why not 11 QBs on the field at once, slinging the ball around like the Harlem Globetrotters

thanks for the laugh, i am crying...... lmao

 

[JoNJoN]

Why stop at 2, why not 11 QBs on the field at once, slinging the ball around like the Harlem Globetrotters

Good idea

 

[OrdunaDrive]

I think running this once or twice in a game would be a fun wrinkle. The Saints did similar things with Brees and Taysom Hill the last two seasons. With the read-option at the start, the officials will probably let o-lineman block further downfield because it looks like a run. Then when you get the ball to the receiver, he can use the downfield lineman like a screen play, only they're starting 6 or 7 yards downfield instead of behind the line of scrimmage.

To do it more than a couple times would require that your QBs were both built like Hill at 6-3 225, because they'll be taking pretty big hits when things inevitably go sideways.

 

[Liquidstoke]

If it bothers some of your simple minds.... let me flip it around on you...

What if you bring/recruit an RB who is also a proficient passer?

Make you feel better?

My theoratical question still is-- what happens to opposing defenses when you have 2 players capable of running and passing?

It blows the playbook wide open and is going to be tricky for defenses to figure out but the risk of the spread option just increased 2x

 

[Canedog]

Tate can't pass.

 

[DTP]

A few years back there was a high school in Texas that was running this ridiculous offense with two quarterbacks and like two offensive linemen. There was this weird rule that any player wearing #1-49 and #80-89 could be eligible receivers. They would shotgun snap to one of the two QBs and there would be like 7 or 8 eligible receivers on every play. It was a school that didn’t have a ton of talent and no history of winning very often but they destroyed the offensive record books because nobody could stop them. Even when they lost it was like 60-59. I don’t remember exactly what they called it but I thought the creativity was incredible.

Edit: I just looked it up. It was California, not Texas and it was called the A-11 offense. They changed the rules after two years so you can’t use it anymore

 

[CFLCane]

If it bothers some of your simple minds.... let me flip it around on you...

What if you bring/recruit an RB who is also a proficient passer?

Make you feel better?

My theoratical question still is-- what happens to opposing defenses when you have 2 players capable of running and passing?

It blows the playbook wide open and is going to be tricky for defenses to figure out but the risk of the spread option just increased 2x

So 9 people playing football and 2 people running and passing? Who get's the head cheerleader in this scenario?

 

[Canegetright]

So 9 people playing football and 2 people running and passing? Who get's the head cheerleader in this scenario?

The backup.

 

[pacusmc]

If both qb’s are legit run options it’s a good idea if your creative enough and have the right matchups.
I was amazed we didn’t give DJ more of a shot throwing.

 

[jed1250]

Tate can't pass.

LOL. He doesn’t have enough testosterone left to play football.

 

[CoachDannyMiaz]

Yes it’s been done before, ULM used it quite a bit a few years ago.

Never seen that before. Actually pretty cool. Always like outside the box thinking. It's just a game. Why not try some ****? lol

 

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