Option offense
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An option offense is an American football offensive system in which a key player has several "options" of how each play will proceed based upon the actions of the defense. Traditionally, option-based
The option offense can be run out of various formations. Here, Morris Knolls High School of Denville, New Jersey is running the veer option.
Urban Meyer's spread offense at Florida with QB Tim Tebow
A QB pitches the ball.
A lateral during an option play.
Triple option
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The triple option is an American football play used to offer six ways to move the football forward on the field of play. The triple option is based on the option run, but uses three players who might
Option offense
…The most common option plays are as follows: In a triple option play, the quarterback can either hand the ball to a fullback running towards the center of the line (dive), fake a handoff and attempt to run the ball…
The Paul Johnson-concocted version of the triple option using a quarterback, two slotbacks, a fullback, and two wide receivers, known as the flexbone formation. Here, Navy is running the offense against Army in the 2008 Army–Navy Game.
An example of an inside veer triple option