Counter Read with a Double "Bluff"
A mobile quarterback provides more ways for an offense to attack in the run game (No need to thank me for that groundbreaking insight).
That’s because it turns the run game from 10-on-11 to 11 vs. 11. The defense must account for the quarterback at all times, which means offenses can use him to occupy or remove defenders and attack with more effective misdirection. Of course, there is also the read-option element that can be added to just about any run play.
The counter read run with a double “bluff” combines all of these elements.
Since we’re talking about runs that feature mobile quarterbacks, we of course have to show one involving Lamar Jackson.
Below, you can see the play concept illustrated with the Ravens offense using a “full house” backfield/ “diamond” formation:
