spread option
Americannoun
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Grass knows the Jackets are going to run nearly every play in Johnson’s spread option formations.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2017
These ploys and initiatives may be as central to Meyer’s coaching philosophy as the spread option.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2015
Plus, he caused so much concern about his running ability out of the spread option that Gore and LaMichael James found plenty of huge holes.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2013
Newton is proof that quarterbacks who played the spread option in college can smoothly transition to the N.F.L., as long as they possess powerhouse arms and decent accuracy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2011
I’m not sure what they do wasn’t invented right there,” Foster said of Appalachian State’s spread option.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2011
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