The other day, during training camp practices something peaked my interest on the old twittersphere; “Jameis holds ball in Martin’s gut, pulls the ball out, steps back and hits Sims.” Per Joebucsfan.com. In fact it was a designed packaged play concept! It’s a schematic concept designed to stretch a defense vertically and horizontally, by setting up options for the offense along the interior, the sidelines and vertically on a single given play. The offense is running an RPO (Run/Pass Option). The play starts like any typical rushing play. Except when the QB & RB meet at the “mesh point” - the QB is reading his key of one particular defender or in-essence targeting a “conflict defender” that has run and pass responsibility. Based on the movement of the conflict defender the QB will either continue with the hand off or pull the ball out of the belly of his RB and look to pass. If the conflict defenders bits and continues downhill he vacates space allowing for an easy completion. If he drops back - it’s a running play with the RB attack the gap the conflict defenders gap.
Below is a great breakdown narrated....for those interested.
