Some of you may have noticed WSU's record with QB Gardner Minshew. He hit eleven different receivers in his last game against Arizona. WSU's QB uses the same read as my "Run and Shoot". Although some will claim he's checking off receivers ("Air Raid") if you watch him you'll he's checking off "open area". If no receiver shows in the "open area" he'll throw to the safety valve (running back) on the swing route (The running backs are actually the leading receivers in WSU's offense.).
The QB "sees" the open area before the snap. If it's in the short, underneath zones he'll hit the receiver instantly on a slant. If it's in the deep zones he'll wait three seconds to allow the receivers to get deeper. If no receiver runs to the open area after 3 seconds he'll throw to the safety valve. The difference between my offense and WSU's is the QB becomes the running back with those wide splits if the run opens up.
WSU's coach does not even signal in plays (The play is based on the defensive alignment.). He signals in the formation.
This doesn't mean that anybody can run this offense. Although anyone can on paper because its really simple, you need receivers that won't drop the ball. We most of us run the ball because we can't complete a pass. But sometimes you get a team (usually of small players) who can catch but not run. This offense works for them.
The "Run and Shoot" was responsible for the disappearance of the wishbone offense and the 5-2 defense. The R&S could keep up, scoring wise, with wishbone but score in 2-3 minutes when wishbone took 6-8 minutes to score. Thus, in the 4th quarter, wishbone was at a huge disadvantage to R&S if the score was tied.
The 5-2 defense, believe it or not, was designed to defend pulling guards. Yet the guards don't pull in R&S and now the 5-2 had five rushers, none of whom could reach the QB in 3 seconds. So now 6 DB's had to defend 5 receivers. When all defenses played the 6th DB in the middle of the field (free safety) the QB had a field day when all his receivers were now covered "one on one".
If you're having a losing season, you can install this offense in three practices. Why not? You're losing anyway.
Watch what happens.