[gailtate]

The veer (triple-option) offense is stopped cold if you have bad-ass linebackers who are disciplined and do not "free-lance" or improvise. Generally, one or more of the offensive linemen tend to giveaway or telegraph what the offense will do. But the key is a disciplined D-line and "hunter" style LBs. Consistently take away the pass and/or the run or the keeper, just a single option, and the veer is neutered. It's why you don't see it so much anymore.

one year, may '76, Yeoman's offense averaged 545 yards/game and that was well before football had migrated to backetball in cleats.

Yup -- 44 years ago.

[gailtate]

The veer (triple-option) offense is stopped cold if you have bad-ass linebackers who are disciplined and do not "free-lance" or improvise. Generally, one or more of the offensive linemen tend to giveaway or telegraph what the offense will do. But the key is a disciplined D-line and "hunter" style LBs. Consistently take away the pass and/or the run or the keeper, just a single option, and the veer is neutered. It's why you don't see it so much anymore.

one year, may '76, Yeoman's offense averaged 545 yards/game and that was well before football had migrated to backetball in cleats.

Yup -- 44 years ago.