Can Bama Stop Meyer's JetMo Shovel Option

The Almighty Gators say it's in "Jet Motion", but as a little Bama fan, I must admit Florida's "shovel option" is an almost unstoppable play especially if a guy like Tebow executes it perfectly. 

However, I have not seen Urban Meyer run it that much since leaving UTAH. In the 2008 BCS NC game, Oklahoma did not seem to have an answer for the zone triple option to P. Harvin and the shovel option. 

Its off speed option action to the perimeter... but the backside TE (or H-Back in a different formation) receives the inside shovel pass option, with his backside guard pulling or folding up into the hole for a gut or kick-out block.

If the defensive end knifes down for the shovel pass, the quarterback keeps the ball and attacks the outside with his pitch relationship to the running back. 

If the defensive end square shoulders the QB or keeps outside leverage, the shovel pass is executed to the TE.

This is Meyer's genius at work. It softens the middle of the defense by threatening the perimeter right away with the QB and the pitch back. This is maybe one of their staple plays. Meyer runs this play out of multiple formations with many different looks. Sometimes they run it out of one-back and two-back sets, but mostly they run it out of "empty". 

This Gator play just creamed Florida State last Saturday effectively ending Bobby Bowden's great coaching career. Remember that BYU beat Oklahoma this year and later Florida State just killed BYU something like 54-28!  

Tebow even runs it as a misdirection play off of "Jet motion". Now they are running it with a TE who is on the line. That could hurt Bama especially in the red zone.

For the fourth option, Tebow could pass to one of their wide receivers like Riley Cooper or even the TE Hernandez.

Meyer may use this fourth option to try and strangle the Tide in their upcoming epic battle this weekend.

I sure hope Saban has his defense really ready for this tricky offensive play.

Now in "jet motion", don't you think Nick will? .. Roll Tide Roll!