Sometimes the quarterback will run out of the backfield and become a receiving option for the running back.

The quarterback can also run the opposite way depending on how the defense reacts.

The quarterback could run, hand off to a crisscrossing back or throw.

A play in which the quarterback drops back as if to pass, then hands off to a running back or runs with the ball himself.

Some quarterbacks, after all, run onto the field with the plays written on their pants and hands.

There was a time when they didn't protect well and the quarterback ran.

The quarterback also ran three times for eight yards, helping the team to a 37-17 victory to begin the 2012 season.

But then the Giants would have to practice longer to allow both quarterbacks to run the plays.

As a result, the quarterback can run the play in either direction with no hindrance to performance.

The quarterback faked a pass, and then ran with the football himself.