re: JJ runs the option just as good as RS (or Ware) could

Most of the time, JJ fricks up the option because he doesn't run parallel to the line of scrimmage. He arcs backwards away from the defensive end and into the zone where the pitch man should be. He needs to run straight at the DE and force him to choose. The way JJ runs the play, the DE approaches into the backfield and buys more time for the cornerback to assist with the tackle. The angle created for the DE when JJ backslides away from the line, allows for the DE to be in position to make the tackle on either the QB or the Tailback.