 If the QB does choose to keep the ball after the initial snap, he still retains the option of employing a third option; handing the ball off to the tailback.If, for example, the DE is blocking the FB or for any other reason it appears to him that his group of ball- carriers are otherwise limited, he will simply keep the ball himself instead of handing it off.If the DE runs straight upfield or directly at the QB, then the QB gives the ball to the FB.