Every coach is going to have those pet plays they like to go to that eventually annoy the fanbase. For Mike McCarthy, it was Slant/Flat. For Paul Chryst, it was running Power in short-yardage — pulling that guard almost every time. As fans, familiarity is built up, and as the saying goes: familiarity breeds contempt.
And that brings us to the Jayden Reed gadget plays. There’s no technical definition for what is and is not a gadget play, but you know them when you see them. Whatever could be classified as a “manufactured touch” for a receiver. End arounds, reverses, screens, bubble screens, touch passes, etc.