One idea is that it arose from necessity in the late 1940s when Packers linebacker Buckets Goldenberg noticed a different stance on plays dropping back from center to pass in the Bears T formation with quarterback Sid Luckman and thus adjusted to go with persistent blitz or not.
Bears center Bulldog Turner supposedly suggested to do a fake dropback that would go for a run.
[6][7] The draw was also allegedly invented by the Cleveland Browns during their years in the All-America Football Conference.
A surprised Motley, who had been expecting to block on the play, instead ran for a big gain.
[9] By 1950, the term began appearing in print among various places such as Rice vs North Carolina in the 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic.