ðə kjˌuːbˈiː kæn ɡɛt ˌaʊɾəv ðə pˈɑːkɪt ænd ɹˈʌn wɪðˌaʊt hˌævɪŋ tə pˈæs ɔːɹ hˈænd ˈɔf ðə bˈɔːl, ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚbˌæk kæn kˈɔːl "ʃˈɑːtɡʌn" bᵻfˌoːɹ ɔːɹ ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tˈiːm sˈɛz "blˈɪts" kˈɔːzɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːpəzˌɪt tə hæv tə kˈaʊnt tə fˈaɪv ɔːɹ tˈɛn dᵻpˈɛndɪŋ ˌɔn wˈɛðɚ ɔːɹ nˌɑːt ðeɪ kˈɔːld blˈɪts fˈaɪv kˈɔːlɪŋ "ʃˈɑːtɡʌn" ˈædz fˈaɪv sˈɛkəndz tə ðə blˈɪts kˈaʊnt.
The QB can get out of the pocket and run without having to pass or hand off the ball, also the quarterback can call "shotgun" before or after the other team says "blitz" causing the opposite to have to count to 5 or 10 depending on whether or not they called blitz 5 calling "shotgun" adds 5 seconds to the blitz count.