Option 1. Pistol Formation: 1st down - zone read, 2nd down - zone read, 3rd down - PA pass.
Option 2. Pistol Formation: 1st down - zone read, 2nd down - PA pass, 3rd down - QB draw.
I would take Option 2. Mixing it up keeps the defense guessing, especially in the same formation. Rather than Option 1 where you run zone read 2 out of 3 times. Eventually the defense will figure you out, and once the defense figures you out, its too late. You have to change your strategy, and now the defense will have an easier time finding out when you are running the zone read or something else.
I agree, Beck should have gone with some more zone read, and i didn't understand why we waited until 3rd down to bring in Janovich and Cross on the goal line. But I would rather see Beck settle into his role as OC than ditch him and go another year or two of implementing a new offense.