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Originally Posted by 30gut
A "no" wouldn't suffice because its not the truth and you know perfectly well that I've already mentioned 2 teams.
Its impossible to know or list every team from pop warner to highschool to college to the NFL that uses the wishbone formation and doesn't run the option.
It spurious reasoning to ask the for a list of teams when simple football logic tells the truth of my statement.
Teams use almost every formation over the course of a season, but you know what most teams don't do? Bingo, most teams don't run option.
Your question is a pointless and spurious as me asking you: to name some teams that use the wishbone formation to run the option?
-Obviously some teams do you use the wishbone formation to run option, I don't need a list of teams to know the football validity of that statement.
But to be clear ANY team that uses the wishbone formation and doesn't run the option from is relevant because that was the discussion myself andf REDSKINSEVER were having.
ANY team that uses the wishbone formation and doesn't run the option from the wishbone disproves REDSKINSEVER claim.
If my word isn't good enough here's a blurb:
Packers rocking the wishbone - NFC North Blog - ESPN
Packers rocking the wishbone @ 1:05 mark
James Starks 2010 Highlights - YouTube
Just in case you don't remember Aaron Rodgers wasn't running the option that day.
Once again, cheers- |
Excellent catch with the Pack's reverse wishbone.
You are correct - most people in this thread are using "option" to mean only a wishbone-style pitch option on the defensive end/linebacker and are missing things like zone-read and bootleg run/pass options. You have correctly stated that option plays are a bigger part of NFL offenses than people think. Heck, if we included option routes by receivers then many, if not most, NFL plays would be options. But I suppose in this thread we are talking about QB options only.
Personally I hope that we have Griffin pursue zone-read pass options. Such could simultaneously open up the running game and the passing game when used prudently. A small package of such plays would be all that is required to either keep defenses honest or, thinking bigger, bust some huge plays. Grif could threaten the corner with the run or whip it downfield if the safety/corner are crashing the run. And, if Grif hands off, Helu could be deadly if backside pursuit is paralyzed by the threat of Grif on the other side.
This would demand that Griffin do more reading of defenses than he did in college but he is the #2 overall pick dammit. When Shanny talked about an option game, I hope that this is what he means.