Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think

[MTK]

Good read by Matt Bowen.

Gee... I thought all defenses had to do was hit the QB?

NFL 2013: Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think | Bleacher Report

[RedskinRat]

This is also a perfect answer to anyone (usually an angry spouse) who questions why Football is so interesting. Multi-dimentional Chess with muscles.

[htownskinfan]

This might be a stupid question,I dont read a lot of the warpath in the offseason,but how much does our defense practice against the read-option?

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

This is also a perfect answer to anyone (usually an angry spouse) who questions why Football is so interesting. Multi-dimentional Chess with muscles.

rat - you should read chuck klostermann's sex, drugs and cocoa puffs. he goes on a long and detailed rant about football that i think you would enjoy.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

rat - you should read chuck klostermann's sex, drugs and cocoa puffs. he goes on a long and detailed rant about football that i think you would enjoy.

Any man who can pen "The villain is the person who knows the most, but cares the least." is a worthwhile author. Thanks OTM!

[MTK]

Probably every day I'm guessing ^

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Probably every day I'm guessing ^

Since we only face 1 team this yr that ran it last yr I would think we would concentrate more on traditional type offenses,but since we run the read option it would only make sense our defense would have to practice against it

[Evilgrin]

People underrate execution also, some guys are just better.

[Lotus]

Excellent read Matty. Thanks for that.

There was a Warpath argument in the offseason about the read option disappearing. This article describes some reasons why 30Gut and I argued that the read option is here to stay in some form or another.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Excellent read Matty. Thanks for that.

There was a Warpath argument in the offseason about the read option disappearing. This article describes some reasons why 30Gut and I argued that the read option is here to stay in some form or another.

I agree. It's why the whole PW argument is irrelevant. The question about PW is whether he has the passing skill to threaten a defense(RGIII does) and the decision making abilities to get the team into the right situations post-snap. If we had some bizarro version of Griff who had all the physical ability but none of the mental ability we'd be screwed. It wouldn't work.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

People underrate execution also, some guys are just better.

That's what it comes down to. You can stress discipline forever but when an offense rolls off 4-6 yards gains out of the read option a couple times for first downs those safeties start having to double check their reads. If you have the personnel to take advantage of that tiny split second then its over. What made our offense work last year was the running game and Griffin's decision making. Morris' ability to make plays out of the read option and Bob's ability to get us into the right situation was it. The reads don't matter once the ball is snapped and Griff chooses to either let Morris do his thing, attack a voided run lane himself or pass off a bad read by the safety. To me the only way you beat it is to make the QB make bad decisions. Otherwise you cannot stop it. Disguise coverages, mix it up and hope the QB isn't good enough at reads to process and attack.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Good read by Matt Bowen.

Gee... I thought all defenses had to do was hit the QB?

NFL 2013: Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think | Bleacher Report

No they're all just gonna "scrape" and that will fix it.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Good read by Matt Bowen.

Gee... I thought all defenses had to do was hit the QB?

NFL 2013: Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think | Bleacher Report

Good read by Bowen. Alway like his articles at the National Football Post.

[MTK]

The read option is almost another form of play action when you think about it.

Like the read option, play action is difficult to defend when you have a strong running game and near flawless execution of the fake.

All you have to do is make defenders hesitate for a second, and it opens things up.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The read option is almost another form of play action when you think about it.

Like the read option, play action is difficult to defend when you have a strong running game and near flawless execution of the fake.

All you have to do is make defenders hesitate for a second, and it opens things up.

One of the "prettiest" things about Griffin's game is his exchange with RB's. The TV camera can be right on it, and still sometimes no one really knows where the ball ended up. I don't think his ACL took that ability away.