The Future is Here: The NFL and the Pistol Offense

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Originally Posted by SkinsGuru

Agreed . . . this is how i look at it . . . what i don't understand is why everyone is saying the pistol formation puts a QB at further risk . . . i understand what the thinking is around the option plays and how that may add an extra risk, but the pistol formation itself would, IMO actually add a tiny bit of extra time, therefore a tiny bit of extra protection . . . isn't the pistol formation really just an i-formation or a pro-formation with the qb 3 - 4 yards deep instead of under center??

That's certainly one good way to look at it.

I prefer to consider the pistol as a marriage between the old single wing and the modern passing game.