To Read Option, or Not

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Don't get sucked into the vortex.

You'll notice I am still sitting quietly in the corner. I concede, however, that I am pointing and laughing at a certain someone's devotion to stupidity.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Lotus

... If people don't see this, and call what we did a "gimmick" instead, they are not appreciating the game of football. Or Kyle for that matter. What a shame.

Clearly, you know nothing about football.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What the hell is your stupid point? That teams shouldn't utilize their players' full talents? That offensive concepts shouldn't evolve?

Using your franchise QB as a running QB is what's stupid. Again, there's a reason you don't see it. Even with the Vick example, who did NOT suffer near the injuries RG has, no other HC/FO in pro football has used their franchise QB the way shanahan uses RG.

What amazes me, is after a season of horrific injuries (to RG) folks are still homers for the status quo. It just seems like common sense to limit the number of hits to this guy who we mortgaged the future on. I mean, answer me this: is it your opinion we cannot compete with a traditional offense? Why else would you risk your QB?

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Last year Kyle fielded an offense unlike any that has ever been seen before in the NFL. Certainly concepts were borrowed: read option, West Coast schemes, etc. But the way he put those pieces together was new. We frequently ran formations which had never before been seen on an NFL field. The result: near the top of the league in both rushing and passing.

What Kyle did was creatively and effectively innovate. He showed that he can successfully implement original offensive concepts.

If people don't see this, and call what we did a "gimmick" instead, they are not appreciating the game of football. Or Kyle for that matter. What a shame.

SIR, until a Super Bowl has been won with your......Huckster Offense, it cannot be taken seriously!

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Using your franchise QB as a running QB is what's stupid. Again, there's a reason you don't see it. Even with the Vick example, who did NOT suffer near the injuries RG has, no other HC/FO in pro football has used their franchise QB the way shanahan uses RG.

What amazes me, is after a season of horrific injuries (to RG) folks are still homers for the status quo. It just seems like common sense to limit the number of hits to this guy who we mortgaged the future on. I mean, answer me this: is it your opinion we cannot compete with a traditional offense? Why else would you risk your QB?

No comment

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Hog1

SIR, until a Super Bowl has been won with your......Huckster Offense, it cannot be taken seriously!

That's a fair criterion which in no way obscures the history of the development of the game. I stand corrected.

[FRPLG]

Ahhhh wrong thread

[FRPLG]

Same

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Using your franchise QB as a running QB is what's stupid. Again, there's a reason you don't see it. Even with the Vick example, who did NOT suffer near the injuries RG has, no other HC/FO in pro football has used their franchise QB the way shanahan uses RG.

What amazes me, is after a season of horrific injuries (to RG) folks are still homers for the status quo. It just seems like common sense to limit the number of hits to this guy who we mortgaged the future on. I mean, answer me this: is it your opinion we cannot compete with a traditional offense? Why else would you risk your QB?

[CrustyRedskin]

Run and Shoot anyone?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by CrustyRedskin

Run and Shoot anyone?

No need to threaten anyone over internet postings.

[RedskinRat]

"Stroll and bowl". Next big thing in Offensive schemes. And kittens.

[Monkeydad]

What's with you and kittens today?

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by CrustyRedskin

Run and Shoot anyone?

Nah. Wasn't the old Houston Oilers one of the last teams to run that offense? I like the read option because it's highly successful and puts all types of stress on a defense.

[Monkeydad]

Since the Oilers never won a Super Bowl, Warren Moon was just a gimmick.