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donofriose · 08-28-2013, 03:46 PM

I think the answer to stopping any offense is putting more pressure on the quarterback. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rogers or Drew Brees don't always look great when the DLine is owning the line of scrimmage and hitting them repeatedly.

If you want to stop the read option you have to dominate the line of scrimmage. But that is true for any offense so I imagine if the read option runs into a good defense, it will be stopped, just like any other offense in the NFL.

08-28-2013, 03:46 PM	#27
donofriose The Starter Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,097	Re: Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think I think the answer to stopping any offense is putting more pressure on the quarterback. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rogers or Drew Brees don't always look great when the DLine is owning the line of scrimmage and hitting them repeatedly. If you want to stop the read option you have to dominate the line of scrimmage. But that is true for any offense so I imagine if the read option runs into a good defense, it will be stopped, just like any other offense in the NFL.