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Originally Posted by Summo
I don't agree with that at all. I was one game against a defense that has not seen it and was not ready for it. And lest we forget, RG3's two "Big" injuries this season, the concussion and the knee, were on scrambles and not read option plays. Granted he took his fair share of big hits running the read option, but you would think in doing so he would be more prepared then when he is looking down filed while scrambling around.
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What does that have to do with anything? I never criticized the read option. If youve paid attention to my posts, i regulalry say people who criticize it are stupid.
Like RGIII, Kaepernick got most of his yards on scrambles. The two have similar frames (RGIII at 6'2/217 and Kaepernick at 6'4/230) in that they are both kind of lanky looking, which would make them both seem more succeptible to injury (as opposed to guys like Rothlesberger/Newton). pre-injury, RGIII almost seemed to relish running for an extra yard or two and taking a big hit. He takes pride in his "toughness" and, rightly so - he's proven to be ridiculously tough, playing through pain. However, I commend Kaepernick because he avoids alot of hits by sliding. RGIII seemed to get better at this as the season went on, but obviously, at that point the damage had already been done.