The Future is Here: The NFL and the Pistol Offense

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Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Very good read, but I disagree with his assessment that the pistol or read option will be the future of the NFL. This one portion of article sums up why it will never be a mainstay as a offense.





It's not that defenses will catch up to this, but the fact the read option opens up your QB to be hit on every play. If teams can get a free shot in on your franchise QB, they will and I don't blame them.

I do however think this will be used from time to time during games as a change of pace, or to catch a defense off guard.

Yeah but the article also points out that pocket passers aren't immune to injuries or big hits. That's football.