RGIII undergoing total reconstructive surgery: out 6-8 months

[punch it in]

I just cant imagine any of the DC's that got burned this year by the read option saying "oh my God I figured it out, next year when teams do that were just going to hit the qb everytime no matter what!"
Its actually absurd.

[44ever]

Originally Posted by punch it in

I just cant imagine any of the DC's that got burned this year by the read option saying "oh my God I figured it out, next year when teams do that were just going to hit the qb everytime no matter what!"
Its actually absurd.

Only tactic they got is to try and scare RG3 and other mobile QB's. Actually if they send someone after the QB intentionally every time, the read option will work even better for guys like Morris. So I say bring it! It wont work against us.

[CrustyRedskin]

Everyone that runs it has copied the Skins in the fact that they started bringing the h-back round as a lead blocker yet crossing the face of the DE or OLB and continuing on to the second level. Kudos to Kyle on that first id ever seen of its kind.That is an absolute nightmare for a DC to coach that up.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by punch it in

I just cant imagine any of the DC's that got burned this year by the read option saying "oh my God I figured it out, next year when teams do that were just going to hit the qb everytime no matter what!"
Its actually absurd.

Yeah I just don't understand what DC's are waiting for if hitting the QB is the solution. Someone needed to give that memo to Green Bay last week.

[skinsfan69]

The read option has been around for many many years. Today it's just run out of a mini shotgun instead of under center. Back when I played it was real simple, the DE was to hit the crap out of the QB as hard as he could so I'm not surprised at what Taylor and Parcells said. Teams are not going to draft smaller faster DE's just to stop a play.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Lotus

If you position a LB, S, or CB to shadow the RB and at the same time have a DE committed to the QB, you can slow down our read option. This theoretically allows you more hits on the QB because the DE doesn't have to think - he just charges. In this way what JT and Parcells said was true. But various circumstances conspire against a defense's ability to pull off this ideal defense.

Ahhh....the perfect world of theoretics. Lol.

[Dirtbag59]

Until RG3 starts getting hit again on the read option or it stops working I say continue using it. As I pointed out before (after being drawn to it by someone on 980) somewhere around week 2 or 3 RG3 started doing the thing where he put his hands up to let defenders know he didn't have the ball and from there on he took very few if any hits on read option plays. All the bad stuff happened on improvised scrambles off traditional drop back and throw passing plays.

[HailGreen28]

I say this as a "devil's advocate". But what's stopping DEs from just blitzing all out, and if it's a read option just go hit the QB? It's not like they'll get a penalty if they can get to the QB right after he hands off the ball.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

I say this as a "devil's advocate". But what's stopping DEs from just blitzing all out, and if it's a read option just go hit the QB? It's not like they'll get a penalty if they can get to the QB right after he hands off the ball.

If they can't get to the QB the back is probably running wild in your secondary.

And with someone like RG3 who makes great reads, he's never going to keep the ball when he sees the end selling out in his direction.

[los panda]

the 6-2 defense we ran in pop warner would put an end to this read option madness. 4 down lineman w 2 standing ends, the ends crash down, the 2 linebackers go to the ball, the 2 cornerbacks and safety clean up the mess. oh wait, pro qbs can throw farther than 30 yards...

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

I say this as a "devil's advocate". But what's stopping DEs from just blitzing all out, and if it's a read option just go hit the QB? It's not like they'll get a penalty if they can get to the QB right after he hands off the ball.

All I know is If it worked they would be doing it already.

[44ever]

Thoughts on RG3's knee rehabilitation, the blame game, and what to expect when he returns - Washington Times
More of the same, with a little more. Worth the read. IMO

[MTK]

I am officially tapped out when it comes to stuff about RG3 and kneegate. Let me know when there's an actual real update.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I am officially tapped out when it comes to stuff about RG3 and kneegate. Let me know when there's an actual real update.

I second that. How about we close this thread and post a warning on the site that anyone mentioning the knee for the next month gets banished to extremeskins until the regular season starts. I'm pretty sure extremeskins is a penal colony, like Australia, right?

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

I second that. How about we close this thread and post a warning on the site that anyone mentioning the knee for the next month gets banished to extremeskins until the regular season starts. I'm pretty sure extremeskins is a penal colony, like Australia, right?

Shocker!!! lol