RG3 cleared to play (update)

[Skinzman]

People seem to think that the pistol and read option are mutually exclusive. The pistol is nothing more than a formation. You can do the same things out of a pistol that you can do when your QB is under center, except that it allows those things to be done quicker due to the QB already being 3 yards deep in the backfield. With the stretch running plays that we run, the pistol makes play action a lot easier. The ball can get to the RB quickly so its not a sprint by the QB to get him the ball. RG3 can just turn and hand off and it still allows Morris to get on the stretch play. RG3 can also pull the ball and do a standard drop back out of it. The pistol can be ran the entire game without a single read option being called. I like RG3 in the pistol because it means we can play action and still get him time to get his head around and start reading the defense quicker. Under center, it seems if his first option isnt open, the OL doesnt give him time to read his other progressions so off running he goes. In the pistol, he can get through at least the second option if not the third before he has to bail out of the pocket. He has been hurt twice on scrambles, I want him back deep in the pocket quickly and finding receivers while still keeping the run game and play action a major staple, and the pistol is really good for that.

Honestly, I expect to see more of the pistol, even for non mobile QB's in the future. Ben already does it some in Pittsburgh, as well as other teams trying it out more.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Jeezus H. Condescending much?

[los panda]

grow a brain

[Schneed10]

Hey Goat, eat shit and die.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Hey Goat, eat shit and die.

Missed this before...gave me belly laughs I haven't heard that phrase in forty years...grade school playground maybe?

[12thMan]

lol @Schneed

[punch it in]

I would just like to say that any opinion on football is respected Maybe not agreed with but respected.
If you all go back in this thread it was not the one who is currently catching grief that insulted, or was condescending to anyone first. Somebody else made it personal first.
See how i did all that without mentioning names.
Just trying to be fair is all.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by punch it in

I would just like to say that any opinion on football is respected Maybe not agreed with but respected.
If you all go back in this thread it was not the one who is currently catching grief that insulted, or was condescending to anyone first. Somebody else made it personal first.
See how i did all that without mentioning names.
Just trying to be fair is all.

Kinda hard to keep your composure when someone makes pointless, irrational, condescending posts over and over and over again. I mean it is basically like arguing with someone like this:

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Kinda hard to keep your composure when someone makes pointless, irrational, condescending posts over and over and over again. I mean it is basically like arguing with someone like this:

LMAO.

its very easy to scroll past comments or not read them. I would rather see a "football" argument that I dont agree with a million times, than see one post where an individual is called ignorant or cursed at or anything else like that. It is just football. Besides if all the threads were just one statement followed by 100 posts that read......."agree" with a quote this would be a helluva boring forum.

[SmootSmack]

Some good quotes here from Kyle on the use of read option and its "dangers" in our offense in this article

Kyle Shanahan on coaching fast track with Redskins' malleability - NFL.com

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Some good quotes here from Kyle on the use of read option and its "dangers" in our offense in this article

Kyle Shanahan on coaching fast track with Redskins' malleability - NFL.com

exactly.........its simple physics - stand something in your front yard, take a running start and hit it as hard as you can. Than do the same thing while its moving. Ill betcha the mobile target winds up in less pieces.
Edit: if the mobile target runs a 4.2 40 i bet you dont even hit it.
Rg-3's first injury was him not going out of bounds. Id say he has learned that lesson. His second injury was a freak thing

[MTK]

Let's keep it civil folks. You know what I'm talking about.

[The Goat]

LOL I love it when I respond in kind (condescension with condescension) and everyone else gets pissy...

Moving on, too damn busy in the office today to look at hits across the various formations/plays, but it seems obvious RG is gonna take more contact when...he's holding the ball!? The read/option seems like the last thing we'd wanna do. The pistol can be run without QB keeps but we've mixed it up some there too. Just don't see any reason to run that stuff when you can minimize the contact to RG's knee with Mike's style offense?

The Cleveland game made me remember how impressive Shanahan and Elway were together in Denver.

[SkinzWin]

Bobby is listed as probable. Likely to go this week against the bEagles.

Robert Griffin III listed as probable against Philadelphia Eagles - ESPN

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by SkinzWin

Bobby is listed as probable. Likely to go this week against the bEagles.

Robert Griffin III listed as probable against Philadelphia Eagles - ESPN

Lol Bobby.