Steelers @ Redskins (Pre season game 2)

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Done with what? talking about the formation our team uses or who should be the 3rd string QB?

Done asserting that (1) PW is running the same offense as RGIII; and (2) PW is a legitimate option at QB in the NFL (at any roster depth).

Originally Posted by SBXVII

... So to me in the grand scheme of things PW is not much different then RG1 but has mobility. Which this team needs at QB to accomplish its goal. Which is why I prefer PW over RG1 as the 3rd string QB.

We are clearly watching different players. I watch PW and see a guy who can't get a ball downfield, has a slow delivery, locks onto receivers and has to have the offense tailored to his specific shortcomings as a passer. Because of those shortcomings, PW simply cannot run Shannahan's base offense (but which Rex can run). In that the Pistol and Read/Option are simply expansions off that base, it is PW who cannot run the offense - not RG.

The mere fact that PW ran a college based run-option game does not make him suited for Shanny's system as you seem to continually assert. As the cited article pointed out, the deep passing game is essential to the offense. If you are physically or mentally incapable of running that (as PW is), you do not belong on this team regardless of how mobile you are.

PW has had one good quarter against 3rd and 4th stringers running a one receiver, bootleg game which effectively cuts the field in half and shortens the game to 20 yards. You cannot play in the NFL if that as your "A Game".

You hate RG - I get it. I am certainly not his biggest fan. At the same time, if we ever need a short-term emergency QB during the season, he is probably the best 3rd string QB on any roster (and, yes, I realize what an indictment of 3rd string QB's that is).