Comments on: Aaron Rodgers not convinced of read-option staying power

By: patsfan13

patsfan13 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:41:42 +0000

New offenses come along, catching other teams off guard. The west coast offense, for example, was almost unstoppable at first, then defenses learned how to adjust. Now it is the ultra mobile Quarterback. DCs will figure out how to play against it, they always do.

By: raideralex99

raideralex99 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:06:36 +0000

Success ???
Correct me if I’m wrong … Has read option QBs ever won a Super Bowl?
When they do win their first one then you can call it success.

By: stellarperformance

stellarperformance — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:06:25 +0000

liquidalfa says:
Jan 17, 2013 3:27 PM
They need to give defenses a break. If QB’s are going to start running all over the field like running backs they need to get rid of the no contact if they slide rule.
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The problem with your logic is that ANY player is allowed to slide to avoid being hit….not just quarterbacks.

Adrian Peterson won’t slide but Kaepernick will…and they both put up big rushing numbers.

I guess you can call him names like “pansy,” or “scaredy-cat,” and goad him into taking a hit. But you’re right. It would almost be worth it to take a few penalties and lay him out once in awhile.

By: jdhgopackgo

jdhgopackgo — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:20:09 +0000

Defending it should be easy really! EVERYTIME they run this play you drill/hit the QB hard bring him to the ground EVERYTIME even if he hands off. Just like defending the option, you hit the qb whether he pitches or not. Those hits add up and eventually it won’t work, or hes hurt! Simple high school defesne stuff to stop it.

By: deltaoracle

deltaoracle — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:42:28 +0000

It can’t fade away fast enough to suit Dom Capers and his guys.

By: sakatak

sakatak — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:39:48 +0000

My eyes tell me Johnny Football is better than all of these running qb’s.

By: pastabelly

pastabelly — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:36:14 +0000

Rodgers is right because these guys will put up great numbers until they get hurt. If this is going to become more than a fad, then average career span of quarterbacks will be reduced to close to that of running backs.

By: liquidalfa

liquidalfa — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:27:03 +0000

They need to give defenses a break. If QB’s are going to start running all over the field like running backs they need to get rid of the no contact if they slide rule.

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:47:30 +0000

It works untill they face the Steelers.

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:04:20 +0000

I can’t believe people are trashing Rodgers for saying something that logical. NFL history is littered with running QBs that were supposedly going to “change the game” only to become average, below average or out of the game entirely once they lost their legs.

By: stellarperformance

stellarperformance — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:52:50 +0000

Rodgers is right. Sure…there will be some success, there always has been….as in past tense.

Kordell Stewart
Daunte Culpepper
Vince Young
Steve McNair
Donovan McNabb
Randall Cunningham
Michael Vick

Just wait until Kaepernick gets blasted a few times. He’ll stay at home in the pocket a lot more.

By: knickstape84

knickstape84 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:36:16 +0000

read option will stay in the playbook for teams like Seattle San Fran Washington etc. They don’t run it every play like its college and these guys can throw very good which kinda makes it a roll out play action pass also. its just the beating they can take. but Wilson and Kape understand the slide. RG3 needs to understand to slide and he will be fine.

By: jboyxl73

jboyxl73 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:18:45 +0000

Once pro defenses figure out how to stop it it will fade away , everybody believed the wildcat would take over the NFL . The difference is this new group of QB’s can throw the ball as well which helps but the decision making needed to be a pure passer isn’t as high as their athletic skill so should they face injuries that slow them down has running backs they won’t compete for long against guys like Rogers and Brees and Brady who are known for the decision making and quick reads on the field .These new guys are truly exciting to watch though and make it fun to see how they change games but once defenses get a whole season of film they will figure out how to take it away

By: roanboon

roanboon — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:46:14 +0000

The read option will always work until the quarterback’s second severe injury.

By: bkh405

bkh405 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:34:45 +0000

Hope to see Fisher break out some of that old school 46 defense from back in his Chicago days. That’s one way to slow down the read option.

By: shlort

shlort — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:26:45 +0000

Pretty obvious statements by Rodgers. Everyone thinks that the read option is the new way. It will probably always be around and a few teams will use it. Why just a few teams? Well, here is why. The NFL is seeing 3 or 4 guys doing good with it starting at QB now. It just so happens that these are the only 3 or 4 guys that can make it work. They can actually throw well enough to open up the offensive attack. Where are 32 teams going to find running backs who can throw? They wont, so they will stick with what has been time tested and proven. There will always be 2, 3 or 4 teams using it. Like usual. Nothing has changed, just so happens that a couple teams are good enough at it that it gets them to the playoffs (their Defenses were lights out too, and that never hurts).

What will ultimately be the demise of the system is the lack of available operators. These guys will only last a few years on average and wont be able to sit in the pocket and be productive when the Defense doesnt have to have a guy on them all game. When these schemses stop working well enough to get teams to the payoffs consistantly, it will be all but finished until there is a superstar born in College again, then it will start again. There will never be anyone using it consistantly because they wont be able to keep a fresh supply coming up from college.

By: packhawk04

packhawk04 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:19:04 +0000

Next season will be the key for the read-option. I see some on here are willing to have a discussion about it, while others just want to be morons.

By: JackAcid

JackAcid — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:18:20 +0000

The problem with this whole discussion is how black and white everyone makes it.

Two things can be equally true: You can use read-option AND you don’t have to build your entire offense around it.

There is plenty of in-between positiveness when you’re talking about scheme philosophies.

By: niner13

niner13 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:03:39 +0000

What else would you expect a guy who drives a Ford Fairlane to say, when a guy driving a 2013 Stingray flashes past him?

By: mecheng04

mecheng04 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:59:30 +0000

He’s right, but the same argument applies to pass-heavy offenses. Defenses adjust and figure out how to stop it.

Balance is the key to everything.

By: osteelers

osteelers — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:55:26 +0000

It’s nothing new to the NFL, the Read Option is a version of the Wishbone offense

By: hawks76

hawks76 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:53:18 +0000

The only thing I am convinced of is Rodgers is a d bag and needs to shut up cause they got pounded by it because they have no speed on defense.

By: MasMacho

MasMacho — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:44:54 +0000

Seems like every time I hear about Aaron Rodgers, he’s complaining about something. This is not the Chico way, Aaron.

By: tindeaux

tindeaux — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:44:37 +0000

the read option does work. If it’s not suitable in the NFL, you’d think they figured it out by now… They have not.
Rodgers is not convinced because he can’t run it!!!! How about getting embarrassed by a 2nd year qb (well rookie pretty much since he didn’t play a real NFL game last year)???

By: hugeredskinsfan

hugeredskinsfan — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:38:03 +0000

“The knee injury suffered by Washington’s Robert Griffin III is a concern for anyone considering such a move, as the quarterback is at more risk than one who stays in the pocket and throws.”

That knee injury had nothing to do with the read-option. That injury was on a pass play in the last drive of a must win game. I think more QBs who run the read option are smarter than Griffin about when to slide or not.

I will agree, though, that we probably won’t be seeing this type of offense in the NFL in 5 years.

By: beavertonsteve

beavertonsteve — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:36:09 +0000

If you are going to run an offense with read options and option pitches you’d better have two mobile QBs who can actually run the offense effectively.

By: rcali

rcali — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:35:39 +0000

Dude has to really hate his defense after this year.

By: 319hike

319hike — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:25:05 +0000

See how the owners feel about the read option when RGIII comes back a few steps slower.

By: filthymcnasty1

filthymcnasty1 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:23:51 +0000

The long term durability of guys running the read option is a potentially serious limitation. If your QB’s start wearing out as fast as your RB’s do, then it’s really not a sustainable strategy.

By: countduku

countduku — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:21:08 +0000

I hope Aaron realizes that he was not even close to being the better quarterback on the field that day, which nowaday is all that really matters. Excuses are for qb’s that are one dimensional.