Is this 'Pistol'/Option Read offense a gimmick or ....

[Chiefshrink]

here to stay? It is exciting to watch and no the defenses have not caught up to figure out how to defense it, YET. But when they do with that being said, whether the QB fakes the hand off or decides to run or pulls up to pass after a fake handoff he is getting hit a helluva a lot more than your standard pocket passer. And you can bet the defense will be instructed to hit the QB hard regardless. Vick's injury history and now RGIII's injuries makes you wander how often a team will use these type of plays during a game. This is far more legit than the 'wildcat' which IMO is a gimmick but the 'pistol' is very legit because it is consistently effective but a helluva a lot more dangerous for the QB over time as well.

Your thoughts.

[Garcia Bronco]

You guys will be running the Tebow Offense next year...just without the run...because Andy Reid don't run the ball. He can't figure it out....or pass protection...he can't figure that out either.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

You guys will be running the Tebow Offense next year...just without the run...because Andy Reid don't run the ball. He can't figure it out....or pass protection...he can't figure that out either.

Are all those ellipses in there because you're still choking?...

[DBOSHO]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Are all those ellipses in there because you're still choking?...

Lmao

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Are all those ellipses in there because you're still choking?...

[Chief Roundup]

I think it is a short term design. Teams/Coaches cannot continue to put players like RGIII at the level of risk that the option offense puts these players at. RGIII may not play next season. Double knee surgery is likely to change the way he has to play. The QB position is too important and entails too much money for the teams/coaches to risk their viability to play at a high level.

D Coordinators will study this in the offseason and be better prepared for it next season.

[Ace Gunner]

either way, I hate it. college ball needs to stay the **** out of pro ball. if it doesn't, the NFL has put rules together that limit tackling, such as the QB slide, which to me is pussy ball.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

It's a fad, and the older and more experienced these guys get the more they'll stay in the pocket and the more complicated the playbook will get, but elements of it will remain. The NFL has been implementing college ideas for years, even if some of the older coaches are resistant to change.

Thigpen put up a lot of points but he was piss-poor as a thrower. Better than Tebow maybe, but still not a good passer, even if he was running a similar style of offense.

And I really agree with Keg here -- once defenses find a way to neutralize this it will become a wrinkle, but not an offense that you can rely on game in and game out. Like the wide receiver screen and other gimmicks.