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Originally Posted by O.city
Yes, Shanahan did and look what happened to RGIII.
I think we'll run the pistol, but I also think we'll run Reid's traditional offense out of it with a lotta spread concepts incorporated.
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That's what intrigues me about this season. Reid brought in two QBs who have been very successful running read option, but one is not very mobile and the other (Smith) is mobile enough, but not Kaepernick mobile. The reason RGIII gets hurt isn't what you're fearing (running QB being exposed to DEs). It's that they run him a LOT. I don't see the Chiefs doing that nearly as much with Smith.
There's a lot of directions. It's possible Reid is trying to run the "Gulf Coast Offense." Sean Payton is a WCO guy who created a spread out version of a WCO and Coryell offense. Which might explain bringing in Chase Daniel. Which scares me a bit because Smith is clearly not Drew Brees and I don't think it gets the best out of Jamaal Charles. I still believe the reason they thought Smith was different was his ability to run the read option. I bet the offense will feel more like a Saints/49ers hybrid than it does an Eagles offense with some wrinkles.