My final Geno thread before the draft

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

I think what's most intriguing about him is that the read-option capabilities are there, even if we didn't see a lot of it. Look, I don't ever want to just have a quarterback come into the NFL and think he essentially majored in the read-option. In the current NFL, I think there's a place for it because it does regulate what the defense can do. You get to dictate matchups and create a threat if the guy has that running skill.



So if you can be a real threat to do that, like Wilson or Kaepernick can with the right combination of size and speed, and also master the protections and master the pocket like Smith is capable of, you create that double-edged combination. If that's what you want from him, I think he can be dangerous.

Of course he can be a read-option guy, because hes black.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Of course he can be a read-option guy, because hes black.

He can potentially be a read option guy because he's fast and because he's big enough to take the hits. Just because he didn't run a lot at WVU, doesn't mean he can't do it. He's certainly unproven, but he's not crippled.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by patteeu

He can potentially be a read option guy because he's fast and because he's big enough to take the hits. Just because he didn't run a lot at WVU, doesn't mean he can't do it. He's certainly unproven, but he's not crippled.

Exactly. He can be a read option guy because he runs a 4.56. You can be a read option guy if you run a 4.56 if you are black, white, or red. He isn't saying Byron Leftwich could have ran the lead option here.