Quote:Pay attention to RG3 this year...Gabbert as well. With spread option qbs its not about beating their physical tangibles its about taking away their initial reads, forcing them to hold the ball while blitzing and containment in the pocket. It is difficult to transition to a pro style system unless you can observe from the bench. If Mariota and Manziel got a chance to sit for a year or two and watch and learn, he would be a beast. But as it is now, they are lambs led to slaughter. Defenses have figured out how to defend the read option, the nfl has said read option qbs are hittable. The future is not good for read option qbs. Adjustment takes time, time the jags or any other top 15 team doesnt have...

 

When did this discussion go from "Why Manziel's draft stock is high" to "Why the read option won't work in the NFL"?

 

Also, the fundamentals of the quarterback position don't drastically change from a spread offense to a pro-style offense. Habits, maybe, but not fundamentals.

 

Which, again, is why offensive schemes are almost a non-issue to scouts when grading QBs.

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