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<blockquote data-quote="VanC" data-source="post: 1059323" data-attributes="member: 3355"><p>A couple of years ago the Wildcat was all the rage and now it's all but extinct. Why? Because the defenses adjusted and shut it down. They'll adjust to the Read Option just as quickly and, in fact, it's already starting. Take a look at the best mobile QBs of the last 10 years. Vick, Newton, Wilson, Griffin III, Kaepernick. They don't run nearly as often as they used to, even compared to a year ago. Partly because the defenses are adjusting and partly because their offensive coaches are realizing it's just not worth the risk. Once that QB leaves the pocket and crosses the line of scrimage he loses all the protections afforded, by rule, to the QB. He's just another ball carrier. Defenses can tee off on him, and that's exactly what they do.</p><p></p><p>Vick is always banged up and has only played all 16 games in one season since coming into the league in 2001. Newton is always on the injury report for something. RGIII missed the end of last season and hasn't been the same so far this year. As exiting as a mobile QB can be, coaches and owners are coming to the conclusion that it's not worth taking risks with such a huge investment if they're only going to be around for a couple of years.</p><p></p><p>As for Manziel, he might make it and he might not, but he better show the scouts that he has a good, accurate arm and makes good decisions, or he won't be drafted very high. Somebody will take a chance on him, but if he tries to make it as a Read Option QB, he won't last long against the best players in the world. No one will. I don't wish the kid any bad luck, but the landscape is littered with great college football players, even Heisman winners, that were complete busts in the NFL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VanC, post: 1059323, member: 3355"] A couple of years ago the Wildcat was all the rage and now it's all but extinct. Why? Because the defenses adjusted and shut it down. They'll adjust to the Read Option just as quickly and, in fact, it's already starting. Take a look at the best mobile QBs of the last 10 years. Vick, Newton, Wilson, Griffin III, Kaepernick. They don't run nearly as often as they used to, even compared to a year ago. Partly because the defenses are adjusting and partly because their offensive coaches are realizing it's just not worth the risk. Once that QB leaves the pocket and crosses the line of scrimage he loses all the protections afforded, by rule, to the QB. He's just another ball carrier. Defenses can tee off on him, and that's exactly what they do. Vick is always banged up and has only played all 16 games in one season since coming into the league in 2001. Newton is always on the injury report for something. RGIII missed the end of last season and hasn't been the same so far this year. As exiting as a mobile QB can be, coaches and owners are coming to the conclusion that it's not worth taking risks with such a huge investment if they're only going to be around for a couple of years. As for Manziel, he might make it and he might not, but he better show the scouts that he has a good, accurate arm and makes good decisions, or he won't be drafted very high. Somebody will take a chance on him, but if he tries to make it as a Read Option QB, he won't last long against the best players in the world. No one will. I don't wish the kid any bad luck, but the landscape is littered with great college football players, even Heisman winners, that were complete busts in the NFL. [/QUOTE]
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