To Read Option, or Not

I agree, the knockoffs of our offense were.... well just that, knockoffs... and i seem to remember stopping seattle for almost a full half and they were lucky in the bits of success they had against us.. imo

If III was healthy for the entire game I still believe we would have won and after that who knows.

If III was healthy for the entire game I still believe we would have won and after that who knows.

This. We completely dominated on offense side, even with Griffin's bum knee. Until the knee got worst after the fall in red zone.

IAWTP. The read option is a valulable tool, chucking it altogether would be foolhardy. Same time if its relied upon to much defenses will figure it out sooner rather than later and RG3's chances of injury will increase.

The read option is a gimmick offense at this level. The right personnel and defensive scheme would stop it flat! A defense with a hybrid SS/LB on the outside(s) behind a 4 man line w/ends wide and 2 inside linebackers that fill is the answer (correct=single safety see-Texas in the 80's), personnel is the answer.
Griffin is best in a spread type of offense where he can scramble if needed, with up-tempo and plays called at the line of scrimmage. I forgot that would require the Shannys to relinquish all of the play calling and game mis-management. NEVERMIND

The read option is a gimmick offense at this level. The right personnel and defensive scheme would stop it flat! A defense with a hybrid SS/LB on the outside(s) behind a 4 man line w/ends wide and 2 inside linebackers that fill is the answer (correct=single safety see-Texas in the 80's), personnel is the answer.
Griffin is best in a spread type of offense where he can scramble if needed, with up-tempo and plays called at the line of scrimmage. I forgot that would require the Shannys to relinquish all of the play calling and game mis-management. NEVERMIND

An NFC East Championship says you're wrong.

The read option is a gimmick offense at this level. The right personnel and defensive scheme would stop it flat! A defense with a hybrid SS/LB on the outside(s) behind a 4 man line w/ends wide and 2 inside linebackers that fill is the answer (correct=single safety see-Texas in the 80's), personnel is the answer.
Griffin is best in a spread type of offense where he can scramble if needed, with up-tempo and plays called at the line of scrimmage. I forgot that would require the Shannys to relinquish all of the play calling and game mis-management. NEVERMIND
Do you......surmise that the teams (and their combined staffs) we plagued with the read option all year somehow, were eluded by this revelation?

RG3 and Cousins allow us to do both.. read option is something that will work but just have to fine tune the mentality they running this style means it has to wear your QB down..

The read option is a gimmick offense at this level. The right personnel and defensive scheme would stop it flat! A defense with a hybrid SS/LB on the outside(s) behind a 4 man line w/ends wide and 2 inside linebackers that fill is the answer (correct=single safety see-Texas in the 80's), personnel is the answer.
Griffin is best in a spread type of offense where he can scramble if needed, with up-tempo and plays called at the line of scrimmage. I forgot that would require the Shannys to relinquish all of the play calling and game mis-management. NEVERMIND


Yes, because a gimmick gives you the #1 rushing offense in the NFL AND one of the highest-rated passers in the league, in his rookie year.

Get used to it, we're a powerhouse on offense and will be for years. This isn't a gimmick that defenses can figure out...RGIII's incredible ball skills on fake hand-offs and the option plays isn't something you figure out, it's something you just have to hope you guess the right way on as a defender. There's nothing complex to decipher, this offense just forces the defense to react and take a blind guess about where the ball is and is going.

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The read option is a gimmick offense at this level. The right personnel and defensive scheme would stop it flat! A defense with a hybrid SS/LB on the outside(s) behind a 4 man line w/ends wide and 2 inside linebackers that fill is the answer (correct=single safety see-Texas in the 80's), personnel is the answer.
Griffin is best in a spread type of offense where he can scramble if needed, with up-tempo and plays called at the line of scrimmage. I forgot that would require the Shannys to relinquish all of the play calling and game mis-management. NEVERMIND

You counter-action can be counter-acted with a good outside passing game and quality interior line play allowing for serious between the tackles yardage. The fact still remains that with the right personnel (smart qb who's fast, decisive one-cut RB and speed at WR) the read option is damn hard to defend. It eliminates one defender on the field straight away. The backside DE has to make a decision on what to do...there isn't a DE in the league who can scrape down the line AND provide containment. If you're QB reads it correct then the defense is playing catching right off the bat.

And the biggest counter-argument is this...the read option has been around for years. The best coaches with the best players had the opportunity to figure this out and by the end of last year not many had any success in stopping the three teams featuring it.

At one time the west coast offence was " a gimmick " . The two TE/One Back , a gimmick as was the " spread " . Talent , coaching and getting the breaks ( turnovers ) is what determines success . As long as we have RG3 , A. Morris and a solid OL , we will move the ball and score .