Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think

Good read by Matt Bowen.

Gee... I thought all defenses had to do was hit the QB? :doh:

NFL 2013: Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think | Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1750917-nfl-2013-why-stopping-the-read-option-isnt-as-easy-as-you-think)

This is also a perfect answer to anyone (usually an angry spouse) who questions why Football is so interesting. Multi-dimentional Chess with muscles.

This might be a stupid question,I dont read a lot of the warpath in the offseason,but how much does our defense practice against the read-option?

Probably every day I'm guessing ^

Probably every day I'm guessing ^

Since we only face 1 team this yr that ran it last yr I would think we would concentrate more on traditional type offenses,but since we run the read option it would only make sense our defense would have to practice against it :)

People underrate execution also, some guys are just better.

Good read by Matt Bowen.

Gee... I thought all defenses had to do was hit the QB? :doh:

NFL 2013: Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think | Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1750917-nfl-2013-why-stopping-the-read-option-isnt-as-easy-as-you-think)

No they're all just gonna "scrape" and that will fix it.

Good read by Matt Bowen.

Gee... I thought all defenses had to do was hit the QB? :doh:

NFL 2013: Why Stopping the Read-Option Isn't as Easy as You Think | Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1750917-nfl-2013-why-stopping-the-read-option-isnt-as-easy-as-you-think)

Good read by Bowen. Alway like his articles at the National Football Post.

Excellent read Matty. Thanks for that.

There was a Warpath argument in the offseason about the read option disappearing. This article describes some reasons why 30Gut and I argued that the read option is here to stay in some form or another.

People underrate execution also, some guys are just better.

That's what it comes down to. You can stress discipline forever but when an offense rolls off 4-6 yards gains out of the read option a couple times for first downs those safeties start having to double check their reads. If you have the personnel to take advantage of that tiny split second then its over. What made our offense work last year was the running game and Griffin's decision making. Morris' ability to make plays out of the read option and Bob's ability to get us into the right situation was it. The reads don't matter once the ball is snapped and Griff chooses to either let Morris do his thing, attack a voided run lane himself or pass off a bad read by the safety. To me the only way you beat it is to make the QB make bad decisions. Otherwise you cannot stop it. Disguise coverages, mix it up and hope the QB isn't good enough at reads to process and attack.