2007-06-11 10:13:48 · 15 answers · asked by jose r 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Too much contact for the QB's. In college, they are younger and can take more of a beating. Plus, the defensive players are slower and not as strong as in the NFL which has the fastest of the fastest former college players
Every once in a while, you will see an option ran in the NFL, but it will be more like one single play in a game, and you wont see it again from the same QB for another 2 or three games
2007-06-11 10:20:44 · answer #1 · answered by Daddy-o 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In addition to the answers given (injury to QBs, faster defensive players) the option also leads to a high rate of fumbles on botched pitches. If the play is run infrequently and not practiced heavily, the possibility of turnover multiplies even more. The NFL is all about ball-control.
Still, a few teams have dabbled with it from time-to-time. The Steelers would sometimes put Kordell Stewart in to run it as a change-of-pace. New England back in the day of Steve Grogan tried it as a goal-line play.
2007-06-11 14:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NFL quarterbacks are typically highest paid member of the roster and the team cannot afford the risk of an injury.
NFL defenses mix blitz and nickel defenses and with larger stronger faster defenders, the Qback is in a position of being hit and injured.
When college coaches migrate to the NFL you will see random versions of the option used in desperation plays or to catch a defense off-guard, but not as part of the standard playbook.
2007-06-15 06:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by yoak 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the defenses can stop it.
The option is a running play that's slow to develop.
College teams don't have to worry about the linebacker on the opposite side of the play, but an average pro linebacker will jump on it.
And, any time the quarterback has to run or block, the team is risking the whole season.
2007-06-11 11:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
QB would get hit too much, plus the fact that most of the QBs in the NFL arent former WRs in college or they just simply dont have the foot speed to run the option. More pocket passers than scramblers. If you lose a QB to an injury in college, you may still have 5 left. You lose one in the pros.....Well......there's always next year!!!!
2007-06-11 11:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by Kansacity88 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Besides the obvious in that the QB takes big hits in the option. The other thing is that almost all NFL Ds are way to fast (especially at DE and LB) that it would rarely work if at all.
2007-06-11 10:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
QB are to important in the nfl and losing a QB usually means the death of a professional team. u wouldnt want a million dollar set of wheels in taking shots every other time u took it for a spin.
2007-06-11 12:24:30 · answer #7 · answered by jgessi2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Level Of Football is much different then high school even college for that matter.Franchise teams are not willing to risk having the quarterback injured for the season whereas college QB's are more willing to do what they have to so that they look good in the eyes of professional scouts.
2007-06-11 10:51:51 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. Philly Birdz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its also way to easy to defend in the pros because the reason the option works in college and under is the speed of the linebackers and in the pro's the speed is way to fast to run an option. Plus you are basically going to go through QB's like water, they can't take those types of hits.
2007-06-11 10:28:28 · answer #9 · answered by bs b 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because it's a high-risk play. The quarterback gets hit - a lot. Plus if the timing and execution isn't just right the ball will hit the ground. You have to be basically an option team, and nothing else because it takes a LOT of practice time to get the timing and decision making down just right.
2007-06-11 10:25:14 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋