like wen michael vick was in his prime and before all of the dog stuff, y didnt the falcons use it.
2007-11-30 18:43:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
in vicks 2nd year the falcon came close to a spread offense but a true spread offense usually has 4 wr sets and no tight end. the 4 wr's force the def to account for them making it harder to put '8 in the box' against the run.
Rich Rodriguez the 'creator of the spread offense' at WVU has said if he were coaching in the NFL he would still use a spread offense but he would also have 4 QB's on the roster to take the punishment
2007-11-30 18:58:31 · answer #1 · answered by froggy_logic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teams DO run the option. Ask Jeff Fisher, coach of the Tennessee Titans. The Falcons used to (for obvious reasons), and the Steelers use it and the 49ers use it every once in a while. However, you sometimes can't tell because they don't us the typical "spread" or "pitch" option. Any team with a mobile qb will use a hand-off option, but it is still different from a standard option. With the exception the Titans and the Steelers, most qbs will have the option to hand of to the FB, or play action for a pass. The titans DO use a RB/QB option and the Falcons did last year in which the QB will run a "naked" boot (the quarterback will usually run a sweep with no lead blocker hoping that the defense will commit to the running back or the WR who will usually run a streak route, or something towards the middle of the field), but they do not use the pitch unless it's an extremely rare event due to the speed of the linebackers, as most people here stated.
Another reason doesn't have as much to do with the defensive speed, but rather the lack of offensive speed at the quarterback position. While there are a few exceptions (vick, Young, Big Ben, and Alex Smith if you're desperate...), the typical quarterback is a "pocket" qb, meaning that they are not valued for their speed, but their accuracy or throwing power instead so it wouldn't make sense to run w/ a qb cuz he wouldn't get very far anyway.
2007-12-01 07:47:59 · answer #2 · answered by Nick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
College vs The NFL truly is based on investment. College programs invest very little on players that leave after, at most, 5 years. NFL teams are corporations that often times are seeking a 12 year investment in a player that May top 100 million dollars at the end of their careers. The option is not conducive to a long career in the NFL. And no agent will allow their client to run that scheme in a league that does not guarantee contracts. Colleges, especially your traditional "option" schools, such as Navy, Air Force, and Georgia Tech, can find and plug in 19 year olds every year and lose little more than 50,000 dollars if a player goes down.
2015-10-17 13:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by MB 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the logic behind the spread offense would still work in the nfl but they are right the qb's would take a pounding more often.
the packers use a spread offense when they are in their 4 wr set. its not the spread option like WVU or illinois run but they use short quick passes giving grant more room to run spreading out the defense
the spread offense works by forcing the defense to play 4 db's on the 4 wr's only leaving 7 of the 11 players to stop the run. if the defense leaves 1 of the wr's uncovered or asaftey to cover the run the qb would audible out of it and hit the wr for a quick gain. also by spreading out the defense you are giving your 'playmaker' rb or wr more chances to make a big gain where they only have 1 man to beat . it isnt a lot different from the 'west coast' offense only it emphasis is on the run. having nfl speed at qb,rb, and wr the scheme of the offense would work but the qb injury risk would be high!
2007-11-30 20:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would work as a change up or trick play sometimes (Denver used it to score a TD against Chicago the other night) but it would not be successful on a regular basis in the NFL. Defensives are to fast and NFL QBs much to valuable to take the pounding an option QB takes.
2007-11-30 18:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The number one reason there is no option offense in the NFL...
The QB in an option offense gets hit on just about every play. Too much risk for such a critical position.
2007-11-30 19:07:29 · answer #6 · answered by boomer67 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
questions like this have been asked before.. basically its cuz the linebackers and the overall speed of the defense r too fast as well as their reading ability.. qb's couldnt take huge hits from d-ends day in and day out and i would be very suprised to ever see a consistent positive gain in any option offense in the nfl.. too many skilled position players with way too much speed
2007-11-30 18:47:19 · answer #7 · answered by tmg03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause it doesn't work. In college it works because defenses aren't as skilled, as fast, or big. In the NFL the linebackers are way too fast and the offense wouldn't do anything in the NFL.
2007-11-30 19:44:38 · answer #8 · answered by Steven R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Option does not work in the NFL because the defenses are better disciplined and faster therefore if you run your option you are exposing the quarterback and are more likely to turn the ball over.
2007-11-30 19:15:32 · answer #9 · answered by Adil H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because nobody in the NFL wants to see their $5 million quarterback get splattered all over the field every play.
2007-11-30 18:48:14 · answer #10 · answered by Tut Uncommon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋