Mack Herron
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The most effective way to defend the read-option is by destroying the QB the moment he officially becomes a Runner.
Let the OB keep the ball...then Kill him.
"Letting" the QB keep the ball means you are pursuing the RB. So, again, you can't be in two places at once.
Let the OB keep the ball...then Kill him.
I agree with Cap and Nunchucks. The DE should assume the QB is the runner. They can have that big gain on that play but those hits on the QB add up. No QB wants to get hit on a running play as they get hit enough when they are passing. They'll stop doing it.The DE should light up the qb every time. They will stop running it.
I agree with Cap and Nunchucks. The DE should assume the QB is the runner. They can have that big gain on that play but those hits on the QB add up. No QB wants to get hit on a running play as they get hit enough when they are passing. They'll stop doing it.
I can't answer that question as to why defenses aren't told to go hit the QB whether or not he has the ball. I think the only difference that these QB's you mention run it more like a play action then them planning to run. Guy's like Tebow gave defenders more time to hit him. With that being said, I don't see many QB's using the zone read very often. The RPO may be the new hot thing.I'm seriously laughing/scratching-my-head over what you are attempt to "agree" with. There's little to speculate on anymore. The zone read has been around for the better part of a decade now. A decade. And in that same time-span the same fans have kept trying to dismiss it with the same "just hit the QB" argument, too. We've even heard coaches say it (i.e. Mike Tomlin). If this approach had any merit, we'd see it by now. Not just in the NFL, but especially in the NCAA where they use use the zone read way more frequently.
With that being said, you correctly point out QBs already gets hit again and again when they drop back (like 35+ times per game, or so). But you simultaneously think that a QB getting hit on, say, 5-10 zone-read plays would somehow/someway be the tipping point that no QB would live to tell about? I don't think so. Not to mention, getting hit on passing plays means that the QB most-likely wouldn't be looking at the rush when he gets hit. Meanwhile, the zone read requires the QB to be looking at that uncovered DE; so he's always going to see the contact coming. So, it's not like the QB is at risk of getting blind-sighted, or anything.
Really, this season saw breakout performances from Carson Wentz, Jared Goff, Deshaun Watson, and Jimmy Garroppolo. None of these guys are run-first QBs either, yet they all incorporated the zone read successfully. And even guys that are more run oriented, like Russel Wilson and Alex Smith, led the league in TDs and Passer Rating this year too; they still used the zone read. It's no longer solely for the Tim Tebow's of the NFL (i.e. DeShone Kizer) or obvious run-first QBs like Marcus Mariota or Cam Newton. It's not going anywhere.
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I can't answer that question as to why defenses aren't told to go hit the QB whether or not he has the ball. I think the only difference that these QB's you mention run it more like a play action then them planning to run. Guy's like Tebow gave defenders more time to hit him. With that being said, I don't see many QB's using the zone read very often. The RPO may be the new hot thing.
The answer was partly already given to you here …And?
I'm seriously laughing/scratching-my-head over what you are attempt to "agree" with. There's little to speculate on anymore. The zone read has been around for the better part of a decade now. A decade. And in that same time-span the same fans have kept trying to dismiss it with the same "just hit the QB" argument, too. We've even heard coaches say it (i.e. Mike Tomlin). If this approach had any merit, we'd see it by now. Not just in the NFL, but especially in the NCAA where they use use the zone read way more frequently.
With that being said, you correctly point out QBs already gets hit again and again when they drop back (like 35+ times per game, or so). But you simultaneously think that a QB getting hit on, say, 5-10 zone-read plays would somehow/someway be the tipping point that no QB would live to tell about? I don't think so. Not to mention, getting hit on passing plays means that the QB most-likely wouldn't be looking at the rush when he gets hit. Meanwhile, the zone read requires the QB to be looking at that uncovered DE; so he's always going to see the contact coming. So, it's not like the QB is at risk of getting blind-sighted, or anything.
Really, this season saw breakout performances from Carson Wentz, Jared Goff, Deshaun Watson, and Jimmy Garroppolo. None of these guys are run-first QBs either, yet they all incorporated the zone read successfully. And even guys that are more run oriented, like Russel Wilson and Alex Smith, led the league in TDs and Passer Rating this year too; they still used the zone read. It's no longer solely for the Tim Tebow's of the NFL (i.e. DeShone Kizer) or obvious run-first QBs like Marcus Mariota or Cam Newton. It's not going anywhere.