And if so will it allow an onslaught of russell wilsons. the knock on a guy like russell wilson in particular was that he was too short. i honestly didn't watch a seattle game even while watching rgIII tear up his knee in the first week. i just watched them sunday and i was blown away. i always thought if you had a strong armed mobile guy but who was too short why wouldn't you just drop him back further and move him around. it gives him better lanes to throw but it also puts pressure on the defense. people said the wishbone would never work, not because it was a college offense but because the linebackers in the nfl were too fast. well i don't see that argument against the spread, you just have to start drafting faster players. i couldn't believe how seattle came back on atlanta like they opened up some chapter in their offense no one had seen yet. those guys are for real. is this the evolution of offense? to me johnny football has a real shot today based on what wilson did. i don't see a difference.
Sure, I think QB health though is the main obstacle (look at RG III...) Wilson, from a salary cap perspective since he wasn't a super-high pick, was probably relatively expendable for the Hawks (and they have Matt Flynn). If he continues to be successful and signs a bigger deal - you'd probably see him running a lot less (which may make him less effeictive? who knows..). It can obviously work in terms of on-field success in given plays or games, , but can you do it over 16 games with your X-miilion dollar a year franchise player? Much harder unless you ahve multiple guys who can do that...
Wait... what do you mean by spread? Are you talking about spreading the field and having your QB look to run? If so, no. I think we're seeing guys like RG3 in it because that's what they know and the defenses aren't ready for it, I guarantee you Shanahan is/was (even before the injury) planning to wane RG3 away from designed runs. But to me, "spread" doesn't mean run. It means pass. I also don't think that's sustainable unless you have an elite QB or elite receiving corp.
running doesn't have to be the be all end all. i think case and johnny both ran sumlin's offense to the best of their abilities
If that's the case then the spread already works when you have elite QB's like Brady or Brees or elite receivers like Atlanta. But for a team like Washington, I'd be interested in seeing their formation % numbers, seems like they lineup in power formations mostly. Hardly a spread. I agree though, if things are truly changing we should know by next season.
Do you really believe that how he plays was dictated by his salary cap risk/reward analysis? Wilson hasn't really run much this year relative to RGIII, but ramped it up towards the end of the season. He also got out and blocked for beast mode quite a few times. The reason Wilson does escape the pocket or roll out is because he gets better sight lines. He's escapes from pressure very well (from the 6 Seahawks games I've watched) and had a much better handle than RGIII when it comes to sliding or getting out of bounds. I've seen pretty much all the Skins games this year and RGIII is still awkward at sliding.
This was the first year I started to really follow the draft, and it's true the knock on Wilson was that he was too short. But everything else about him would have earned him a first round grade. He was successful in two pro style offenses, and had whatever intangibles to make Wisconsin assign him a captain spot after only two months on the team. And he proved he can adjust his throwing lanes by flourishing behind Wisconsin linemen. He's not once in a generation QB like Luck or Griffin III, but neither is he a normal spread style QB. Having said that, I agree that Wilson's play will open the eyes of some FOs who before would have never considered those mid round short QBs. Especially Manziel if that guy would chill out.
