Back to School: How Mike Shanahan Is Using RG3's College Offense With the Commanders

[dwmyers]

Smart Football's article on the RG3 Offense, posted on Grantland.com.


http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-t...sing-rg3s-college-offense-with-the-Commanders

Excerpt:

This idea, known in coaching circles as "packaging plays," is the newest and most effective development in football. By blending passes and screens with running plays, the quarterback can decide who gets the ball based on what the defense does, and in turn, turn the defense’s own decision into its own fatal mistake. It's a credit to Griffin that although he may not be ready to be Tom Brady on a drop-back pass, his coaches trusted him to be the point guard of his offense. It's triple-option football, translated and transmuted into something palatable for the pros, and it worked.

 

[erod]

If the NFL ever turns into the college check-with-me spread offense junk I see on Saturdays, count me out.

College football absolutely sucks now with that tricked-up crap. I barely watch anymore.

 

[SkinsHokieFan]

If the NFL ever turns into the college check-with-me spread offense junk I see on Saturdays, count me out.

College football absolutely sucks now with that tricked-up crap. I barely watch anymore.

Its been trending for years towards "packaged options"

With QBs becoming far more athletic and accurate (we have seen some phenomenal skill sets) it only makes sense for teams to take advantage of the potential packages. Smartfootball broke down in a great way how Green Bay used these concepts the last 2 years.

It is fascinating stuff. I am looking forward to seeing how defenses respond

 

[NIBGoldenchild]

If the NFL ever turns into the college check-with-me spread offense junk I see on Saturdays, count me out.

College football absolutely sucks now with that tricked-up crap. I barely watch anymore.

I'm curious, why don't you like it? I think it's just another evolution of offenses, and eventually defenses will catch up and create philosophies to successfully counter it.