Last Sunday Denver coaching staff finally did some thinking "outside of the box" and realized they might just be able to utilize Tim Tebow's unique skills after all.......they actually installed an offense that works for Timmy.....the read option. Here is one account of what happened: "Denver let Timmy be Timmy. Tim Tebow is not going to be a conventional, drop-back quarterback in the NFL. If you design an offense around his skills, he will produce. On Sunday against Oakland, he ran for 32, 28, 19, 12 and 12 yards. Now, I'm not saying you'll make the playoffs with this style of offense. Denver quit throwing the ball halfway through the third quarter. But when you have an offense designed around a quarterback who can run for more than 100 yards (as Tebow did Sunday), it opens up a lot of running lanes for the tailback and Willis McGahee took advantage (163 yards)." It was a fun offense to watch and was quite different than anything you usually see in pro football.
I think the problem that most if not all NFL coordinators have with that as your main offense is that Tebow will not likely make it through a season of hits running the ball like that. It's ok as a better version of the wildcat type of offense but not the primary offense.
Why would any head coach install a system that is unlikely to enable them to achieve their goals? It would seem that they would be better served expending resources on systems likely to provide greater rewards......
Yeah.....I don't agree with statement as viable either. In the NFL it's playoffs or bust but if Denver keeps running the ball like that they will make the playoffs.
Life expectancy of a RB running 100 yds/gm is low enough. Add in the frailty of a QB doing it and he wont last more than a couple seasons. Running QBs arent built for the long-term in this league. Also, why would a team revamp their entire team's personnel for a scheme that will spell failure long-term? Even if there is short-term success? Keep it for the end of the year to squeeze as much as you can out of the season, but youd be well-served to address it in a different manner in the off-season.
Nothing too frail about Tebow. Maybe they caught Oakland by surprise by the read option as run by an expert like Tebow can be very effective.
I agree, Tebow is solid. I am not talking about anything beyond the toll hits will take on anyone who plays in QB pads against NFL hitters. Even superman couldn't be expected to last long taking 20 hits a game.
Tebow keeps on winning.....and people are taking notice.....like the Jet's Ryan: http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/33328091
I'm a big Tebow fan AND a Jets ticketholder. This will be a big test for TT because the Jets defense can be very punishing.
The Lions took Tebow apart but at that point Fox had Tebow completely out of his element as a pocket passer facing a fierce pass rush. Then the next week Fox became a genius by installing the read option and Denver has rushed for unreal numbers since. The article says Ryan's defenses can stop the option so we'll see how that works out on Thursday.