College QBs

[Krush]

I'm a big fan of Cody Kessler out of USC, I think he is going to be a good QB in the NFL.

[DenverBlood]

Does it make it harder for them to make the transition to the NFL? Is that why RG3 is struggling so much aside from his injuries?

I noticed that Derek Carr of the Raiders seems to be a prototypical pocket passer who can run but it's not his first choice.

Of course it does. I think the read option is ruining both college and the NFL. And that's an opinion of someone who's college team nearly won a national title with it last year.

People look at small samples of success like Cam and Russel Wilson last year and think it can work.

But now look at Russel Wilson this year. 30th in the league in efficiency. And Cam is downright aweful this year.

In the NFL today it's still the pocket passers who tend to have the most success. It helps to be mobile but it shouldn't be the intentional game plan.

[broncoslover115]

More or less but sims isn't the only one who plays under center.

The Georgia QB does and there are
Others. Just can't think of them off the top of my head.

But even aside from the spread and read option college QB's have historically been in the shotgun at a much higher rate than NFL.

Offensive lines aren't good enough.

Does it make it harder for them to make the transition to the NFL? Is that why RG3 is struggling so much aside from his injuries?

I noticed that Derek Carr of the Raiders seems to be a prototypical pocket passer who can run but it's not his first choice.

[beastlyskronk]

It just makes things easier for the qb. Allows for you to win without an elite qb

[DenverBlood]

I've recently just started watching College football this year. One thing I noticed is that QBs don't play under center very much anymore, if at all.

Now I know I can't watch all the games but of the ones I've watched I think the only QB I've seen take snaps under center is Alabama.

Is this true? Why is this? The read option?

More or less but sims isn't the only one who plays under center.

The Georgia QB does and there are
Others. Just can't think of them off the top of my head.

But even aside from the spread and read option college QB's have historically been in the shotgun at a much higher rate than NFL.

Offensive lines aren't good enough.

[broncoslover115]

I've recently just started watching College football this year. One thing I noticed is that QBs don't play under center very much anymore, if at all.

Now I know I can't watch all the games but of the ones I've watched I think the only QB I've seen take snaps under center is Alabama.

Is this true? Why is this? The read option?