Idk. Like I said all the D linemen and lbs are just as quick as these high profile qbs in college. I remember when people said the wildcat was going to work in the pros, and it didn't. You have to remember in college you don't have teams stacked with 22 of the best individuals in the country, you have a mix. In the nfl all of the players were that select few that made it a profession because they are the best of the best.
That is the thing though. No NFL team besides the Eagles run a TRUE HUNH offense and even then, Chip Kelly has had to tinker and modify his system for the NFL. Until NFL teams start running the true HUNH College system, I think these HUNH QB's will end up being just a footnote in the history of Football after a certain period has passed.
Thing is, to further sidetrack this thread which was pretty much run its HUNH course, NFL rosters are somewhat skimpy personnel-wise at 53, plus 9 on the practice squad. Apropos Green Bay, when the Packers took Randall Cobb a few years ago out of UK in the second round, they knew they were getting a three-for-one draft choice: slot receiver, wildcat runner (if only lining up there) and emergency QB (which he played at Kentucky). Blake Sims could be the same value for the Packers, for any NFL team, actually - but Green Bay needs a new backup QB who knows the West Coast/quasi-HUNH system. And a QB who can get on the field in other situations (TT - as in triple threat) would really play to Blake's wheelhouse.
Oh come on. Most people knew Manziel wouldn't be able to run around like he did in college. That wasn't some unique opinion.
I know I said it also. You can't expect an OL to hold a block on a LB forever, and, as JM discovered, there are LBs as fast as, if not faster, than he is. Now, when he does that little field reversal which used to get him away from the pursuit, he finds himself running for his life from a LB hoping to dismember him...
Reminds me od an old 'Johnny Cash' song, "I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders. I got chains, chains around my feet". I'm wishing only the best for Shameis and I'm sure he will get all that's coming to him at the next level, a higher level than the NFL. Hopefully most won't associate him with being from Hueytown.
Yeah it's amazing how much faster LB's and safety's close in on him.I know I said it also. You can't expect an OL to hold a block on a LB forever, and, as JM discovered, there are LBs as fast as, if not faster, than he is. Now, when he does that little field reversal which used to get him away from the pursuit, he finds himself running for his life from a LB hoping to dismember him...
I think MM would have the best chance of a successful NFL career if the Eagles picked him.
The problem for the HUNH in the NFL is that the NFL officials maintain control of the game. This takes away the HUNH's biggest advantage - confused and out of position officials.
it's not just that though. the biggest question will be this, is an NFL owner willing to invest big bucks into a QB that will be a part of the running game every play?
RG3 isn't missing games because he's injured. He's missing games because he can't read defenses, takes the wrong number of steps in a called dropback, can't read defenses, and hasn't done what Jay Gruden asks.
Why would a pro-style QB struggle utilizing a quick-snap philosophy? Certainly any team could utilize a quick-snap to catch the defense and officials out of position, and still run a pro-style offense, right? I'm really not sure how much quick-snapping or not quick-snapping has to do with a QBs "skill set".
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