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OLS · 03-22-2012, 05:22 PM

What I don't understand in these threads is the misunderstandings of what a 'gimmick' offense is and what it is not.
A Wildcat offense with Tebow in as the QB is not some simple to stop play. The man has talent, GIANT legs,
he can throw a quick pass, and as the first play of overtime in the Bronco's first game of the playoffs showed, he can
throw medium down the middle, too.

Secondly, the Option is not easy to stop. It takes real discipline to stop it. If the jets can figure out a way to disguise
their looks, it's not a given that people will be able to simply line up and stop it. This sounds to me like a lot of
people listening to ESPN talking heads yammering away and simply repeating it. Yes, teams share film, yes these coaches
are pros, but you don't have to know much about football to know that more than half of the teams that play on Sunday
don't have a defense that particularly looks like they remember what they hell they were being taught all week in practice.

03-22-2012, 05:22 PM	#30
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Tim Tebow CHOOSES the Jets! What I don't understand in these threads is the misunderstandings of what a 'gimmick' offense is and what it is not. A Wildcat offense with Tebow in as the QB is not some simple to stop play. The man has talent, GIANT legs, he can throw a quick pass, and as the first play of overtime in the Bronco's first game of the playoffs showed, he can throw medium down the middle, too. Secondly, the Option is not easy to stop. It takes real discipline to stop it. If the jets can figure out a way to disguise their looks, it's not a given that people will be able to simply line up and stop it. This sounds to me like a lot of people listening to ESPN talking heads yammering away and simply repeating it. Yes, teams share film, yes these coaches are pros, but you don't have to know much about football to know that more than half of the teams that play on Sunday don't have a defense that particularly looks like they remember what they hell they were being taught all week in practice.