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OK, forgive another RGIII thread, but I want to get a little more specific with this one.
I keep hearing from the talking heads in the national media that, apparently, we need to completely revamp our offense so that RGIII isn't putting himself in harm's way downfield when he runs.
I want to get your take on this.
My feeling is that when he's running, generally, he can see where the hits are coming from, and therefore "prepare" for it (i.e. dodge, slide, hurdle, step out of bounds.) He's also dealing with LBs and DBs as opposed to 300-pound DTs and huge DEs with 4.5 speed.
I would venture to say that the overwhelming majority of QBs are injured in the pocket; either from the blindside, or guys coming in low. Granted, more of the league's QBs ARE traditional drop-back passers.
But am I completely wrong in thinking that if you're about to get hit by a bus, your odds are better if you can see the bus coming? Is there any evidence that QBs are inherently safer in the pocket than not?
What say you?
I keep hearing from the talking heads in the national media that, apparently, we need to completely revamp our offense so that RGIII isn't putting himself in harm's way downfield when he runs.
I want to get your take on this.
My feeling is that when he's running, generally, he can see where the hits are coming from, and therefore "prepare" for it (i.e. dodge, slide, hurdle, step out of bounds.) He's also dealing with LBs and DBs as opposed to 300-pound DTs and huge DEs with 4.5 speed.
I would venture to say that the overwhelming majority of QBs are injured in the pocket; either from the blindside, or guys coming in low. Granted, more of the league's QBs ARE traditional drop-back passers.
But am I completely wrong in thinking that if you're about to get hit by a bus, your odds are better if you can see the bus coming? Is there any evidence that QBs are inherently safer in the pocket than not?
What say you?
