2013 NFL DRAFT

Syferus wrote: »

Kansas need to get an Alex Smith or even a Matt Flynn or Michael Vick for next season, someone that has some modicum of upside. Ironically Tebow's option offense would be good fit for them and a fantastic boon for Charles, perhaps the most talented back in football. The offense that can't pass to save its life anyways so even those jeers don't carry much weight. It's doubtful they would be that brave, though.

Brave? How about stupid. Charles needs a competent QB to balance out their offense and take the pressure off him. He doesn't need more running. Also tell me how an option offense would be a good fit for them.

Syferus wrote: »

Option offense has been proven to super-charge the RB on the teams that have utilised it. The last two #1 rushing teams in the NFL? Tebow and the Broncos, RG3 and the Redskins. Both division winners. The option made a post-30 Willis McGhee a serious threat and turned Alfred Morris into a star. I can only imagine what it'd do for a back whose talent isn't in question to begin with, indeed what Wilson and Lynch did in Seattle in the second half of the season was a good preview of what option/qb rushing threat offense is capable of. For a team that's seriously thinking about drafting Geno Smith #1 overall trying something different and building other areas of the team makes a lot of sense.

Firstly Seattle didn't use an Option playbook. Do you know what an Option offense is? Denver used the Zone Read Option last year and the Redskins used a hybrid Pistol Spread Option this year.

Zone Read Option - Generally uses Zone blocking on the line of scrimmage and the QB reads off a certain defensive player to decide who keeps the ball. You do it right and have a back like McGahee of course he will get yards as it is designed as a run heavy offense. Only drawback if you can't find a good passer of the football it will blow up in your face i.e Broncos Pats in the playoffs last year when the Pats shut down the option.

Pistol Spread Option - This is actually the QB in a half under centre and shotgun formation. By that I mean look at the distance RGIII is from the centre. Instead of being 7 yards back in shotgun he is between 3and 5 yards. The reason for this it helps the down hill running game while giving you options in the air also. Skins used both zone blocking and Big on big blocking. Using designed QB runs/rollouts and Play actions RG III had room to run. The key to this system was having a strong runner in the backfield and a QB that can actually throw a football which RGIII showed he can.

As for Seattle they didn't use an Option playbook at all. They used the Zone read system but didn't use it to option anyone for the most part. There was designed option plays in their playbook but not many. A fair few QB keepers and draws and play actions that gave Wilson options to move if needs be. Add to the fact with the Zone block and Lynch it was an ideal system for Seattle. Oh and Wilson has a good pass.

So if Kansas are to use any of the above the only one that would suit them would be the Denver one right now but they would fall down to the lack of a passing game. Right now their offensive line is not good enough to run the Pistol Spread Option or protect their QB and open holes like Seattles can.

You do realise Bowe is going to walk this off-season unless he's given a massive contract, right? I doubt the Chiefs want to double down on franchise tagging him as second time either. They have one of the poorest passing attacks in the league and it's likely to get worse before it gets better. Trying to focus on that when you have an elite running back is madness.

So you are saying just go 100% run and forget about passing the football. So what if Bowe leaves. Running the ball that much will ware down your runningback and when you have no passing game it will be awful football to watch and they will lose a lot. Also what happens if Tebow tries to pass the football if Kansas forget about trying to fix their WR issue if Bowe leaves?