Yesterday I did a quick and informal run down of my thoughts on Andrew Luck, today my lucky (no pun intended) readers will get a quick hit on what I think of RG3.
As we should all know, the highest level of football (NFL) mimics the lower levels, and as players are bred from middle school through college playing "spread style" offenses than it will eventually make its way into the pro level also, which it is now doing. That is why you are seeing very few traditional fullbacks, tight ends as an extra wide receiver rather than an extra tackle, 3-receiver sets more often than not and rushing yards/attempts dwindling. The only position that has not made the full transition to the spread is quarterback, but that is rapidly changing.
Gone are the days where traditional "pocket passers" are the preference of NFL coaches, now if you are a 6'4 statue in the pocket (Drew Bledsoe) you have a much less chance of making it then the previously unthinkable 6'1 quick quarterback. Teams are wanting QB's that can fire a ball 20 yards down the field into a sprinting players arms while on the run, and when they sprint right are just as likely to keep the ball and run for a first down as they are to launch it to one of 4 eligible receivers running a myriad of underneath crossing routes. Yes, many people thought that player would be Tim Tebow, unfortunately those are the people who know more about their church's choir formation than they do the Patriot's "12" formation.
So what skills does RG3 bring to the pro game that could revolutionize the quarterback position? He is the rare (1st ever?) quarterback that not only has Olympic sprinter speed but also a big arm that can throw into tight spaces. He can make people miss like Michael Vick, but teams will fear his ability to carve up a defense more than his break-away sprinter speed. His touch on deep balls is better than any other quarterback that I have seen in the last few years since I have seriously been scouting players.
To top it all off, he will instantly be the best franchise role-model that the Washington Redskins can have. Not only is he very well spoken and came from a military family, but he attended Baylor University where he graduated with a degree in Political Science and a 3.67 GPA in only three years. He shows resilience, determination, smarts and extremely high character and even if he wasn't a star football player I would love one of my daughters to marry a guy like him.
Really, I see ZERO downside to RG3, and openly touted him as the far superior quarterback to Luck since his game against TCU early this season, and check my Twitter if you don't believe me. While most people have a favorite between the two, I believe that they are both great quarterbacks with extremely high ceilings. The only thing I worry about is RG3's growth being stunted under the father-son Shanahan duo. Will they rein him in and make him follow their offense to a "T", or will they do what every coach should do and mold their offense around him, run stuff that plays to his strengths. Only time will tell, but regardless, Dan Snyder's FedEx field should start adding more seats instead of taking them away.
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