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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 170462" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>This is an old argument. It is true that pro Ds are better then in college, but I don't think comparative talent at different levels is reason enough to think that the O wouldn't work as you move up the ladder. Right now the extant pro style O plays to the advantage of the pro Ds. If you pack everybody in the LOS and come full tilt against pro style O's, you will succeed. Full Stop. That's the main reason why an option O would work; defending it takes a different set of skills, ones that are hard to acquire.</p><p></p><p>But the present Ds are probably a good reason why option Os haven't been adopted. Imho, it has nothing much to do with comparative talent and a lot to do with pro D players wanting to extend their playing time. Reacting to an option O, especially if you have to do it week after week, would probably lower the shelf life of D players faster then those on O. Pro D players <em>hate</em> cut blocks, for instance, and, as you age, it is a lot easier to go in a straight line then to stunt or fend off a trap or double-team. Those of you with a IE background will know of the bank wiring room experiment. I think there would be tremendous pressure through the informal linkages between the players to change the rules to negate option blocking, rule changes that many of the owners would back. </p><p></p><p>Not that this will stop someone from trying option football in the near future or that it would be successful in the long run, of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 170462, member: 265"] This is an old argument. It is true that pro Ds are better then in college, but I don't think comparative talent at different levels is reason enough to think that the O wouldn't work as you move up the ladder. Right now the extant pro style O plays to the advantage of the pro Ds. If you pack everybody in the LOS and come full tilt against pro style O's, you will succeed. Full Stop. That's the main reason why an option O would work; defending it takes a different set of skills, ones that are hard to acquire. But the present Ds are probably a good reason why option Os haven't been adopted. Imho, it has nothing much to do with comparative talent and a lot to do with pro D players wanting to extend their playing time. Reacting to an option O, especially if you have to do it week after week, would probably lower the shelf life of D players faster then those on O. Pro D players [I]hate[/I] cut blocks, for instance, and, as you age, it is a lot easier to go in a straight line then to stunt or fend off a trap or double-team. Those of you with a IE background will know of the bank wiring room experiment. I think there would be tremendous pressure through the informal linkages between the players to change the rules to negate option blocking, rule changes that many of the owners would back. Not that this will stop someone from trying option football in the near future or that it would be successful in the long run, of course. [/QUOTE]
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