Monday, September 18, 2006
Back to the future: The Atlanta Falcons innovative offense
I watched the Atlanta Falcons dismantle the Buccaneers yesterday and something occurred to me: This Falcon offense is actually innovative.
While no one will call the option offense innovative, since it has been used extensively on the college level for decades, no one has been able to bring it to the pro level, due to defensive players being too fast. Until the Falcons did it this year.
I take back everything I ever said about Jim Mora and Michael Vick. Credit Mora for trying it, and Vick for executing it.
But there is a catch to this: ONLY Michael Vick could pull this off. It would take an extremely athletic (Read: FAST) quarterback to run an option offense at the pro level.
But there are questions to be resolved: Can Vick stay healthy all year? What happens when they play against a good 3-4 defense, like when they play against the Steelers on October 22nd? How will this new offense do in the playoffs, assuming they make it?
Stay tuned for the answers to these questions. In the meantime, enjoy the show.
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While no one will call the option offense innovative, since it has been used extensively on the college level for decades, no one has been able to bring it to the pro level, due to defensive players being too fast. Until the Falcons did it this year.
I take back everything I ever said about Jim Mora and Michael Vick. Credit Mora for trying it, and Vick for executing it.
But there is a catch to this: ONLY Michael Vick could pull this off. It would take an extremely athletic (Read: FAST) quarterback to run an option offense at the pro level.
But there are questions to be resolved: Can Vick stay healthy all year? What happens when they play against a good 3-4 defense, like when they play against the Steelers on October 22nd? How will this new offense do in the playoffs, assuming they make it?
Stay tuned for the answers to these questions. In the meantime, enjoy the show.
Technorati Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons,Michael Vick,Jim Mora
