Given a constant set of professional football players at every position, which scenario provides a better outcome for the offense (or, more accurately "less worse" outcome?)
Scenario One: Substitute the entire pro offensive line with 10-year old Pop Warner football players;
Scenario Two: Substitute the pro QB with a 10-Year old Pop Warner football player.
Interested in BBIers thoughts/opinions.
Thanks in advance!
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Defense is exact same in both scenarios.
sorry I feel like I have to explain myself, but j/k
At the end of the day, especially if the QB is in shotgun it takes a certain amount of time to get to the QB. If you have a Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers who knows how to recognize hot reads and get the ball out quick you can run an offense. A QB can have all day to throw behind a great OL, but if they can't read who is open eventually someone will get to the QB.
At the end of the day, especially if the QB is in shotgun it takes a certain amount of time to get to the QB. If you have a Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers who knows how to recognize hot reads and get the ball out quick you can run an offense. A QB can have all day to throw behind a great OL, but if they can't read who is open eventually someone will get to the QB.
Interesting take!
I go the other way.
Two examples: Tom Brady was far from his best when the Giants were pass rushing the hell out of him in two separate Super Bowls.
The most dynamic QB in football looked real bad when Tampa pounded him into submission in last Super Bowl.
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If we were talking about the worst NFL OL with the best NFL QB or the best NFL OL I am taking the best QB.
At the end of the day, especially if the QB is in shotgun it takes a certain amount of time to get to the QB. If you have a Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers who knows how to recognize hot reads and get the ball out quick you can run an offense. A QB can have all day to throw behind a great OL, but if they can't read who is open eventually someone will get to the QB.
Interesting take!
I go the other way.
Two examples: Tom Brady was far from his best when the Giants were pass rushing the hell out of him in two separate Super Bowls.
The most dynamic QB in football looked real bad when Tampa pounded him into submission in last Super Bowl.
I think part of the problem with last Super Bowl is that Andy Reid was a moron with the play calling. Whenever KC decided to run the ball between the tackles they made plays. You don't win in the NFL by running the ball, but Andy Reid needed to do something other than quick hitters to the outside, run to the outside, etc. to keep Tampa's D honest. Tampa's D and the Giants D in the Super Bowls also featured a number of dynamic pass rushers. Not many teams go that deep. If you are facing a team with the Giants current front 7 they would not embarrass the worst OL in the NFL.
We're always told that the "transcendent QBs" like Mahomes, can do it all themselves. They can takes teams on their backs -- regardless of the circumstances. Non-elite guys like Eli (not my opinion) are just game mangers. They can't do it without a very good surrounding cast.
Well, the last superbowl, I saw Mahomes running for his life the same way Giants QBs have been running for 6+ years. Yeah, PM made some great plays, regardless, but it still proves that even a phenom like Mahomes can't do it all by himself. He has to have SOME protection and SOME time to actually operate and throw.