Tom Brady runs a college offense

[Riggo-toni]

Tom Osborne, Nebraska

Okay....isn't U of Nebraska in some small town?

[zoony]

Okay....isn't U of Nebraska in some small town?

Yah but it's a university not a college.

[darrelgreenie]

I would not be surprised.

On the other hand, maybe he was waiting for some other NFL coach to be the first to give the pistol a severe test. In Business, innovation is risky. I think it's smarter to be an early adapter.

These are interesting times for football strategists. I think the pistol will make QBs going under center obsolete.

What's your guess?

I think its essential to a maintian a semblance of run/pass balance in any formation. Without the benefit of a mobile QB I think its difficult for shotgun offenses, especially when the score or other factors force them into must pass situations, to maintain that balance. I believe the Pistol will help former shotgun offenses maintain some run/pass balance.

Awhile back you had a thread about the future of NFL offenses. And I think we're seeing college concepts like read-option, Pistol and no-huddle using 1-word terminology make their way into the NFL as the QBs schooled on the concepts matriculate into the NFL.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I'm not so sure -- since the Niners drafted Kapernick, he of Nevada/Pistol fame, in 2011, I suspect Harbaugh was already thinking ahead.

Oh I have no doubts that Harbaugh was intrigued by what CK could do running the ball. In fact, unless I'm making this up, I believe he got some snaps last year. But, Harbaugh wasn't confident enough to bench his QB and play Kaepernick until the Redskins were having ridiculous, sustained success with the zone read this season.

[Riggo-toni]

Yah but it's a university not a college.

Dammit!!! Got me!