07-07-2015, 01:20 PM
(07-07-2015, 01:04 PM)djs7685 Wrote: That's a pretty big difference than a QB running the ball, isn't it?
QBs have been compiling rushing stats on a regular basis for how many years now?
If the trend does start, and there are a few WRs that regularly add a new element to their team's game that contributes in a very positive manner, then yes, I'll consider them better WRs because of that.
I won't discredit a guy like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady for not being a running QB, but I will give guys like Cam Newton and Russell Wilson a positive bump for adding an extra element that they're very good at to their game. If you find that to be ridiculous or unfair, that's on you and you may want to re-evaluate the way football is played in some cities in 2015.
No, it is not a big difference if a few teams are doing it....as of last year only three or four teams ran the read option as basically their base offense..It is an anomaly just like Wilson is to an extent.... QBs have not been accumulating large rushing stats on a regular basis for years...You have your few exceptions over the years.. Vick, Cunningham...they were few others, Young, Elway, McNabb, mainly because most of them accumulated those yards because they played for so many years...A running QB is not a common thing in the NFL and has not been in the modern passing era
Talk to me in 2 or 3 years...guaranteed the days of the read option will be long gone and so will Russell Wilson's status as a borderline "elite"player
