The run-pass option is the latest trend that has taken the NFL by storm. The Philadelphia Eagles ran it a lot last year, and in the end, it was a big reason that they were able to win the Super Bowl. They had a lot of big plays last year where Carson Wentz or Nick Foles would run the option for a big throw down the field. Baltimore Ravens safety Eric Weddle doesn't think it's going to last around the NFL and in five years it will be a thing of the past.
“I think in five years, it's going to be out,” Weddle said via ESPN. “I think it's just another phase.”
There have been a lot of trends over the years that have come and gone like the Wildcat, and that is what Weddle thinks will happen with the run-pass option.
“It's just a revolving door,” Weddle said. “It's just like the Wildcat, and the quarterback run game, yada, yada, yada. Teams that run the ball and take shots are usually the hard teams to beat.”
Weddle might be right, but the run-pass option is a lot different than the Wildcat. The Wildcat was figured out because it was a different formation and the opponents knew what was coming.
With the run-pass option, the quarterback is still under center or in the shotgun so the teams still have to read the defense and nothing is giving it away before the quarterback even snaps the ball. As long as defenses can't stop it, there is no question that teams will still run it.