Sunday, March 19, 2017

Spread offenses in college make NFL a guessing game (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this March 2, 2017 file photo, Wisconsin offensive lineman Ryan Ramczyk speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. NFL teams have to project how shrewdly and swiftly the new prospects will adjust to the pro game because most of them have never gotten into a three-point stance to blow his opponent off the ball or been asked to maintain a block for several seconds while his quarterback searches for his target. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The spread offenses that dominate the NCAA produce a parade of points but also prospects that aren't quite ready for the NFL. Quarterbacks have to learn to line up under center and scan the field while backpedaling. ''The football being played from the high school level to the college level is a different brand of football than they're going to be asked to play,'' 49ers general manager John Lynch said.


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