[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

The NFL has a long history of deriding college offenses as gimmicky, and then appropriating plays from them for use in the NFL.  And Chip Kelly seems to have done well enough as head coach of the Eagles, inheriting a team that was 4-12 and posting back-to-back 10-6 seasons.

Still, there are some reasons to think that the run/pass spread based on post-snap reads, may have trouble in the NFL.  In addition to the reasons that TPOTC mentioned, I would note that the rules in college (3 yard buffer before something is called an illegal downfield block allow offensive lines to block as if for a run, even if the QB reads and throws a pass, so long as the QB doesn't take too long).  In the NFL the buffer is 1 yard, which means that you would see a lot more illegal downfield blocks in a run/pass option.  That means you would need to make your reads pre-snap instead of relying on post-snap keys, which means no matter what offense you ran, you would need a QB capable of reading defenses.

BC

While I agree with most of this post, I feel it's worth pointing out that the Eagles are currently 1-3 and are 22nd in points per game and 29th in yards per game.

[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

The NFL has a long history of deriding college offenses as gimmicky, and then appropriating plays from them for use in the NFL.  And Chip Kelly seems to have done well enough as head coach of the Eagles, inheriting a team that was 4-12 and posting back-to-back 10-6 seasons.

Still, there are some reasons to think that the run/pass spread based on post-snap reads, may have trouble in the NFL.  In addition to the reasons that TPOTC mentioned, I would note that the rules in college (3 yard buffer before something is called an illegal downfield block allow offensive lines to block as if for a run, even if the QB reads and throws a pass, so long as the QB doesn't take too long).  In the NFL the buffer is 1 yard, which means that you would see a lot more illegal downfield blocks in a run/pass option.  That means you would need to make your reads pre-snap instead of relying on post-snap keys, which means no matter what offense you ran, you would need a QB capable of reading defenses.

BC

While I agree with most of this post, I feel it's worth pointing out that the Eagles are currently 1-3 and are 22nd in points per game and 29th in yards per game.