Although this style of offense has been around for years at the high school and college level, it is new territory in the modern NFL. It has been fueled by the influx of young talent at the quarterback position. Cam Newton, Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III have taken the league by storm the last two years making the Read Option – at least for now – a staple in the NFL.
Just in case you didn't know: "Colin Kaepernick grew up watching Brett Favre while Aaron Rodgers grew up watching Joe Montana" -That's cute, but I'm sick of a lot of these intertwining comparison stories.