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You’ve heard all the criticisms of college spread offense quarterbacks for years, and the multitude of reasons they don’t stick and stay in the NFL.
They put up video game numbers in simplistic offenses against defenses that are backing away all the time. They don’t call plays in the huddle. Their offensive terminology is far too simplistic and one-dimensional, and the transition to the traditional West Coast Offense play call (example: “Green Right Strong Slot Spider 2 Y Banana") will be too complex. They’re in shotgun all the time, and the mechanical transition to taking the ball under center and dropping back is too much.