[stormer]

No coach in his right mind is going to take what is probably his most expensive (and valuable) asset and let him get pounded virtually every play, and for the run option to be an effective threat, that's what's going to happen. The author even mentions RG3’s bad knee, well how do you think that happened? The other problem with the run option is that it wastes other potential big contributors - if I've got a couple of world class sprinters at wide receiver, I don't want them running 10 yard curls. As a Seahawk fan I know what's like to have a QB who can take off and make big plays, but you can't build an offense with that as a strategy - you'll either burn out your QB or a couple of head-hunting safeties will send your hero to the orthopedic ward. When you call the tune, sooner or later you will pay the piper...

[lepton]

“No coach in his right mind is going to take what is probably his most expensive (and valuable) asset and let him get pounded virtually every play, and for the run option to be an effective threat, that’s what’s going to happen. “

That’s a big issue, and one that applies to all of the run option quarterbacks… Not just Tebow. Vick gets blown up just about every year and people wonder why.