Originally Posted by
pczach
I can also ask you to explain how the touchdown pass in the first preseason game by Landry Jones was a good throw?
As for the RPO stuff. Sure, anyone can run it, but Dobbs is best equipped to run it and commanding the attention of defenders to honor the run with the ball in his hand, which is what helps create passing lanes and open receivers.
OK, but again I am not making this about Jones, although it appears as if you would like me to. The long TD by JuJu from Jones in that game was a defensive offside and it appears that Landry Jones knew it was a free play and quickly decided to take a shot at the deep route in the play. He obviously didn't hit JuJu in stride and underthrew it, but he knew there was no risk of an INT obviously.
Below is an explanation of an RPO from an NFL offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz. It gives the QB the option to either handoff the football to a runner or to pass to a receiver. Not really designed to keep the football in QB hands and have him get hit. There is even a video in the below link. The Steelers can run RPO with Ben at QB as he is just handing it off or passing it.
A Run-Pass Option (RPO) is a called run play with a pass option. It can be a DE, a LB, or just a specific alignment the QB is looking for. The OL blocks for the run the entire way, and the QB makes a decision pre or post snap (depending on which variation is called) to run/throw.
https://www.boston.com/sports/new-en...ll-terminology