San Francisco 49ers: Rethinking Draft Needs in a Read Option World

The read option, whether it's run out of a traditional shotgun set or the pistol formation, is the new kid in town these days. It's hard to defend against, and with an athletic quarterback running this sort of approach, it can be unstoppable when executed properly.

The San Francisco 49ers might have the best quarterback in the league to run this offense in Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick's familiarity with the pistol offense (his college coach at the University of Nevada, Chris Ault, is widely credited with being the progenitor of the pistol formation) and h...

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