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Big Mike Doesn’t Think Much of Your Read Option QBs

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy was asked about the read option during his enthralling daily press conference, on Wednesday. Then someone threw out a question about whether he was going to have Aaron Rodgers start running the read option.

Then this.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy was asked if Aaron Rodgers might start running the read-option. His response was perfect. pic.twitter.com/lPDV8SsIBD

We’d agree and we initially just glanced over that comment because, of course.

But the Packers have seen read option the past two weeks. Russell Wilson had plenty of success running it and Alex Smith, well… is Alex Smith.