Speaking generally about the challenges spread quarterbacks face when they come to the NFL, Fisher said that one of the biggest adjustments is taking snaps from under center.“In the shotgun offenses now, they’re complicated but they’re simplified in their own way,” Fisher said. “So the quarterback is either using some type of play-action and he’s got one read. In our game, we have progressions that we refer to. For a quarterback to have to go from the shotgun offense to under center with progressions, it’s a significant change.” http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Draft-Feature-Spread-QBs-Have-Adjustments/04a65f9d-47d3-47ac-8a77-7542b6668194 If anyone can successfully making that transition, it seems to me that Mariota is a guy that can do it. Yes, he'll have a lot of adjustments to make, but he's got the intelligence necessary to get it done.
