A theory on the trend & success of the running/scrambling QB

NFL rules, and the kinds of players colleges put out, and the ever increasing size and speed of athletes cause the NFL team landscape to evolve in what works..... and what doesn't.

I think that the speed of the defenses, and the size and speed of the DTs, and the size and speed of the Edge rushers, are making it nearly impossible under the strict holding rules for the Oline to operate well when deploying a classic pocket passer. That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions of course, but exceptions don't direct the course of the NFL.

Therefore, the running/scrambling QB with the decent to good arm changes the dynamic such that it partly negates the pass rush, and it extends passing plays, and it is a blueprint for big, out of system plays.

It also means a team can make do with a good, but not great, Oline. Especially one that uses less agile but big body Tackles.

The ONLY truly successful pocket passer left in the league is Brady. All the others are highly mobile and LOOK to gain yards with their legs, jump out of the pocket to extend plays, and some are used as but an additional RB at times.

I think McVay sees this, and knows this is the here and now, as well as the future, reality of NFL offenses. Goff simply doesn't fit the mold. He's an OK but not great pocket passer, doesn't have the pocket awareness to elude rushes, and has little to no scrambling ability nor the mentality to want to scramble. And, it's going to take a better Oline to allow Goff to succeed, but even then Goff is no Brady.

McVay, IMO, wants to transition immediately to the running/scrambling QB and the FO is in agreement and going to do everything it can to make it happen.