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It's not just specifically identifying the middle linebacker; blocking schemes depend on identifying a 'middle guy' that all the blocks can be based off of e.g. the centre blocks mike, RG blocks whoever's right of mike (which could be a DT or another MLB), RT blocks outside of him, etc. Often this is the actual mike backer but depending how the defense sets up it could be anyone. It's explained well here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXjA8h1AhE
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Its Miller Time posted:What is the significance of QB's identifying the Mike? Why the Mike? Does the player at that position change a lot? The Mike is generally regarded as the defensive captain, the one who makes all the signals. Pointing him out lets the QB and offensive linemen see what he's doing, and try to adjust accordingly. The position isn't always consistent due to the number of shifting defensive schemes these days, but it's still considered an important skill for QBs to look out for as they line up the play before the snap. Benne fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Oct 25, 2013 |
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So the Stafford fake clock TD that was so beautiful - I know they need to review every scoring play, but if they determined he didn't get in, what would have happened? He never got tackled either, and ran into the end zone without ever being down. Anyone know what the call could have been?
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Hirams Bitch posted:So the Stafford fake clock TD that was so beautiful - I know they need to review every scoring play, but if they determined he didn't get in, what would have happened? He never got tackled either, and ran into the end zone without ever being down. Anyone know what the call could have been? That literally happened at Lambeau in 2011. Titus Young (!) caught a touchdown that wasn't called as such, so nothing happened, basically. It's a bad loophole.
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Hirams Bitch posted:So the Stafford fake clock TD that was so beautiful - I know they need to review every scoring play, but if they determined he didn't get in, what would have happened? He never got tackled either, and ran into the end zone without ever being down. Anyone know what the call could have been? He would be down where he was when the whistle blew.
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Hirams Bitch posted:So the Stafford fake clock TD that was so beautiful - I know they need to review every scoring play, but if they determined he didn't get in, what would have happened? He never got tackled either, and ran into the end zone without ever being down. Anyone know what the call could have been? In the soubd fx he said there would be a 10 sec runoff and one last down. Don't if the clock starts at whistle or snap though.
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Nov 1, 2013 16:27
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I have a question about the Sunday doubleheader rules. I am a Miami Dolphins fan living in Arizona. In week 11, they have moved our game with the Chargers from 1 EST to 4 EST. During this week, FOX has the doubleheader. Obviously, I'm living in the primary market for the Arizona Cardinals. They are playing a 1pm EST game at the Jaguars. I'm assuming that the Cardinals game would not have a morning game on CBS going against it since FOX has the doubleheader rights. So this in fact would put the Dolphins game on CBS up against whatever afternoon game FOX decides to show in AZ. Am I correct in this assumption?
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I'm not 100% sure I'm parsing your question correctly, but since the ARI@JAX game is on Fox at 1pm, then CBS is free to show whatever it wants in either the 1pm or 4pm slot since they don't have teh doubleheader. If they moved the SD@MIA game to 4pm, then I'd guess that's what they're going to show for MAX RATINGS but I'm not sure how the whole "America's Game of the Week" fits into this; they might be forced to show only a 1pm game so a majority of the country watches the same game on FOX at 4pm (SF@NO). I'd just wait and check out the TV maps - they'll be updated the week of.
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Some things I've thought about, but never remembered to ask about here. Say on a RB screen play, the RB knows he is going to get lit up behind the line of scrimmage. But he has time to catch the ball. Why doesn't he just swat the ball down intentionally, making it an incomplete pass, instead of losing yards? Or, when a QB is rushed out of the pocket towards the sidelines, but the chasing defender angles him off and he won't make it back to the line of scrimmage. Why does the QB not just throw the ball 5 feet in front of him out of bounds?
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Rooster Brooster posted:I'm not 100% sure I'm parsing your question correctly, but since the ARI@JAX game is on Fox at 1pm, then CBS is free to show whatever it wants in either the 1pm or 4pm slot since they don't have teh doubleheader. If they moved the SD@MIA game to 4pm, then I'd guess that's what they're going to show for MAX RATINGS but I'm not sure how the whole "America's Game of the Week" fits into this; they might be forced to show only a 1pm game so a majority of the country watches the same game on FOX at 4pm (SF@NO). Hrm, I guess I have a lot to learn about the primary market then. Is there no rule about not having a game up against the home market? The only rule is that the primary market needs to be shown their team?
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Hockles posted:Some things I've thought about, but never remembered to ask about here. RB: At worst it's a 2 yard loss, at best he can break/avoid the tackle and keep going QB: Probably just a mental error, maybe he's looking downfield waiting for his guy to get open and doesn't get the ball out. I guess in theory you could try to draw a late hit call if you keep the ball and go out of bounds but how often does a QB run out anyway? In either case taking the loss of a couple yards is way safer than opening up the possibility of a bad tip/lame duck pass and getting the ball turned over e- I mean even without going through the logic of it, asking a football player to "give up" on a play in the heat of the moment is a tough thing to do GNU Order fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Nov 3, 2013 |
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Nov 3, 2013 16:39
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Hockles posted:Some things I've thought about, but never remembered to ask about here. In addition to what GNU Order said, I have actually seen RBs/WRs do this a couple of times... kinda. Usually it's more like he allows it to hit him in the hands and then intentionally drops/shoves it towards the ground so that he's not risking batting it up into the air or something. It's still dangerous if there's a defender about to be right on top of him.
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Hockles posted:Some things I've thought about, but never remembered to ask about here. Also, what if the pass ends up being considered a lateral? Then the ball is live and the defense gets a turnover.
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Chichevache posted:Also, what if the pass ends up being considered a lateral? Then the ball is live and the defense gets a turnover. I had that in mind when I posted, I just meant the more obvious forward pass scenario.
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Hockles posted:Or, when a QB is rushed out of the pocket towards the sidelines, but the chasing defender angles him off and he won't make it back to the line of scrimmage. Why does the QB not just throw the ball 5 feet in front of him out of bounds? He has to be able to get the ball back to the neutral zone, else this would be intentional grounding. The other consideration is that even if he does get the ball to the neutral zone, there may be a foul if the linemen think he's not going to pass and release to block for his run, and suddenly they've just become ineligibles downfield.
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Are halftime adjustments really a thing? Obviously you want to adjust your tactics as the game goes on, but why wouldn't you just do it during the course of play? With 5-10 minute drives plus 2 minutes each side for commercials, surely there's plenty of time for the coaching staff to decide what needs to be changed and communicate it to the players. But commentators make it sound as if it's only during halftime that teams materially alter what they're doing. What's special about that one 12-minute break that leads teams to make their biggest changes?
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1. Why is "prevent", as in "prevent defense", pronounced that way? 2. Tell me about Mike Singletary as coach. What little I've heard (which isn't much) makes him sound like an inexperienced spaz who only got a chance to coach because of his name. That can't be true, right?
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dokmo posted:1. Why is "prevent", as in "prevent defense", pronounced that way? 1. Sports announcers. 2. The job sorta fell to him when the 49ers fired Mike Nolan. He farted out a 5-4 record in the last 9 games after Nolan had gone 2-5 and they gave him a shitass contract. He stuck around for a while being generally terrible before the Niners finally axed him. It was interesting towards the end of his tenure because everybody in the NFCW talked about how the 49ers had the most talented roster, but it didn't show on the field. He was completely outmatched in every facet of the game & employed terrible OC Jimmy Raye for far too long. His career highlights are unfucking Vernon Davis and showing the team his butt. Also drafting Taylor Mays in the second round in 2010 only to have Jim Harbaugh immediately trade Mays for a ham sandwich upon his hiring because Taylor Mays is a bad football player. He wanted WINNERS. And now that I think about it he was pretty much proto-Schiano.
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This may sound like a dumb question.... But what is in the catering carts on each team's side of the field? What do football players eat mid game?
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He was Schiano but far less malicious and more just a believer in the old 'yell at guys to fix their poo poo' school of motivation. Also, he was completely out of his depth in the game planning and management aspects. It wasn't necessarily that he only got hired because of his name, just that he kinda fell into the position by happenstance and then when the team ripped off some wins against a soft second-half schedule got way more credit than he deserved for the 'turnaround'.
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He did fix Vernon Davis, though, which is huge.
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dokmo posted:1. Why is "prevent", as in "prevent defense", pronounced that way? I feel like it's because it's easier to yell at players with the long E on the first syllable. Assuming that's even what you mean.
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Mike Singletary marching his team out military-style in the season opener, only to get shithoused by the Seahawks, was still one of the funniest things I've ever seen. He's cool in my book.
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Ugh, that loving game was the worst thing.
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Bulls Hit posted:Hrm, I guess I have a lot to learn about the primary market then. Is there no rule about not having a game up against the home market? The only rule is that the primary market needs to be shown their team? If the primary market has a home game I think it has to be aired unopposed by another game. But if it's an away game then the other channel can show a game during that same time period if they want. It's different in Week 17 when the NFL allows both CBS and FOX to show doubleheaders in all markets.
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I have to once again pimp Marcus Cooper, the rookie CB the Chiefs picked up from the 49ers cut list. quote:@bkissel7: Marcus Cooper is @PFF's No. 2 ranked CB in 'coverage' this year. Has to enter DROY discussion with Alonso, Richardson.  Marcus Cooper - 5/10/2013: Signed a four-year, $2.205 million contract. The deal included a $45,896 signing bonus. Kid has made a pivotal play in every game he's played in this year.
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Niners cut him to make room for Nnamdi Asomugha, who they cut today. Go Niners.
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What are the rules for requiring NFL games for the local team to be broadcast on local stations? Specifically, if I live in the Twin Cities and the Vikings are playing on ESPN or NFLN, are they required to be on a local broadcast station (assuming no blackout)? They were on the local CBS affiliate for MNF - is that a requirement, or do the local stations just have the option to do so?
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DrKennethNoisewater posted:What are the rules for requiring NFL games for the local team to be broadcast on local stations? Specifically, if I live in the Twin Cities and the Vikings are playing on ESPN or NFLN, are they required to be on a local broadcast station (assuming no blackout)? They were on the local CBS affiliate for MNF - is that a requirement, or do the local stations just have the option to do so? Looks like those travel with the preseason games. quote:Monday Night Football is currently aired on ESPN, and Thursday Night Football is broadcast on the NFL Network; however, in the markets of the participating teams, the respective cable channel is blacked out. The cable station's feed in the markets of the participating teams airs via broadcast syndication to an over-the-air station. Typically, the team's flagship station for the preseason games will hold such rights, as teams will usually sell the preseason and local ESPN/NFL Network games as one package. Only over-the-air stations in the market of the participating teams may bid on this syndicated package.
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For someone with NFL Rewind/Gamepass, what would be decent gif-making or screen capture software for making gifs or short clip videos of plays. Is there something that would work better for this than just using fraps?
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Gooncam is what you want. If you browse the gif thread, all my gifs were made with Gooncam. Then I stopped being able to view replays due to the NFL hating the technologically savvy, so there is a void to be filled.
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Hope this hasn't been asked or answered in the previous 64 pages. Often before the snap the center, QB, or other offensive lineman will stand up to point deliberately in some direction of the defense. I've never known why, but I assume it's to specifically point out some threat they see. Is this right? Also, what's the significance of the words the QB shouts before the snap and/or to snap the ball? I hear "180" a lot, or (especially from Romo "180...187." What happened to the classic guttural "hut?"
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Stavrogin posted:Hope this hasn't been asked or answered in the previous 64 pages. Often before the snap the center, QB, or other offensive lineman will stand up to point deliberately in some direction of the defense. I've never known why, but I assume it's to specifically point out some threat they see. Is this right? usually you are pointing out the mic backer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXjA8h1AhE You want to mix up your snap count so it doesn't get obvious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewSS9h3pEAU
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hifi posted:usually you are pointing out the mic backer: It's Mike! They are all named. Mike is middle, Sam is strong, and Will is weak.
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What is that design painted near the sidelines of the 50 yard line at the Patriots stadium that looks somewhat like a gray face guard with a dark blue outline and yellow lines radiating out from it?
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SkunkDuster posted:What is that design painted near the sidelines of the 50 yard line at the Patriots stadium that looks somewhat like a gray face guard with a dark blue outline and yellow lines radiating out from it? It's a lighthouse.
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Bashez posted:It's Mike! They are all named. Mike is middle, Sam is strong, and Will is weak.
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CannonFodder posted:What about a 3-4 defense? I think Jack is the most common one (along with Mike, Will and Sam), but I've heard Joker too. From strong to weakside they'd line up Sam, Mike, Will, and Jack.
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Thanks. Is the Jack/Joker the one that is usually a hybrid DE/LB in the Merriman sense?
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Yup, that's the one. They'll generally be the ones sent to rush the passer although obviously that's not always the case.
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