08-21-2015, 10:56 AM
I was tolds by a coach to look at an O-linemans knuckles when he put his hand in the ground. If they were white that meant he was putting more weight forward on his hand and was getting ready to fire out and run block. If his knuckles were not white then he had his weight back getting ready to drop into pass protection.
However i don't think what Bodine is working on is a tell. I'll bet it has more to do with getting his snapping hand back in front of him to engage the D-lineman. Long snapping is just like throwing. You need to "follow through" to a certain extent to get an accurate snap. But a center has to jerk is snapping hand back forward as quickly as possible to punch the defender. So I am guessing he is working on getting the ball out of his hand quicker and that is effecting his accuracy.
Bodine was not great last year, but his level of play was not so low that it kept us from having one of the best O-lines in the league. This year I expect him to improve like almost every other rookie does in his second season.
However i don't think what Bodine is working on is a tell. I'll bet it has more to do with getting his snapping hand back in front of him to engage the D-lineman. Long snapping is just like throwing. You need to "follow through" to a certain extent to get an accurate snap. But a center has to jerk is snapping hand back forward as quickly as possible to punch the defender. So I am guessing he is working on getting the ball out of his hand quicker and that is effecting his accuracy.
Bodine was not great last year, but his level of play was not so low that it kept us from having one of the best O-lines in the league. This year I expect him to improve like almost every other rookie does in his second season.
