Not Even in the Same Galaxy

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(01-25-2017, 08:37 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: On the 6 second, Brady roll-out TD, I noticed that the offensive line basically all turned their men inside...at each other.  It created a sort of rugby-scrum.  I was thinking about it and if a defensive lineman is backed in to other linemen, they can't get low, get leverage, or get around their blocker.  

It seemed almost overly simplistic, but it worked.  And I saw Atlanta do the exact same thing several times....all linemen angled their rusher to the inside.  I doubt any of our coaches watch the games and adapt things they see (when was the last time a Bengal ran a "rub route"?) but I loved the idea and, more importantly, how much time it afforded the QB.

Paul Brown invented that technique over sixty years ago in Cleveland.