CaneSince4Ever
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They can’t do anything unless someone checks the protection...they’re taught to look at their assignment until their assignment changes.
Nahhhh buddy, you made that $h!t up.
I've never heard of a system where the QB had to make all the calls. It's pretty standard that the Center makes the line calls:
When the Packers are going no-huddle, Rodgers makes the play calls and formation calls at the line of scrimmage. It's at that time that the symphony truly begins, starting with the big horns, or in this case, the big guys up front.
The interior three of the Green Bay line is so important to what they do pre-snap. Center Corey Linsley started 16 games as a rookie last season, all the while making line calls in one of the most complicated pre-snap offenses in the league. His first start came on the road at Seattle, the toughest place for an offense to communicate.
"There's a lot going on with what we do," Linsley said. "It's really complex."
When Linsley scans the defense after Rodgers makes the play call, he will makes his line calls to identity the blitzers, set protections and decide which way and how the line will block. If you watch closely, even without the sound, you can see him pointing and communicating with the rest of the line along with Rodgers.
Linsley, although inexperienced, makes the first call. Then guards Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang, veterans who Rodgers said have "high football IQS," will then counter or offer suggestions about what they like. All the while they are barking out some dummy calls. Words that matter, and some that don't.