did anyone notice...

[borodawg.sixpack]

the way AD would turn his shoulders after the ball was snapped (like a fake or misdirection of some kind) last year? i have not noticed any of the backs this year doing it and i am fairly sure AD didn't do it before mullen, so was it a back-specific thing or just something he did last year and decided not to do it this year?

 

[8dog]

and we've done it this year. We just haven't run it as well and so we haven't run it as much.

 

[Incognegro]

If you look at last years film, you'll see that Elliot and Ducre have done it too when the counter was called for them. As for why they do the turn... I really don't know the usefulness behind it, since it's too quick to really trick the defense into thinking the play is going in the direction that they twist to. I guess it's just easily identifiable, so that when run enough, it'll lull the defenders into a false sense of expecting the counter to be ran the moment they see the back twist, but low and behold it's really a play action. That's...my idea of it.

 

[borodawg.sixpack]

thanks - just haven't been paying close enough attention, a little trick-a-ration never hurts...as long as it works.

 

[shutterdawg]

Saw Ballard do it a couple times-his turn is not near as ponounced as AD's was though.