Offensive linemen question

[56BISON73]

Yep.From what I remember only the center got down on the Smith TD play. Matter of fact the linemen almost looked like they were just standing there as opposed to a "normal" two point stance.

Yes they were standing. Made a great screen.

[1998braves64]

good then I wasn't imagining that part.. I remember I had turned to say something to my buddy or brother and turned back when I saw them "line" up and all the sudden bam everything was going towards the center than just sort of stopped and some of the linemen were standing there like the FSU o line man who refused to budge on a quick snap, believe they ended up pulling over in front of smith though.

[JustinTyem]

Yes they were standing. Made a great screen.

Wait,you said the O-Line needed to get in the 3 point stance read the opp. defense. So you are talking out of both sides of your cheeks here pl. Which is it ???

[56BISON73]

Wait,you said the O-Line needed to get in the 3 point stance read the opp. defense. So you are talking out of both sides of your cheeks here pl. Which is it ???

Wrong where in this post do I mention a 3 point stance-----

Originally Posted by 56BISON73 View Post
With the o-line set the d-line usually has to set its defense as well. This gives brock time to read the defense and the o-line time to read the d as well. Audibles and line calls are made or changed during that time. Plus its also an opportunity to either have the d-line to jump and the line backers to show blitz.

[GradBison]

Do we really have to be so pissy after such a great win?

Life is good Bison fans, enjoy it!

[1998braves64]

Wait,you said the O-Line needed to get in the 3 point stance read the opp. defense. So you are talking out of both sides of your cheeks here pl. Which is it ???

the reason for not getting set in 3 point stance in the trick play is so that the defense doesn't figure out that they can only see 10 players and realize #11 is crouched down behind the line plus as PL said to block more of the view to allow the player to hide behind them. In this case the QB is not reading the d they're trying to catch them off guard, by snapping the ball as soon as possible, which worked beautifully in this situation.

[87Bisonfan]

So is it not required to be set in a 3 point stance before snapping the ball? In this case the o-line was just standing there and the center was only one set.

[56BISON73]

So is it not required to be set in a 3 point stance before snapping the ball? In this case the o-line was just standing there and the center was only one set.

That is correct.

[1998braves64]

So is it not required to be set in a 3 point stance before snapping the ball? In this case the o-line was just standing there and the center was only one set.

In HS (pretty sure college is similar) we were only required to be stationary for 1 sec before the ball was snapped, 3 point 2 point standing didn't matter. Obviously 3 point and crouched 2 point is preferred in order to use your leverage for blocking.

[HerdBot]

Most olineman are huge these days. Sounds dumb but if you have a bunch of 6-6 guys standing up, it blocks the view of the shorter qb to read the defense