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Say the offense is in the shotgun: why does the QB always stomp his foot?
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Signal to put someone in motion or it's part of the count. Center may not be able to hear him so it may be a signal to snap the ball.
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Sounds right. Thnx.


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seeahill wrote:Sounds right. Thnx.
And when you hear "Omaha! Omaha!" that means the QB's cabin is on fire.

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Ask the question in a couple more forums.
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Ed Zachary wrote:Signal to put someone in motion or it's part of the count. Center may not be able to hear him so it may be a signal to snap the ball.
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Signal...
Not the same thing as a secret.

Nuance.

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What Ed said. To let the center know he can snap the ball.

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Posted this on two different forums. I can explain.
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seeahill wrote:Signal...
Not the same thing as a secret.

Nuance.
Do you know how many teams are going to need to have a new signal now that their secret is out?
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seeahill wrote:Say the offense is in the shotgun: why does the QB always stomp his foot?
Spiders all over the field.
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seeahill wrote:Say the offense is in the shotgun: why does the QB always stomp his foot?
Because it's no longer politically correct for a white man to shout "Ungawa, Ungawa" at 10 jungle apes in order to get them to do something.

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