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[tommymac]

Originally Posted by TYEster

Ah interesting.

I guess the saying still applies "Always keep your eye on the ball".

As defensive lineman thats drilled into you from day one. You never go on sound its always movement. I ran enough laps in my days for jumping offsides

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Doesnt have to be verbal you can go off a silent count. When a team is on the road they may not be able ot hear the QB due to crowd noise so they run a silent count. Usualy the QB will raise and lower his foot, then the center cocks his head back forward and snaps it a second or so later.

Now in that situation the defense screwed up, theyre supposed to go off of movement but because it was so nonchallant they all just stood there as the QB walked through. We were taught to go off the movement of the ball so one of our lineman would have drilled him.

I was a center for a couple years. Silent count often starts with a tap on the inside of a selected thigh.

Often times a silent count isn't completely silent. The qb runs through a cadence like normal, but taps when he wants the snap. The others go off ball movement. It is very rare to have a completely silent snap count, usually a trick play...

Originally Posted by tommymac

As defensive lineman thats drilled into you from day one. You never go on sound its always movement. I ran enough laps in my days for jumping offsides

This. Did that many times.