thenepatsrule

I came across an article today which said that Peyton is the only one who calls his only plays in the huddle , is this true? i was under the impression that Brady too calls his own plays and changes them according to what the defense is showing him

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fxkane

i guess the distinction must be between "in the huddle" and "at the line." i have heard several times that Manning was--at least when at Indy--either the only quarterback to call his own plays or the one who called way more plays than any other qb

thenepatsrule

If he is the only person doing it that makes him the best out there and i guess then the other 31 QBs (including Brady/Rodgers/Brees) are system QBs and nothing more ?????????

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Gumby

No, but that does make PM a very smart guy, and...

that makes his coach a very dumb guy.

PM has to be smart (i dont think anyone denies that) to be able to run an O like that essentially off the top of his head. BUT...

the reason (if TRUE that he is only one); is NOT that ALL the other QBs are less celebral/capable; but rather that there is a NATURAL HUMAN TENDANCY to DEVELOP TENDANCIES. which good teams/coaches will avoid.

An OC on the sidelines with a choreographed play-card based on a well-thought out opponent specific game plan and a statistical tick mark showing which plays he has used and hasn't is going to be on average less predictable than a QB out there flying by seat of his pants. So, if a coach institutionalizes that the QB is allowed to do that 100% of the time, IMO he is an idiot.

Welkerstache

Brandon Wheedon and Blaine Gabbert as well, it's said.

Boomer B

No QBs call their own plays on an every down basis. I read that Steve Grogan was the last NFL QB to do so and that was back in the 80's. Plays are sent in via the headset and the better QBs like Brady and Manning can veto the play depending what they see at the line of scrimmage. Of course in a hurry up situation the QB may take over the play calling also.

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Dont think any player calls his own plays. Maybe they are given options to change plays but its very hard for 1 qb these days to compete with a DC and whole set of defensive coaches from the sideline. Its just another Manning overhype because he doesnt huddle and switches play at the LOC.

ausbacker

Manning has also been known to call defensive schemes and special teams plays.

lurker1965

Define "Calling plays." Steve Grogan was the last QB to call his own plays. (That sounds very cerebral, but according to Terry Bradshaw that is like 6 pass plays and two 5 runs- left deep pass, left short pass, etc.)

Now every QB, including Peyton, gets an OC radioing him a play call. In his case (and Brady, and Brees, and Rodgers) it is like two passes and a run and he can change it based on what he "reads" of the defense. (It might vary, Brady gets 2 passes with 3 variational routes and Peyton gets 3 pass plays or whatever.)

Every QB can "audible" out of a play. Let me revise that; every "good" QB can audible out of a play. Let me revise that again; every QB trusted by his coaches can audible out of a play based on what he sees. (If the OC doesn't see it too, the QB will not be "trusted" for long.)

Sportscasters say that about Manning to justify their preconceived notion that Peyton is just plain better than any other QB ever.

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chasa

for a guy who apparently isnt calling plays Mike McCoy is getting a lot of head coaching attention