Im talking about post snap.
This is what you wrote Andy ...
"Ive never known of OL play based upon relying on verbal communication"
You didn't say anything about pre/post. It's
more than obvious players aren't talking or communicating that much, if at all, post-snap besides a four letter word if they get beat. Again this usually goes unspoken and is a given.
Of course they communicate presnap but that’s not going to help picking up stunts and delayed blitzes.
I didn't see this until now but wow is this way off. I'm surprised to see this. Of course it does. Why do you think OL'm spend hours in film study each week? To
not communicate and ID things before they happen? A few obvious examples.
If you're playing Zimmer you def want your interior on alert. C & G might be working together a little more than normal. You want to be on the same page bc of what you're probably going to see.
Same if one side looks overloaded, personnel lined up in a particular spot. You know there's design coming.
Or if a rusher lines up outside the DE. Now the G & T have to be on the same page. In a lot of cases the G is now taking the DE with tackle taking whoever is lined up outside of him.
Same with protection rules for different situations. If your QB goes to empty, protection rules change. You might have go from BOB, Slide, Bump rules all in one half.
So communication between the line helps with all that stuff. You still have to react and handle it but communication absolutely helps with picking up on this stuff before it happens. Getting on the same page is key for everyone on the line.
