Training Camp Updates:

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Another point made was the defense knows the plays and everyone is simply practicing. The more I think about it, the less worried I am. If they gel enough to stop our dline half the time, alot of the other teams are going to be piece o' cakes!

Well the only way the D should know the play is if the O is telling them. Each formation has a bundle of plays and they should not know the play just by the O's formation. If thats the case then we have bigger issues.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well the only way the D should know the play is if the O is telling them. Each formation has a bundle of plays and they should not know the play just by the O's formation. If thats the case then we have bigger issues.

I of course don't have the link, but I think it was Samuels who said it, and yes it is the coaches telling everyone the plays. I believe, right now they are all made aware of it so that everyone can be focusing on techniques. I don't think that is a big issue. For example, initially when training on a military operation, you know the enemies goal and tactics so that you can train for that particular attack. once you have trained several scenarios the enemy is given more leeway and you are then learning how to adapt etc. Remember this is not day 31 of camp, if there is a day 31. Everyone is getting on the same page, etc.

[Lotus]

Plus the offense will repeat plays to work on getting them down. They may run the same play several times in one practice and, needless to say, at best it will be a surprise for the defense only on the first rep.