Is this to show the team that they he is ready because he is slightly further away or is it to set their feet?
2006-10-28 03:15:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
It's called a silent count.
2006-10-28 03:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by Skeeter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your in a stadium of 80,000 sreaming fans, you can't hear crap.
The quarter back has many options for the center to respond when he is ready to snap the ball. This is worked out bewteen the center and the quarter back. There is no routine so that the opposite team cannot read what the quarter back will do. They can only assume.
There is what I call the quick snap. It is when the quarter back walks up casually when the players are in line and he checks to see that execution is in progress he wipes his hand on his towel in front of his pants to thrwo off the rushers and assume he is going to run a screen play when he really doesn't intend too and gently bends over to the center and quickly the ball this snapped without cadence called.
Most team that use this is very effective when your close to touch down status or field goal range in a critical time element where your on the third down with 15 seconds on the clock.
The main reason for this is the noise in the stadium.
2006-10-28 03:45:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a signal to the center. The center is the one who sets the silent count before snapping the ball.
2006-10-28 03:34:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jazzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's also used for timing to signal the "real" snap count and to put receivers into motion. It can be used by the QB if he reads the defense and will then change the play with his leg movement or count.
2006-10-28 03:23:03 · answer #4 · answered by Krazykraut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine that is to enable the midsection comprehend even as to snap the ball. in a lot of situations I in basic terms see them do it contained in the shotgun formation. because the midsection is in basic terms too far-off to hearken to the calls, i imagine the leg component is to enable him comprehend to snap it. and that i'm particular there's a time the position the leg component is a decoy to get the protection to larger early.
2016-12-05 07:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its kinda like a silent snap.... so the center know that it is almost time to snap it, because when you're in shotgun, sometimes you're to far away to be heard, especially if the crowd is goin crazy.
2006-10-28 05:42:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Signal to snap the ball. I can't believe Murdock missed this one.
2006-10-28 04:34:59 · answer #7 · answered by stan l 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a signal for a receiver or back to go in motion. The motion is deigned to force the defense to change it's coverages.
2006-10-28 03:21:48 · answer #8 · answered by kidd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
raising his leg tells the center he is ready for the snap.
2006-10-28 03:19:32 · answer #9 · answered by SpinKick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you got it. Sometimes the center can't hear with the crowd noise, so he looks back for the leg raise
2006-10-28 03:16:29 · answer #10 · answered by blackratsnake 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋