We have a joke among our circle of football watchers. Whenever it is 1st, 2nd or 3rd and a yard for a 1st down or a TD, my friends all ask me what play to call.
Each time, I yell "QB sneak." Under center is implied. Even if it is a half of a yard, there will always be 4th down. It is dull, even ugly, but it works. It also minimizes the chances of a tackle for a loss, or a penalty on the offensive line. I can't keep track of how many times sometime "more clever" than the QB sneak has backfired. Newton is big and strong. Pouncey is a hoss. Put Newton under center on 2nd and goal from the 1 and run the sneak 3 times in a row if you have to. I guarantee a TD. Or do this other garbage, knowing that your kicker is out of the game. You make the call. -Zeb On Oct 19, 2010, at 6:59 PM, wildeart...@gmail.com wrote: > I don't understand why that's odd. We always line up in the shotgun when we > have the ball on the 1. That's part of how we've been so efficient at turning > a 1st and goal at the 1 into a 3rd and goal at the 15. :-) > > Rob > > > >> For his second TD, Newton lined up in the shotgun on third-and-goal from >> the 1, which for most QBs would seem like an odd call. >> Why start 5 yards behind the line instead of right up close to the end zone? -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
