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09-23-2015, 06:12 AM
Most knowledgeable NFL fans recognize top-shelf quarterbacks have freedom at the line of scrimmage to get the offense into a different play than the original design, depending on what they see from the defense. They are at the line of scrimmage and must command it.
But when a quarterback says he called "almost every single play" like Ben Roethlisberger did after the 43-18 blowout of the 49ers, it sparks interest.
"I was calling almost every single play and we were moving so fast and that's credit to our guys and the conditioning," Roethlisberger told reporters after the win. "We didn't possess the ball very long tonight, but we put up the points.”
There's context involved, and the context is this -- Roethlisberger likes to go no-huddle, and he often calls plays within that no-huddle set. And the Pittsburgh Steelers fired off plays more than two seconds faster on average than the 49ers. That's 52 plays in 23:01 time of possession, or a play per 26.6 seconds, for the Steelers. The 49ers actually controlled the clock but it didn't matter, getting off 77 plays in 36:59, or a play per 28.8 seconds.
The Steelers saw a chance to go fast -- or fast by NFL standards -- and applied pressure, which Roethlisberger happily applied.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/180524/ben-roethlisberger-the-maestro-of-steelers-no-huddle-attack
But when a quarterback says he called "almost every single play" like Ben Roethlisberger did after the 43-18 blowout of the 49ers, it sparks interest.
"I was calling almost every single play and we were moving so fast and that's credit to our guys and the conditioning," Roethlisberger told reporters after the win. "We didn't possess the ball very long tonight, but we put up the points.”
There's context involved, and the context is this -- Roethlisberger likes to go no-huddle, and he often calls plays within that no-huddle set. And the Pittsburgh Steelers fired off plays more than two seconds faster on average than the 49ers. That's 52 plays in 23:01 time of possession, or a play per 26.6 seconds, for the Steelers. The 49ers actually controlled the clock but it didn't matter, getting off 77 plays in 36:59, or a play per 28.8 seconds.
The Steelers saw a chance to go fast -- or fast by NFL standards -- and applied pressure, which Roethlisberger happily applied.
read more
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/180524/ben-roethlisberger-the-maestro-of-steelers-no-huddle-attack