I think they don’t go under center because it’s something else to practice. The more things you practice just makes snapping the ball more complicated. Just guessing though.
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LMAO! That's a good one BOB. I'd even settle for a tackle eligible!
Like Southern, I am a big fan of James Franklin. But the one thing I do not like about him can be explained in this golf analogy. One day I was playing with this old timer and I started out my round birdying the first 4 holes. After teeing off on the 5th hole, he asked me if I have ever birdied the first 5 holes before. I responded, no I haven't. His response that day has been with me ever since, and this was the mid 90's when he said it, and I've become a much better golfer BECAUSE of what he said. When I said no I haven't, he responded, I guess you never will with that attitude! Epiphany!!! Mind Blown!! Took a while to realize what he meant, but I had negativity in my answer - I should have replied Not Yet! So when James Franklin answered a reporters question about short yard situations and if running a QB sneak was possible, he said we run the RPO and we don't take snaps under center - I read that as a negative mindset. Just because you haven't taken a snap from center in 5 years, the proper answer would be yeah, we could do that! Always think positively, never dismiss any idea, and never limit yourself, we are all capable of so much more than we realize.
I completely disagree with this statement.
Acknowledging truth is not a negative mindset. Stating you haven't ever birdied 5 holes in a row isn't "negative", it's not "positive", it just is... It's what happened. They only reason you look at it as negative is because you THINK it's negative. Truth is like Art in a way, it's more about what you bring to it.
James Franklin stating "we run the RPO and don't take snaps under center" isn't negative in any way, you just perceive it as negative because you feel running under center would be a good idea. The "negative" in that statement comes from your own bias, not Franklin's statement itself.
What if Franklin thought about it in the past, and came to the belief that practicing plays under center would ultimately lead to fumbles and unforced errors? Why would he then choose to say "Great idea!" when he already considered it and decided against it? He had an open mind, but after consideration felt it the wrong move. That's not "negative". To say it is basically states that a coach should be a "yes man", willing to try anything and everything brought up to him just to "stay positive".
At some point coaches need to make decisions on how much is too much, and you can't be everything to everyone: "Let's try more plays" - "Sure, great idea!" ... "Well, what about less plays to simplify things!" - "Well, uh... need to stay positive so yeah let's do that too!"
I agree with James Franklin make snapping the ball less risk of fumbles or bad exchanges as possible. Even in high school roam, we took all snaps under center and went on the same count every play. It was so drilled in our heads going ‘ready set hut’ if we changed the count we jumped lol
You can disagree roam, but I don't think you really understood what I was trying to say. Could be how I worded it, seeing how I am not a writer nor a story teller. But there was a deep hidden wisdom in what was conveyed to me that day on the golf course. I'm not saying learn to run every play a reporter asks about, not saying that at all. Just an overall outlook approach to positivity and all the great things that can be had with that approach. Cuz trust me ... negativity on the golf course will cost you a few bucks if playing against me.
You can disagree roam, but I don't think you really understood what I was trying to say. Could be how I worded it, seeing how I am not a writer nor a story teller. But there was a deep hidden wisdom in what was conveyed to me that day on the golf course. I'm not saying learn to run every play a reporter asks about, not saying that at all. Just an overall outlook approach to positivity and all the great things that can be had with that approach. Cuz trust me ... negativity on the golf course will cost you a few bucks if playing against me.
I completely understood what you were saying, but I completely disagree with your premise.
There is NOTHING negative about answering a question with truth. It's all about YOUR FEELINGS about what you said. Just because you view answering a question with "no I haven't" as "negative", doesn't mean I would view answering it that way as negative. It how you feel about it.
I ran track and many people asked me if I had broken 53 seconds in the 400IH, to which I always answered "Nope". However, that doesn't mean in my mind I thought I was never going to, or not being positive. It's just a statement, nothing more.
You are basically insinuating Franklin is being negative because he thinks snapping under center is a bad idea. What if someone asked him if he would consider running the ball every play, and not passing at all? Would it be a negative mindset to say "no thanks" to that? Of course not, some ideas are just bad ideas.
My whole point is your own bias is why you feel Franklin is being negative. You think it is a good idea, and believe that he's just dismissing it out of hand without considering it. Why? Because he doesn't like the idea? That doesn't mean he hasn't considered it or thought about it, but again he has to make decisions. He can't institute everything that every fan wants, and dismissing some of their ideas isn't inherently negative
Like I thought, you just aren't grasping the concept of what I said, but it's ok - time to move on.
Like I thought, you just aren't grasping the concept of what I said, but it's ok - time to move on.
Pretty sure I am, to always think positive.
What you aren't grasping is you have no idea that Franklin isn't thinking positive based on simply saying "we don't run under center". He might be very positive, he simply sees as a bad idea. Thinking something is a bad idea doesn't mean you're closed minded or negative.
