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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 560519" data-attributes="member: 4199">This part is true, I'm merely disputing that the advantage of an uninterrupted view vs. already being position to throw.A quarterback is going to come to the line with the playcall.  He's going to look over the defense and make a pre-snap read and then deduce the most likely coverage--cover2, cover3, cover1, cover0.  He's then going to decide which route(s) has the best chance to beat the coverage, and then which receiver has the best change to beat his guy.  More than likely, he's already narrowed down his most likely choice of who he's going to throw to.Post-snap, step 1 is: "Did it happen like I though?"  If so, the ball is out and gone.  In this situation, the shotgun has helped a great deal.If it hasn't, then it's through the progression like normal.  HOWEVER, a quarterback generally doesn't 'scan' the defense.  It's tricky, but watch a quarterback's eyes on slow-mo.  He's looking to specific spots on the field.  I don't know if it's looking for specific defenders or receivers, but he's looking at spots.  Favre was actually a great example of "spot1, spot2. . . " etc.</blockquote>

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