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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 974077" data-attributes="member: 17953">Quite often, when we look at a play with a limited perspective of the entire field, we think we see a missed opportunity, but often it isn't true, because of exactly what you said about how long it will take for the pass to arrive at where it's going to be thrown. A faster DB can cover a lot of ground to get there, even if it's a fairly flat trajectory. As far as what some have said, about Rodgers changing the play at the line of scrimmage, I think that's often what's called. The coaches will see a tendency on the part of the defense, and call a "play" for Rodgers. That play consists of a lot of variables, including whether it's a pass or run. It's Rodgers job to determine which one appears would work best, when the ball is snapped. I'd say that probably 4 out of every 5 plays are designed that way. He uses motion to help identify which option he'll use, and conveys it through a signal at the line. Sometimes what he calls out is a decoy, to try to entice the defense to change their coverage. It's all a game of cat and mouse.</blockquote>

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