(07-03-2019, 12:14 AM)NH3 Wrote:

(07-02-2019, 04:51 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Learning to identify offensive formations and align yourself and teammates accordingly is a skill that can be acquired and refined.

Your avatar says it all. Who made the play on the ball? Ramsey lagging behind the receiver or [BLEEP] molesting the QB?

Instinctive reaction time is key at the MLB position, especially to the DBs.

NH3...

The gif in my signature shows a blitzing MLB.  That was play design, not instinct. 

I wouldn't disagree that Poz had a better nose for the football instinctively in the run game, but that clip is no example of anything we're talking about. 

You initially began this as a "pre-snap" discussion, which is something I believe Jack will continue to improve upon.  
I don't think the "nose for the football instincts" stuff is actually a pre-snap diagnosis, but a quick reaction to the snap and initial movements of the offense.  That stuff can be a bit more "intangible - or -  you have it or you don't"  --  but it still can be sharpened by studying opponents film to learn tendencies.

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