MatchQuarters by Cody Alexander

MatchQuarters by Cody Alexander

Aaron Rodgers & Pre-Snap Motion

Static alignments on defense will get you beat. Rodgers is now understanding why that is true for the offense.

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Cody Alexander
Sep 24, 2020
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The use of motion has been one of the major trends facing defensive football in the past several years. Analytically, the use of motion by offenses has a distinct advantage. Defenses are reactionary in nature, so moving someone pre-snap can give the offense an edge or throw the defense off balance. Seth Walder, ESPN Sports Analytics, tweeted this about …

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