When you watch the games...

[Bubba Mediocrates]

..."How" do you watch? In other words, what are you looking at/for? Do you follow the ball, or are you watching what a certain player/group of players is doing? I generally follow the ball but I'd like to train myself to "see" more of the game while it's going on.

Over and out,
Bubba Mediocrates

 

[C Earl]

I have found the best way to make yourself study action away from the ball is to watch games with no meaning to you. This also works better if you are watching a game on tv instead of in person. At least with tv you have replay. If BDS would get one of those HUGE jumbotrons it would help immensely. Personally every third or fourth play I will force myself to watch the battle at the line of scrimmage. Truly that is where 90% of the action is.

 

[Bubba Mediocrates]

Alright then, I'll ask another question. What are you watching when you watch the LOS? I do the same thing occasionally but I'll be the first to admit that it's hard for me to pick up on the "little" things that go on there.

Over and out,
Bubba Mediocrates

P.S. Thanks for the reply.

 

[PAP-HSVBAMA]

I tend to watch all the movement as a whole at the snap. At that point I decide rather it is a pass or run and then I key in on key spots such as line for run and wr, rb , qb, te for pass. this I think comes from my days as a guard and LB and studying film. It works well for me.
rtr

 

[alatider]

Likewise, I watch the QB and the backfield to see what happens next.

 

[TerryP]

Saturday: general flow of the action.
Sunday: a specific group in general.
M-Weds: (when I get to it) specific players and their responsibilities.

If I'm watching the game in person, it's the total opposite...watching an individual and then moving to what's happened on the play itself.

 

[ua9899]

I tend watch the action away from the ball. It tells alot about what offenses are trying to set up for later in the game. It also tells you defensively how players are going to react to movement of the offense.

 

[RollinOnBayou]

I usually watch the ball, if i miss something, I rewind it . Before the snap, I watch for shifts, men in motion and to see if there is an uncovered receiver. I also like to try to read the blitzes. Like if I see the safety cheating up, I will hope we pass deep over the top.

 

[yellowstone]

I usually watch the ball on most plays, but also enjoy watching things happen at the LOS, especially if the defense is blitzing or if there is a great speed rusher in the game.

I am in the process of moving my Bama VHS game library to DVD, and this weekend watched the 85 Georgia and 85 Auburn games. Bennett was really something coming off the edge.

Bubba Mediocrates. Where have I seen that name before?

 

[Bubba Mediocrates]

Bubba Mediocrates. Where have I seen that name before?

I have no idea.

 

[Jack Bourbon]

I watch the football game for the first half, than as the second half progresses I start gradually ogling women.

 

[TidePrice]

Watching the OL

I enjoy watching the stong side tackle to start...I started this when Chris Samuels was playing. Like to see the first couple of steps, if he is pulling or blocking down or stright up.

Another cool thing to focus on is trap blocking with the guards, I see alot of this in Div. II with teams that still run the trap option. Army and Navy are teams in D-I that are great to watch the OL.

 

[always4crimson]

I watch the football game for the first half, than as the second half progresses I start gradually ogling women.

So you were that creepy guy standing next to me.

 

[Probius]

I like to watch the OL and look at what kind of push they get at the snap. If it is a pass I will watch the QB until I know he has time then look to the WR's to see if any are open.

 

[jdpas29]

i watch the line of scrimmage

 

[CapstoneTider]

I tend to watch all the movement as a whole at the snap. At that point I decide rather it is a pass or run and then I key in on key spots such as line for run and wr, rb , qb, te for pass. this I think comes from my days as a guard and LB and studying film. It works well for me.
rtr

That's more work than most arm chair quarterbacks could handle. :eek2:

We need to get a helment and send you in

 

[rizolltizide]

I'm like a sponge...I soak it all in.

 

[pcolatide]

I look first at the offensive set to identify what formation are they running, how many receivers, slots, wingbacks, ect. then I look at the defensive alignment and continue to focus on it until the ball is snapped, then i tend to try and watch pass routes develope but that is hard to do as often all the receivers or the hot receivers aren't in the viewing area on tv. If running isn't working I hone in on the offensive line blocking to see if I can determine the problem and same thing with pass blocking. I do tend to focus on Alabama on offense and defense early in the game to see if they are doing anything different than usual. Later I begin to focus more on the opponent. If the game does not involve Alabama I just look at the offensive sets and defensive alignments and follow the ball.

 

[Jack Bourbon]

So you were that creepy guy standing next to me.

You were that lady without the bra during the Auburn game?

 

[Bamabww]

Watching the game on Direct TV

And listening to Eli and Snake on the radio gives you a heads up on what's going to happen. If I'm quick enough, I can impress the wife using the 4 to 6 second delay between the radio broadcast and satelite.