Does Ben have a tell?

I saw this on r/Steelers and thought it was interesting. It appears that Ben’s feet give away run or pass. Watch his left foot. Heel flat run. Heel raised pass. I looked at a couple plays on YouTube and it appears to have some merit.

 

I have heard this be4 about 5 years ago.
So you maybe on 2 something.
I've tried 2 study it , but I'm not sure. I think I will go back and look.

 

I also heard this before. Might be something to it. I know for sure that Ben's footwork was awful at the end of last year. Could be a case of Ben cheating to get to his first step faster. This happens a lot with injured players.

 

what does he do if it's play action?

 

Both heels up on his toes

 

Not just Ben. Teams have guys studying the opposing QB's for any tell tale signs and pass on the info to D players. Sort of like poker where some players do something that gives away their hand.

Damn memory failing here but I recall in the 80's an obscure QB would rub his hands on his pants a lot more when he was going to have a pass play. I learned that from watching the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders show that was on long ago. One of the sweet things brought it up on the show.

 

I think Art Monk had that as well, teams knew when it was a pass or a run based on his putting his mouth guard in.

 

Now that's funny!

 

Someone in the media has picked up on this kid’s analysis
https://www.sportscasting.com/video...rger-must-change-ways-steelers-going-nowhere/

 

Do you need a tell when Ben threw the ball 65.48% of the time? He probably has a tell from a 2 yard pass to a ten yard pass though.

 

Just another reason to move on...

 

Plexico had a tell that even my wife figured out. Walk out of the huddle it was a run play. Run out of the huddle it was a pass. Run while rubbing his hands and he was the prime receiver. My wife pointed this out during the AFC championship game where everyone thought New England stole our signals. It was the dumbass playing wide out.

 

Good read.

 

Yeah because He could never not fix that. LoL

 

Idk maybe, maybe not. Sometimes that stuff can get so ingrained. Hopefully having a real offensive coordinator will force it out.

 

I remember Romo pointing this for one team’s Tackle, how he set his feet completely gave the run/pass away. I’m assuming that was fixed after having it identified on national TV.

 

In my playing days I'd look at the OL who usually give away if its a run or pass based off of where they put their weight and their hand in their stance.

 

Apparently AB had one as well. One of the ravens defensive backs talked about how if AB adjusted his gloves pre-snap he knew AB was the primary receiver.

 

"It’s not known how long Roethlisberger has been tipping plays inadvertently. The Steelers’ quality control people should have noticed at some point, even if it’s not as pronounced as when receiver Antonio Brownfastened his gloves at the line of scrimmage chiefly for pass plays, according to Behind The Steel Curtain."

Bless their hearts.

 

They should hire this kid.

 

Here's some much needed context. This is definitely happening, but just before the snap, so really how much of a tell is it?

https://steelersdepot.com/2021/07/study-is-ben-roethlisberger-really-tipping-the-steelers-plays/

 

Hmmm.
Exactly. Its not like that is a tip. You can't line up for that. I was expecting something with more time for the Defense 2 change up. By the time you see that the play is happening.

 

Yea Ben has a tell alright. It’s called being in Shotgun 80% of the game.

 

I hate to compliment Brown, but I think it's a tribute to how good he was if he was advertising that he was the primary receiver and he still put up the numbers he did. If I were the Ravens DB's, I don't think I'd go around bragging that they knew when he was getting the ball. Not a good look.