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Show Multiple Defenses Hurt Huddle Teams 'Teams use five, six, seven and eight defensive formations in a single game these days," the Old Horseman said, "and this makes it imperative that the quarterback quar-terback stand up and call the signals. In that way he can see the various changes In the defensive de-fensive set-up and capitalize on them. With the huddle, a play is chosen and then the team comes out and finds that the defensive set-up Is such that It makes the play decided on useless. The proof of this lies In the fact that huddle teams return to formation and call another play 75 per cent of the time." In line with this, Stuhldreher cited the Green Bay Packers In their game wtih the All-Stars here last Sunday as an example. "The Packers huddled, yes, but fully half of the time they checked signals when they came up on the line and got a look at the defensive formation of the All-Stars. |