QB handclapping issue
I am getting used to the spread, but I am having a hard time watching our QB's clap their hands before every snap. I don't know if it is just a wierd pet peave of mine, or if you guys dislike it, too, but I have a hard time believing that it is an essential part of the offense. I wish they would get their feet set and yell set, hike. Maybe if things go well and they are clapping before TD runs instead of 3 yard losses it won't bother me so much this year, but who knows?
August 18th, 2009 at 3:26 PM ^
You're not the only one, but fortunately, from what I've read, the handclap will be gone this year. There were no handclaps in the spring game from what I remember.
Also, I'd heard that the handclap was more of an "I'm ready" signal than anything else -- the center at that point had the discretion to snap the ball at any time after the handclap, not exactly after. Granted, offsides calls were down from the previous year, I believe, but it worked to our benefit on several plays where the center held the ball for longer than usual.
August 18th, 2009 at 3:29 PM ^
Glad to hear that that has kind of gone by the wayside. I think you have a better chance of drawing the defense offside with a good hard count then by the center randomly snapping the ball.
August 18th, 2009 at 4:26 PM ^
Nice profile pic. :)
August 18th, 2009 at 3:34 PM ^
Just as annoying as when Henne used to hold his index fingers up before every play as he looked at the line formation, a la Peyton Manning. That always annoyed me.
August 18th, 2009 at 3:47 PM ^
Yeah , But I always enjoyed when the D-Line would jump, because they thought the ball was snapped. He would come out from under center pointing and half the D-line would lean or jump forward.
I would always yell "Go" at the TV when he did that.
August 18th, 2009 at 5:00 PM ^
that's called the "henne-dance" that's why there's a guy on here with the name hennedance haha
August 18th, 2009 at 7:59 PM ^
but I remember it being him holding up his thumbs before the snap. You know, because holding up your index fingers would just look ridiculous. I always thought it was retarted, and I don't know how much it really helped us out, if at all.
August 18th, 2009 at 3:43 PM ^
It always bothered me during games, and it burns like the dickens.
August 18th, 2009 at 4:00 PM ^
It definitely goes right along with the Henne finger-pointing or flapping arms almost like quieting the crowd... It doesn't piss me off too much I just think its funny to imitate.
August 18th, 2009 at 4:03 PM ^
i always wondered why RR's qbs did that. other shotgun qbs will lift a foot to signal to their centers that they're ready. still kinda goofy-looking, but at least they don't look like kindergarteners at the zoo.
August 18th, 2009 at 4:19 PM ^
I think they should use a kazoo instead of a handclap to let the center know they're ready. Would that be legal?
August 18th, 2009 at 4:44 PM ^
Vuvuzelas!
August 18th, 2009 at 4:27 PM ^
LSAT Question: Which of the following is an assumption UMDad uses to bolster his notion of disliking and having a hard time watching the QBs clap their hands before the snap:
A) The clapping of the hands has nothing to do with the actual football plays being run and isn't something RichRod had the QBs do per the rules of the offensive scheme they had in place.
B) Blueberries
C) Not good enough
D) Potent Potables
E) jorts
August 18th, 2009 at 8:09 PM ^
Good find on that one. I didn't know that they made so many of those commercials. The only one I have ever seen is the Mr. Really bad tupee wearer.
August 18th, 2009 at 4:33 PM ^
I prefer they shout out a Hail Mary.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:35 PM ^
I thought this thread was going to be technical.
Instead, it said, "It annoys me when quarterbacks clap their hands."
Thanks for that.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:30 PM ^
And we know it.
August 19th, 2009 at 7:25 AM ^
I tried to be clear. I have noticed that poor thread titles catch a lot of grief so I did put a little thought into it. Sorry, I will try a little harder next time.