The forty niners did that with Young.

Jul 27, 2014
8:49:22pm

RalphWiggam

Not sure if they did with Montana...but I remember hearing Steve Young say that...they knew the first twenty plays going in. Obviously...I imagine Steve had a green light to audible if the scripted play wasn't appropriate for the situation.

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First 20 plays scripted every game. No deviation.

idacoug

7/27/14 8:34pm

Are they the same for every game? Or are they scripted for each game

SuperTank

7/27/14 8:37pm

Scripted for each game.

idacoug

7/27/14 8:46pm

I wonder if that's how Van Noy knew where to be on 1st play vs USU

hxmCougar2000

7/27/14 11:15pm

And those scripted plays include audibles/read options where the QB makes

basman

7/27/14 8:37pm

Green Bay Packers script their opening drive.

kudzucoug

7/27/14 8:37pm

I'm pretty sure just about every team scripts their first drive.

kccougar

7/27/14 8:46pm

I think they would have to be different or Defensive Coordinators

BYUALWAYSNUM1

7/27/14 8:39pm

The forty niners did that with Young.

RalphWiggam

7/27/14 8:49pm

Yes, it was part of Walsh's system

mogelijk

7/28/14 12:36am

I'm ok with it at BYU. Maybe they call more than

unctoothman

7/27/14 8:54pm

Repeat 6 times (4 if we count punts) and you've got 20

byutx

7/27/14 10:10pm

Don't be a playa hata

Bravescoug

7/27/14 9:01pm

Yes. Happens all the time.

Shimmy

7/27/14 9:04pm

Playas, by nature, are unscripted territory

Bob Vance

7/27/14 9:08pm

Bill Walsh won several Super Bowls doing this.

LifeLongLakerFan

7/27/14 9:36pm

Helped having Joe Montana and Jerry Rice.

BengalCougar

7/27/14 9:38pm

Coaches often do this to feel out other teams game plan.

NWCoug

7/27/14 9:49pm

RE: First 20 plays scripted every game. No deviation.

CougarCountry8

7/27/14 10:15pm

Welcome to football.

molodyets

7/27/14 11:20pm

standard industry practice

Y05

7/28/14 4:35am

the purpose is to see how the opponent

Y05

7/28/14 4:39am

^^^What he said^^^

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