Flipping Tackles

[CaptainKickass]

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Early on in the game - the announcers were having extra trouble getting their words out and then after the play, they said that Clifton and Bulaga had lined up on opposite sides of the line. Cliffy @ RT and Bulaga @ LT.

I don't have the gm DVR'd so can't go back.

Did anyone see this?

Can you elaborate on the what the situation was at the time? Down, distance, personnel?

Speculation as to the matchup and/or reasoning in that situation?

[packers11]

they did it once... I was so lost... then they never did it again... I have it on DVR - I should go recheck what the hell they ran that play lol

[gbgary]

for anyone who didn't record it it will replayed on nfl network on wednesday and thursday.

[Bossman641]

Here was the situation

1st and 10 from the 47, 10:16 mark of the 1st quarter. Packers lined up with Jackson as the single back, Quarless on the right side of the line next to Clifton, Driver in the slot left, Jennings out right and Crabtree out wide left. Crabtree came in motion and Rodgers snapped the ball when he was behind Driver. They faked a toss left to Jackson and Crabtree blocked down on the end. Quarless stayed in to block, Driver ran a drag route, and Jennings went deep. The pass was completed to Driver for a gain of 12.

I honestly have no clue why they lined up the way they did.

[MTPackerfan]

Didn't Rodgers roll to the right, so maybe they wanted Clifton over there for better protection

[Lurker64]

It's conceivable that it's also something they just trotted out there to give the defense one more thing to think about, and they had no other reason. A lot of the Packers gameplan on both sides of the ball seemed to be "we're going to show you a whole lot of different things".

[Bossman641]

Didn't Rodgers roll to the right, so maybe they wanted Clifton over there for better protection

Yes, Rodgers rolled right.

I'm agreeing with Lurker that they did it just to give the defense something to think about but it was still very strange seeing it.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The play worked.

[Tarlam!]

The play worked.

Yup, and so I am reminded of the original meaning of the term "cute"; ugly, but nice.

[vince]

They did it one other time in the 2nd half on a run play to the left toward Bulaga. It also worked.

[Tarlam!]

They did it one other time in the 2nd half on a run play to the left toward Bulaga. It also worked.

Nice. They offer the opposing "D" the same "new look" only twice and fool them both times by not repeating the play. Cool.

[mraynrand]

The play worked.

[pbmax]

Didn't Rodgers roll to the right, so maybe they wanted Clifton over there for better protection

That was my thought initially. Or actually, it was the only straw I could grasp.

[Packers4Glory]

they are letting an aging Clifton get some snaps at his future position...ha

[CaptainKickass]

Also - as if Aikman needed another example of proving what a dumbass he is as a commentator - he said that Bulaga's "natural" position is RT.