Pre Game Conversation With Coaches

Originally Posted by Rooster

As far as I'm concerned this is the same as "Black line all the way around." The coaches who tell us what they want will do so even if we don't remind them. The coaches who need reminding will still need reminding during a game regardless of what we say in a coaches meeting.

The explanation I have heard is that some coaches don't want to tell us right away so they can milk a few more seconds before we start the timeout clock. Some R's here tell the coaches about timeouts and assure them we will wait until both teams are in the huddle to start the clock.