7-Man Mechanics question (from Eagles game)

[ljudge]

Originally Posted by Theisey

Did you apply to ECAC or to Milt?

Applied to the Philly Chapter (Milt).

It would think (if my dream job came to reality) it would been a perfect scenario given Milt works for Andy Reid. I interviewed with the Eagles last year for a software job that would have had me working directly with scouting and the coaching staffs.

They interviewed 6 of us (out of 250+ applicants) for an IT job. It's been over a year and it bugs me to this day I didn't land the darn thing! They thought having a masters degree along with lots of senior-level experience that I would be bored.

[JugglingReferee]

I have seen this mechanic many times before. Always in the NFL, so I do not think it is a mistake.

From what I can tell, they do this when the ball is inside the 10 (?) and the ball is snapped from the hash - one deep guy is on the GL and the other on the corner.

[ljudge]

Hasty assumption by yours truly. It never occurred to me this would be a mechanic and assumed it was an error. I had never saw the BJ and SJ on the endline while the FJ was on the goalline during a play in 16 seasons of Eagles games so I assumed it was an error. Not to criticize though. I really wanted to understand when you're supposed to go to endline and when to stay on the goalline. It'll be interesting to see if this is really a mechanic though.

[Bob M.]

REPLY: Here's the scoop on this NFL mechanic...

"Your friend had the postions reversed: when the ball is snapped from B7 the SJ is deep sharing the backline w/BJ, and the FJ is on the GL. Once we hit the B5 the FJ, BJ, and SJ are on the backline and the HL/LJ are on the GL. "