Illegal shift question

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by Suudy

We have a team--every year--that likes to send its slot or flanker in motion the same time the linemen go into their set position. Every year we flag it as an illegal shift and let the quarterback and motion man know to wait for the linemen to be set before going in motion. By the end of the season they get it.

The coach never complains. Yet every year he coaches the same thing.

REPLY: Albert Einstein described insanity this way: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

But to the question...this would typically be the call of the R or the wings, but if you're certain you saw it correctly and they don't flag it, in my estimation, you should. And then talk about it at halftime to make sure everyone is on the same page going forward.