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walkingman

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2. Exactly as House of Roberts says, the center or even the QB sometimes will identify the "Mike" (middle lb)

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Thu Nov 27, 2025, 09:57 PM

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by saying his number during his cadence so the OL can know who's responsibility it is to block him. In some of the defensive schemes, they do not use a MLB.

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It's a way of locating the middle linebacker or another key defender, House of Roberts Thursday #1

Exactly as House of Roberts says, the center or even the QB sometimes will identify the "Mike" (middle lb) walkingman Thursday #2

Or asking the player opposite if they want some "nekid pichers of yore waf." They also might be reading the defensive .. marble falls Friday #3