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<blockquote data-quote="1939hotmagic" data-source="post: 439334" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>Back to the original post, re Tech's experiment with the reversed-QB approach in the late 1920s, for you Tech history and football strategy buffs . . . </p><p></p><p>From the August 25, 1929 issue of the <em>Montgomery Advertiser, </em>in an article about Coach Alexander's unique methods: "Among the radical phases of the Alexander system of football may be mentioned the reversed quarterback, who places the seat of his pants against the corresponding portion of the center's pants and takes the snap between his legs. The center hands the ball to the quarterback and when the latter receives it he lifts it so that his body forms a perfect screen. Thus the Georgia Tech delayed buck is the most deceptive play imaginable; no defense can tell for a certainty which side of center the plunger [running back] will strike. Coach Alexander has worked this screened snap into an infinite variety of running and passing plays."</p><p></p><p>From a column in the Feb. 10, 1930 issue of the <em>Atlanta Constitution: </em>"In the spring of 1927, the reversed quarterback and balanced lined was introduced. . . . While experts and coaches here and there laughed at the reversed quarterback idea, the Yellow Jackets proceeded to win the conference championship with it. And the next year they were the conference champions and won the Rose Bowl game as well." </p><p></p><p>And, from a column in the March 22, 1930 issue of the <em>Atlanta Constitution</em>, a snippet about Alexander's response when asked to explain where he got the idea to reverse the QB: " . . . it was old stuff. He had seen a deaf and dumb quarterback stand that way to give signals manually to his backfield. In fact, Coach Alexander had his quarterbacks give certain elements of their signals manually in the huddle to save vocal wear and tear."</p><p></p><p>However, with the unexpected departure of star fullback "Father" Lumpkin soon before the 1929 season, and it being too late the overhaul the offense, the Jackets suffered a sub-par season, and after 1929 the reversed QB offense was shelved</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1939hotmagic, post: 439334, member: 1792"] Back to the original post, re Tech's experiment with the reversed-QB approach in the late 1920s, for you Tech history and football strategy buffs . . . From the August 25, 1929 issue of the [I]Montgomery Advertiser, [/I]in an article about Coach Alexander's unique methods: "Among the radical phases of the Alexander system of football may be mentioned the reversed quarterback, who places the seat of his pants against the corresponding portion of the center's pants and takes the snap between his legs. The center hands the ball to the quarterback and when the latter receives it he lifts it so that his body forms a perfect screen. Thus the Georgia Tech delayed buck is the most deceptive play imaginable; no defense can tell for a certainty which side of center the plunger [running back] will strike. Coach Alexander has worked this screened snap into an infinite variety of running and passing plays." From a column in the Feb. 10, 1930 issue of the [I]Atlanta Constitution: [/I]"In the spring of 1927, the reversed quarterback and balanced lined was introduced. . . . While experts and coaches here and there laughed at the reversed quarterback idea, the Yellow Jackets proceeded to win the conference championship with it. And the next year they were the conference champions and won the Rose Bowl game as well." And, from a column in the March 22, 1930 issue of the [I]Atlanta Constitution[/I], a snippet about Alexander's response when asked to explain where he got the idea to reverse the QB: " . . . it was old stuff. He had seen a deaf and dumb quarterback stand that way to give signals manually to his backfield. In fact, Coach Alexander had his quarterbacks give certain elements of their signals manually in the huddle to save vocal wear and tear." However, with the unexpected departure of star fullback "Father" Lumpkin soon before the 1929 season, and it being too late the overhaul the offense, the Jackets suffered a sub-par season, and after 1929 the reversed QB offense was shelved [/QUOTE]
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