re: How does the OL know whether to run or pass block in this RPO scheme?

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You know Saban will be prepping the refs to look for this penalty when we play bama.

I've seen it myself. Cushenberry seems like he is at least 4 yards down field locked up with an LB at least two times I remember.

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You are right but the problem is this is exactly what they are supposed to do. If he doesn’t get to the linebacker and you run the ball then the play is blown up. The lineman have no way of knowing what is happening so they are just supposed to blocks as if it’s a run every time. Until they start calling it consistently there is no point in changing what you have been doing.