Zero2Cool
13 years ago

There’s two main components that a center needs to have, and it’s not quickness or agility or snapping or anything. It’s two things: One, he has to have a good height, and I’m talking about where his butt rests. It can’t be too low because I don’t want to get deep in that stance. And it can’t be too high so I feel like I’m standing up. It’s gotta be just right. (Saturday) has got that.

It’s a feel. My center in college was about my height and he’s real low in his stance. So it made me have to kind of duck down a little bit. It’s hard to get out of center. Scott Wells, my previous center, (and) Jeff Saturday – great height. Great butt height.

The second is most important (quality), and that’s sweating. How much do they sweat? The worst thing that you can have is third, fourth quarter on an October day where it’s 65, 70 degrees and he’s sweating through his pants. Because that is not a situation you want to be in.

--- Ever ask a Center to change pants? ---

Oh yeah. Our backup center — great guy — Evan Dietrich-Smith, he has major sweat issues,” Rodgers said. “And when you get that ball snapped up and there’s a lot of sweat that just splashes all over you and on your hands and the ball — it’s not a good situation. So he actually has changed at halftime before. So those are the two things you look for – butt height and sweating. Jeff’s doing really well in both categories. … Low sweat ratio and solid butt height.

Aaron Rodgers w/TSN wrote:




What does the recently signed Center have to say about this?

Absolutely! They are definitely important. This is 14 (years) for me, and you don’t know how many centers I’ve seen have to change clothes in the middle of a practice or at halftime because a quarterback’s just ticked off. ‘Change his pants! I can’t even get the ball!’

It’s always something. When you’re dealing with QBs, they have a very specific way of doing things. The butt height I’ve heard a bunch. Whenever you go and play with different quarterbacks, they don’t want to squat down to receive the snap. The sweating? That’s just a God-given gift that I’ve been blessed with.

Jeff Saturday w/Jason Wilde  wrote:



Something tells me Shawn is gonna like Jeff Saturday ...
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gbguy20
13 years ago
this is detail i never wanted to know.
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Zero2Cool
13 years ago

this is detail i never wanted to know.

Originally Posted by: gbguy20 



and after reading the title ... you still read onward lol
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PackerTraxx
13 years ago
Oh maannn . . . now . . . we not only have to worry about pad level . . . we need to worry about . . . BUTT LEVEL ! ! ! If they're not the right level . . . do we have an unbalanced line?
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gbguy20
13 years ago

and after reading the title ... you still read onward lol

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



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13 years ago
saw it in SI when I was at lunch. I had a good laugh.
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Cheesey
13 years ago
I'm sorry, but that's some funny stuff!!!
Seriously, WHERE would you hear that kind of info, except out of AR?
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Tezzy
13 years ago
"Low sweat ratio and solid butt height." I'd expect to hear something like this out of Peter North.
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Pack93z
13 years ago
When I lined up opposite of another team.. one of the first things we looked for was the size of the centers hands. If they were small.. we would load up the interior of the line spacing to make sure that it drew some of his attention away from gripping the ball.. it was effective in the how clean the exchange was and gave us as a defense an advantage from the word go.

Amazing what lining up directly over his grille with him knowing that a pop was coming does to a guy with small hands trying to snap the pigskin.

Boy, those are some of the mind games I miss within the game... get inside their head and rattle that melon a bit. Simple things... hand pressure of the offensive lineman.. placement of the feet of the QB prior to the snap.. things like that in which tips of the play could be read. Out of all the things I ever gained from summer camps around the Midwest.. that was probably the biggest on field. The networking of scouts and players probably was the only bigger benefit.


Can't imagine what those camps look like today..

Full circle back to the topic... I have never denied that those QB types are wired a little different.. from the don't touch me red jerseys to now butt heights.. all it does is further cement my opinion upon men of their ilk. 😉
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Zero2Cool
13 years ago

Full circle back to the topic... I have never denied that those QB types are wired a little different.. from the don't touch me red jerseys to now butt heights.. all it does is further cement my opinion upon men of their ilk. ;)

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 



Figured you'd like Jeff's comment ...
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