Question for all of you football players out there!?

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In the huddle, the quarterback says the play, they break. They line up and before the center snaps the ball, the quarterback yells out something like "blue-42, blue-42, hike" or "red-29" whatever, What do those mean? Does it mean anything special if they are different? Do certain numbers or colors correspond with certain plays?
 
It really depends on the team. On the teams I played for the "color" was the blocking scheme. Red=hot coverage, which meant that the extra player(TE or RB) would stay in to block. Certain colors in certain formations put different players in "motion" or dictated a shift in formation. Numbers pretty much do the same thing but it usually meant a more exact form of instruction. For instance Red 34 could be red (max coverage blitz) 34 meaing the number 3 or slot receiver runs the 4th hot pattern. In a different package Red 34 the Red would mean trap block, the 3 would be RB, 4 would be the hole the play was designed to go to. To give you an idea of how comlex this can be, Mike Martz's playbook is 300 pages thick and thats not even autibles (which he used few of but did exist). In Martz's offense the play called in the huddle is just what he wants to show the defense. The numbers and hand motions in his offense are then put in after the defense respond to the inital play. Im sure I made this even more confusing but its easier to explain in person. I hope I helped some.
 
the colors and numbers usually indicate which routes the QB wants the receivers to run. in some cases, they are just pointless babble, used to try and throw off any defensive players who think they've figured out what play the QB is calling.

either way, the stuff is important.
 
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