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I read that he is going to be calling the plays from the pressbox instead of on field. Do you think this is a good tactic? Shouldn't an OC actually be at field level or does this give hima better perspective in the scheme DCs are throwing at the Bills?
New offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt confirmed that he will work from the press box, relaying plays to backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick on the field, who in turn will get the word to Trent Edwards. "I think it's just better for me to be up there in an atmosphere away from everything," Van Pelt said. "You can see it so much better upstairs. When I did call it in Germany (in NFL Europe), I felt really comfortable up there. You take some of the communication you just have to put it through somebody else and that guy on the sideline's going to be (QB) Ryan Fitzpatrick, so it'll be a similar voice that we hear in our room all week. We'll talk the same language and Ryan will pass it on to Trent and that'll allow me to get upstairs and remove myself from the sideline and focus on the field."
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New offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt confirmed that he will work from the press box, relaying plays to backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick on the field, who in turn will get the word to Trent Edwards. "I think it's just better for me to be up there in an atmosphere away from everything," Van Pelt said. "You can see it so much better upstairs. When I did call it in Germany (in NFL Europe), I felt really comfortable up there. You take some of the communication you just have to put it through somebody else and that guy on the sideline's going to be (QB) Ryan Fitzpatrick, so it'll be a similar voice that we hear in our room all week. We'll talk the same language and Ryan will pass it on to Trent and that'll allow me to get upstairs and remove myself from the sideline and focus on the field."
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