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Something on offensive playcalling that I have heard mentioned more than once that was shared by Bill Parcells. He said that no play makes it into an individual game's playbook unless that play is successfully executed at least ten times either in practice or in walk-throughs. If it is a play designed for a specific receiver, for example, and was practiced ten times successfully with that player and that player (or any other critical player) goes down before or during the game that play is "red-lined" (the term Parcells used) and not used in that game.

What I'm trying to say is it is impossible to read Carmichael's mind and know what he is thinking during the game. Also, let's not forget that the Saints' standard offense commonly includes two variations of a play involving a pass or a run that can be audibled by the QB regardless of what the original call is coming from Carmichael. How many times did Dalton wimp out and go with the more conservative variation?

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