Team identity
The play caller leaves a fingerprint
Holds upThe record backs this up, season after season.
This one is in the FanIQ library with the full rule, the reason it works, and every season we checked.
What the record says
Held in 19 of 19 seasons, from 608 records measured.
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- Coaches Are More Predictable Than They ThinkStuff a run on first down and the next play is a pass 72% of the time. Let the same run gain five and it drops to 40%.
- Every Offense Leaves FingerprintsWhere the runs aim, how often the offense lines up in shotgun, how pass-happy the calls lean, how fast the snaps come. Each habit repeats the following season, and you can rank how loudly.
FanIQ carries this one in full: the rule itself, why it works, the season-by-season record, and the related laws.
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