He could just say obama, as the truth is always the opposite of what his mouth says.
It is used to call off the hard snap calls.
It was to great advantage against the Steelers when the Broncos used it as a fake and went to a hard snap. Dealing a crucial offsides.
He should use audibles such as Dominos!, Pizza Hut!, Little Caesars! and get paid a bonus by those companies for saying such.
Hmmm, conflict of interest here. He does commercials for Nationwide, but Omaha can be a reference to “Mutual of Omaha.”
This thread is a refreshing change! Thank you!
That’s a fib. He yells Omaha before every play, no way he’s reversing them all. It’s just the “ready”, getting everybody on cadence.
I was thinking Omaha Steaks and it makes my stomach growl.
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I think Peyton and Eli used it when they were kids playing backyard football.
All this second, third, and fourth guessing because a defensive back shifted a bit to the left or took a step or two back is more annoying than entertaining.
Oh, and the hard count to draw an offsides.
Wow! What a way to distinguish so-so clubs from champions.
Not.
Hmmm. My wife yells “omaha” at the end of a long drive. Probably the result of a lot of Manning.
He has done this for years but last year there was a game near the end of the season where it seemed you could hear every single word so clearly. It was this game that brought such notoriety to this Midwestern cowtown.
He’s an incredible future first-ballet HOF QB of course, but his constant directions at the line of scrimmage each play, shouting out who’s supposed to do what, pointing the hot defenders out etc is so friggin’ ridiculous—and I will bet extremely annoying for the O-Line and receivers.
These guys are pros, they don’t need the QB hollering what to look out for every GD play. They have their own intricate calls to think about each play.
I think his habit cost them a safety in the first play of the last Super Bowl he was in, as the center was confused listening to him barking and snapped it early (crowd noise etc too). That set the pace of the rest of the game.
Just shut up already Peyton, let your guys do their job and expect them to do it—like Unitas and Bradshaw and Staubach and Namath and even Brady and Rodgers (who keep their directions to a minimum, mainly for audibles.)
Oh well, my alma mater kicked Peyton’s ass 42-17 in the Orange Bowl after the 1997 season for a share of the National Championship (split with Michigan), so it doesn’t really bother me that much (does).
OhMaHa Deflatriots missed the extra point!
Now what does Rogers “319” mean.... He uses it almost every down.
So really, I gotta click the link?
I thought it had something to do with wanting a steak.
Balloon in the Wizard of Oz.....Omaha.