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Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is walking back and forth behind his line, yelling and waving his arms. He's under center, he's in the shotgun, he's reading the defense and changing the play until almost the second the ball is snapped. In other words, it's business as usual--which means the linemen are processing a lot of information in a very short time.
"It's tough on the offensive linemen," says coach Tony Dungy. "It's not (like) being in the huddle, hearing the play, taking 12 seconds to walk up to the line and digest everything. A lot of times these guys don't even know what the play is going to be until a second or two before the ball is snapped. They do ...