Like most people, Cardinals offensive linemen prefer not to sit thigh-to-thigh unless required, so they give themselves ample space in their meeting room at the team’s Tempe facility.
But comfort isn’t the only reason spacing is important in the classroom. Line coach Ray Brown is hopeful that it also improves communication.
For instance, when left tackle D.J. Humphries asks center A.Q. Shipley a question, which happens often, he has to speak up. Shipley, in turn, has to answer loud enough that his voice carries across the room.
It doesn’t exactly simulate playing at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, but it does emphasize the need for communication among a position group that was overhauled after last season.