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Football Explained: Right Defensive Tackle in a 4-3
When Tom Landry invented the modern 4-3, his intention was for the front four linemen to control the opposing offensive linemen thus freeing the linebackers to make plays. In the modern NFL, the right...
Football Explained: Right Defensive End in a 4-3
Today we start our look at positions. For the sake of simplicity and clarity, I’ll handle these one at a time. For many readers, these will seem very rudimentary, but that’s entirely the p...
Football Explained: Debunking Joe Namath
When Joe Namath drunkenly propositioned Susie Kolber on Monday Night Football, young fans could be forgiven if they thought it a sad epilogue for a once great quarterback. Namath remains, now more tha...
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