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The pocket is a room that keeps shrinking
Pocket presence is not bravery. It is a quarterback keeping an accurate throwing platform while the space around…
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The pass rush is won before the quarterback moves
A sack is the last frame of a much longer argument between a rusher and a tackle about…
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The run game is an argument about numbers
Before anyone is blocked, most runs have already been decided by how many defenders are standing near the…
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Route running is a negotiation with leverage
Separation is rarely speed. It is a receiver taking the ground a defender has already agreed to give…
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What home field actually buys you
The crowd is real, but the advantage is made of communication, travel and familiarity — and it is…
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A roster is built in the quiet months
Most of what decides a season happens in an empty building, months before anyone plays a down.
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The week after a loss
A building has about forty-eight hours to work out what actually went wrong, and most of that happens…
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The practice week decides Sunday
By the last full practice the plan is finished. Almost everything that happens on Sunday was chosen and…
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Week 1 preview: Falcons at Steelers
Atlanta Falcons open at Acrisure Stadium, live on FOX. Two clubs that finished 8-9 and 10-7 meet on…
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Week 1 preview: Bears at Panthers
Chicago Bears open at Bank of America Stadium, live on FOX. Two clubs that finished 11-6 and 8-9…
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Week 1 preview: Broncos at Chiefs
Denver Broncos open at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, live on ESPN/ABC. Two clubs that finished 14-3 and…
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Week 1 preview: Bills at Texans
Buffalo Bills open at NRG Stadium, live on CBS. Two clubs that finished 12-5 and 12-5 meet on…
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