Archive for February, 2010

  • Return of the Big Uglies – The Grand Finale Return of the Big Uglies – The Grand Finale

      - submitted by Long Ball, DOF   How did you do on the Chapter 4 test?  Ready to take it a step further?  OK, you have just been promoted to General Manager of your favorite NFL team – there’s a reason you got the job, your team has n

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  • Return of the Big Uglies – Chapter 4 Return of the Big Uglies – Chapter 4

     - submitted by Long Ball, DOF   Should we sub-title this chapter “The Pretty Boys of the Big Uglies”?  Speed-demon pass rushers have been in great demand since the great Deacon Jones coined the term “sack” to define the tackle of a

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  • Return of the Big Uglies – Chapter 3 Return of the Big Uglies – Chapter 3

     - submitted by Long Ball, DOF The 2010 Draft Class is deep in interior defensive linemen.  “Professor Long Ball, why did you say interior defensive linemen?”  I am so glad you asked – when analyzing the Big Uglies on the defensive side o

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  • Return of the Big Uglies – Chapter 2 Return of the Big Uglies – Chapter 2

     - submitted by Long Ball, DOF   While the offensive tackles are protecting the outside space and often face the opposition’s best pass rushers, strength up the middle is no less important, as it forms the “bubble” of the quarterback’

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  • Return of the Big Uglies Return of the Big Uglies

     - submitted by Long Ball, DOF   Hello and welcome back to the trenches – it’s that time of year again when old Long Ball takes a long, hard look at the prospects that really make things happen in a football game:  the Big Uglies!  As I

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