Posted on 02/14/2022 7:00:19 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I've been watching football for a considerable amount of time -- the last three hours, more specifically -- and something doesn't quite add up for me.
The players often take the ball and dive straight up the middle, where there are other, bigger players ready to stop them. But this is what gets me -- there's a ton of space all around the players they could use to just run around all the bad guys.
What gives?
It seems like a surefire strategy to take the ball and run where there AREN'T opposing players, instead of taking the ball and running where there ARE opposing players. It seems really basic. And I'm just not sure why the teams haven't realized this yet.
It's probably just because they haven't had the input of a smart, strong, independent woman like me. But no matter what the reason, the teams would score way more goals if they'd just run around everyone. I've got a call in with the manager of both the Bengals and the Rams. I'll update this post for you guys if they get back to me.
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Got stung by the Bee yet again.
Sounds exactly like my sweetheart— “if they don’t want them to score, why don’t they just stop him from passing?”
Ever try to explain a double switch to someone who just started watching baseball?
I have thought the same thing myself. I think running up the middle and being stopped cold accounts for probably, at least, 50 percent of the effort. You would think they would learn. I watched a high school football games last fall, and it was absolutely amazing.
Not to mention the punt return, where the receiver will invariably run toward the largest concentration of opposing players.
Also, when they pass the ball, why does the receiver run to where the opposing players are when there are so many open areas on the field. Why don’t they run to the open areas?
Why do they want all those big guys to play?
Seems like if you had a bunch of little fast guys you could outrun the fat dudes.
Sounds exactly the way my wife sounded when she asked me to teach her how to watch football.
The gal stuck with it and learned a lot. Never missed a game. She turned into a football fanatic.
Ex girlfriend thought the pitcher was awesome. He could hit the bat nearly every throw.
Short yardage plays rely on timing. If the front line can produce a gap and the running back can hit it in time you typically gain 3 to 4 yards. No gap and the play likely gives you a 1 yard loss. so on a percentage basis you gain 2 yards per play.
Now the truly great running backs can tell if the gap will be there and have the peripheral vision to see other openings. They can make a spit second decision and many times capitalize. I have to believe in this era of statistics and computer models this type of running back is discouraged by the coaching staff. It may also be that too much ad libbing encourages other players to try it that don't have the talent to pull it off.
The Babylon bee again hits to close to reality
I’m pretty sure Da Bee doesn’t know many FReeper women.
I stood behind this monster at an OBX Macdonalds. Im 6’5” and this guy was massive. He ordered, turned around to leave... Dave Butz.
I stood next to a NFL running back once, he was big too.
Can you say XIX ?
Why is the guy holding the ball the only one who gets to score? Seems like the other 21 ought to object to this lack of equity and inclusion. I sense a lawsuit.
Can you say XIX ?
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This is the Bee, so yeah.
But if the question were asked by a serious person, the answer would be, have you seen the guys who defend those open spaces?
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