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Thomas Schelling , along with Robert Aumann, was honored this week with the nobel prize in economics for his work in Game Theory--or "i...

From a press Conference with Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis: [In response to a question on running back Darius Walker's running style] Bu...

Here is a message board response of mine about throwing versus man to man. Lots of the theory stuff is much more applicable to zones; vs. ma...

If you have not yet read my earlier post on concepts I suggest reading that first before this one. Also, I suggest reading this thread on ...

First, anyone interested in a great discussion about understanding passes and how they affect defensive structure should check out this thre...

Making Passes Look Alike Part 2 As discussed in the last article, sending all your receivers vertically is often very difficult to pattern r...

Pattern reading is one of the most crippling tactics a defense can employ against an unprepared or poorly organized pass offense. Even a suc...

To kill two birds with one stone, I will continue to elaborate on the topic of pass pattern adjustments that began with Spurrier and some ot...

Below is a chart describing the probability (based on a normal distribution) of gaining 10 yards in 3 plays, based on a particular play...

Old article from 1979 but still a good one. From the Unofficial Westcoast Offense Site: Emphasis below is mine-- Controlling the Ball With t...

A play that is gaining in popularity is the spacing/mini-curl. A simple route that happens quickly (especially important with protection bec...

Start with the playbook, which Tedford wants quarterbacks to "learn" rather than memorize - akin to thinking in a foreign language...