The Evolving Chess Match

Sanfran_chrisco · 2012-07-07T11:49:10-07:00

One of the best articles I've ever read. http://nflfilms.nfl.com/2012/07/06/cosell-talks-the-evolving-chess-match/?module=HP11_content_stream Here's a sample "Coryell and Walsh took their lead from Gillman and further expanded the thought process of football. They were creative and imaginative, seeing the pass as a means of limitless possibility and choreographed beauty. It was Coryell who first recognized the tremendous value of a tight end with Kellen Winslow, who could align anywhere in the formation and essentially be deployed as another wide receiver. Walsh saw offensive football as a wide palette of strategy and tactics, more of an art form than a game of brute strength and physical will. He featured (and mastered) a controlled midrange passing game, primarily working from the inside out, both celebrating and expanding one of Gillman's core beliefs: If you control the middle of the field with the passing game, you can attack and win on the outside."

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Jul 8, 2012 at 11:35 AM

LasVegasWally
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Thank you - very interesting!

Jul 19, 2012 at 4:07 PM

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Wow nice article

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