There
is
a
moment
of
orderly
silence
before a football play
begins. Players in position, linemen are frozen, and
anything is possible
Then, like a traffic accident, it begins to
randomly collide. From the snap of the ball,
to the snap of the first bone, is closer to four seconds
than five.
one mississippi-Joe Theismann, the Redskins quarterback takes
the snap and hands it off to the runningback
two mississippi-its a trick play, a flea flicker and the
runningback tosses the ball back to the quarterback
three mississippi-up till now, the plays been defined by what
the quarterback sees. its about to be defined by what he
doesnt.
four mississippi-Lawrence Taylor, best defensive player in
the NFL and has been since he first stepped onto the field as a
rookie. He will also change the game of football as
we know it.
Legendary quarterback Joe Theismann never played another
down of football.
Now 'yall would guess that more often than not,the highest paid
player on an NFL team is a quarterback, and youd be
right.
But what you probably dont know is that, more often than not,
the second highest paid player is, thanks to Lawrence Taylor,
the left tackle. Because as every housewife knows, the first
check you write is for the mortgage but the second is for the
insurance and the left tackles job is to protect the
quarterback from what he doesnt see comin, to protect his
blindside. The ideal left tackle is big, but a lot of people
are big. Hes wide in the butt, massive in the theighs, long
arms, giant hands, and feet as quick as a hiccup. This is a
rare and expensive combination. The need for which can be
traced to that Monday-night game and Lawrence Taylor. For on
that day, he not only altered Joe Theismann's life, but mine as
well.
-The Blind Side
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alwaysxandxforeverx · 1 decade ago
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haha me tooo