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Adam Harstad’s Defense to Defend the Planet
Defensive Philosophy: Chaos The offense always has one key advantage over the defense in football: they know where the ball is going. The offense gets to call its plays, make its decisions, and then must attempt to execute them. The defense is tasked with preventing the offense from executing its plan. In short, the offense…
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Sunday Football Twitter Sermon: Marcus Allen
Marcus Allen’s Most Selfish On-Field Act Opened the Doors to a Most Unselfish Career I learned that Marcus Allen intentionally fumbled the ball 8 times in a high school game because the star safety didn’t want to play quarterback. How his coach and his father responded to this selfish act had a vital impact on…
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Adam Harstad’s Offense to Defend the Planet
Harstad adopts an underdog mentality in this game to defend the planet and it “permeates every choice” he makes. Team Overview Despite all assurances that this competition is a “fair fight”, I am approaching the Game to Decide the Fate of Humanity as if we are heavy underdogs. This is not a motivational ploy— somehow…
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Matt Waldman’s RB Cut-Down To Defend the Planet: No.3 Adrian Peterson
Adults don’t believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, but I believe in Adrian Peterson on a football field with the ball in his hand. Adrian Peterson When I first saw Adrian Peterson at Oklahoma, he reminded me of Jim Brown. Their frames appear as if they have bones constructed of…
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Matt Waldman’s RB Cut-Down to Defend the Planet: No.4 Jim Brown
If this project was “One Bad Dude to Defend the Planet,” Brown would be the One Man Gang. Jim Brown This is the toughest one. Brown played in a far more lawless era of football than most and was its marked man. He dominated the sport to a degree that his records stood for another 20…
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Eric Stoner’s Defense to Defend the Planet
Stoner took a coast-to-coast approach with his defensive roster–with a pit stop near Arthur Bryant’s. Good call? Intro “They told us that they admire our species for our creativity, resilience, and skill to control and/or use emotion to our advantage either by direct or indirect intimidation,” writes Matt Waldman about the RSP Writers Project: The…
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Matt Waldman’s RB Cut-Down to Defend the Planet: No.5 Emmitt Smith
Watching Emmitt Smith again was essential football therapy. It’s hard to do, but don’t let the Dallas offensive line block your path to wisdom. Emmitt Smith Smith was a good talent behind a team for the ages. He compiled great stats, but he had wide open holes to run through. This is the common…
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The Gut Check No.335: Practicing Your Trade
The best advice for fantasy football trades? Avoid them. If you must pursue a deal, Matt Waldman shares techniques that will help. Getting sick of my analogy that building a winning fantasy roster is like building a sturdy table? I’m about there. This is the last time. I swear on the life of Bramuel L.…
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Matt Waldman’s RB Cut-Down to Defend the Planet: No.6 Marcus Allen
Greatness remains focused during chaos and disruption. Considering the entirety of his career, few showed more greatness than Marcus Allen. Marcus Allen If God put one person on this earth to be a professional football player it would have been Marcus Allen…He was the most instinctive, natural football player that I have ever been…
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Eric Stoner’s Offense to Defend the Planet
Stoner’s Team to Defend the Planet isn’t a collection of all-time individuals, but a choice of all-time units. Well played… Intro “They told us that they admire our species for our creativity, resilience, and skill to control and/or use emotion to our advantage either by direct or indirect intimidation,” writes Matt Waldman about the RSP…
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