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Mirror Images: Reggie Wayne – Champ Bailey
Champ Bailey and Reggie Wayne weren’t mirror images 12 years ago, but Fahey explains how age was the defining – and refining – factor. With a combined quarter century of NFL excellence, why not? By Cian Fahey, Pre Snap Reads Editor’s Note: A game I’ve been playing in my head in recent months is to take…
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Mirror Images: Vernon Davis and Patrick Willis
I can’t think of an easier Mirror Images tandem than teammates. Cian Fahey profiled Ben Roethlisberger and Troy Polamalu. I’m following suit with a pair of 49ers with freakish athleticism and great versatility. It’s only natural to me that two of the best all-around athletes with great scheme versatility – Vernon Davis and Patrick Willis – are mirror images. The fact that they…
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Vonta Leach and Red Bryant: My Amish Electricians
By Cian Fahey, Pre Snap Reads Editor’s Note: A game I’ve been playing in my head in recent months is to take an offensive player and find his mirror image on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage. For example, Joey Galloway and Darrell Green were stylistically mirror images of each other. Both had amazing speed…
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Mirror Images: Dez Bryant-Patrick Peterson (A New Series)
A game I’ve been playing in my head in recent months is to take an offensive player and find his mirror image on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage. For example, Joey Galloway and Darrell Green were stylistically mirror images of each other. Both had amazing speed that sometimes overshadowed their underrated displays…