Sentences with phrase «from getting to the quarterback»

Think of it this way: The offensive linemen on a football team block the defenders from getting to the quarterback.

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Being fairly apolitical in those days, I really couldn't care less whether the guy was a Democrat or Republican, but I was thrilled to get to know one of the great quarterbacks from my childhood at our annual strategy meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In 2012 the lines between the sacred and the profane will get even more blurry: Scientists will religiously maintain their search for the elusive God particle (they won't find it); evangelical sports superhero and Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow will continue to be both an inspiration to the faithful and an object of scorn to skeptics (he will be watching, not playing in, the Super Bowl); at least one well - known religious leader or leading religious politician will be brought down by a sex scandal (let's hope all our leaders have learned a lesson from former Rep. Anthony Weiner and stay away from sexting); and the «nones» - those who don't identify with one religion - will grow even more numerous and find religious meanings in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»?)

The Huskies, in just their fourth season in Division I - A, got 166 rushing yards from sophomore tailback Terry Caulley and held Hoosiers quarterback Matt LoVecchio, a Notre Dame transfer, to 211 passing yards.

Although Jackson has to continue getting better from the pocket, the potential is there for him to be a franchise NFL quarterback.

For edge rushers trying to turn the corner, that means they need to get around the offensive tackle as tightly as possible, around that seven to eight yards of depth to make sure that the quarterback can't step up away from their rush.

I'm talking about one - on - one situations with offensive tackles, no help from anybody, and yet Bosa is doing all these great things at the beginning of the rush only to eventually get ridden by the quarterback.

In March, Trump took credit for the free agency of Kaepernick and bragged that NFL owners were afraid to pick up the quarterback because they didn't want «to get a nasty tweet from Donald Trump.»

Two linebackers blitz — or threaten to blitz — from positions on the left and right shoulders of the center (the A gaps), trying to get immediate pressure on the quarterback via the shortest route and forcing the offense into a series of quick and potentially dangerous decisions.

And then there's the great work he does with his hands to get free from a blocker whether playing the run or getting after the quarterback, uncommon for college players.

When franchise quarterbacks got injured and needed to stay on the field, from Roethlisberger to McNabb to Eli Manning, Teddy got the call.

They have to decide whether to get wider and further away from the quarterback or line up head - on or inside the tight end, and they have to be concerned with him chipping on the way out for his route.

The problem is it's hard for McCoy to get sacks when the Bucs are blitzing and stunting so much because he either is getting double and triple teamed or the end to his side is losing contain and letting the quarterback escape away from him.

Quarterback Dennis Shaw guided the Bills back from a 16 - point deficit with fourth - quarter scoring passes to Bob Chandler and Randy Jackson and got them near enough for a field - goal try that might have won.

Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts got flushed from the pocket and scrambled to his right.

Tyler Shough, a four - star quarterback to 247sports out of Chandler, Arizona, received an offer from Michigan recently: Just got off the...

Marshall Thundering Herd quarterback Rakeem Cato was scrambling to get away from pressure when he coughed the ball up.

The Eagles also have to get by for a little while with Mark Sanchez, a man synonymous with turnovers and one turnover in particular, as their starting quarterback until Nick Foles can return from a broken collarbone (for reference, Aaron Rodgers missed seven weeks with the same injury last season).

-- extra-spicy buffalo wings and getting love from a car salesman («We've got to get you in a new Beemer»), a real estate agent («I've got the perfect house for the new hero in town») and a barrage of rabid fans («We'll be the loud ones you hear when you walk through the tunnel»), the grateful quarterback looked ready to suit up.

I spent the next two weeks downgrading every damn team in the country and letting Meek Mill quarterback the Owls to glory, knowing the only two teams good enough to get to the title were us and them ol' country boys from Tuscaloosa.

But Harbaugh has built a dominant defense, and he'll get enough from his quarterback to finish 11 - 1.

He's best at getting to the quarterback, but his sack numbers dropped from 10 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2017 because of a defensive scheme change.

Tim also gets help from the twins, John and Pat, who started trying to improve the family fortunes when they urged their brother to write to their father from training camp about how good a rookie quarterback named Johnny Unitas was.

Among the quarterbacks, one of those from California getting a ticket to the Elite 11 finals was Sears, the MVP of the QBs and the latest big - time recruit from San Clemente.

Word flew around over the weekend that Michigan was targeting a quarterback committed to another Big Ten school; OSU pledge Joe Burrow told 247's Bill Kurelic that he got a phone call from Jim Harbaugh, but said in no uncertain terms that he's fully committed to the Buckeyes ($).

From 2000 to 2014, 165 quarterbacks that measured at the combine ended up getting drafted; only 22 of them (13 %) were 6» 1 or shorter.

While longer commutes may get a bad rap by some, it's important that candidates weigh the individual impact to their personal lives, cutting out all that extra clutter from the Monday morning quarterbacks in their lives.

I remember those kids in school — the ones that were maniacally good grade - hungry or had to make quarterback... or else — and it's sad to think of those kids growing up thinking that the only way they can get love from their parents is by achieving goals.