Sentences with phrase «played quarterback for»

«Bill's offense was a progression offense where you had a first, second, third, and fourth receiver,» Ken Anderson, who played quarterback for the Bengals.

«The only people who brought up my height were the press,» says LeBaron, who played quarterback for the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys from 1952 to» 63.

Unable to locate a traditional silver dollar — they were apparently in short supply in North Carolina — Eisan, who played quarterback for a losing California team in the 1929 Rose Bowl, used the half - dollar for the coin toss.

He grew up in Madison, played quarterback for the Badgers during the Don Morton years — one of the worst three - year stretches in program history — and became a revered offensive coordinator before taking the Pitt job.

The first white Tiger was a Californian, Jim Gregory, who played quarterback for Robinson from 1968 to» 71, although he never started.

The other three were Kel Nagle, a middle - aged Australian; Bob Goalby, a husky young man who once played quarterback for Illinois; and Davis Love Jr., a little - known 29 - year - old.

When Nagashima insisted on playing quarterback for one play, Collins showed him how to work a sprint - out pass.

Garrett was already asked about it after this game and answered: «We feel good about Dak Prescott playing quarterback for us right now.»

«If Michigan comes knocking and you've got a fifth opportunity to play quarterback for Jim Harbaugh, and that's the best thing for Taysom Hill then he should go do that for sure.»

Rodgers, 27, has been playing quarterback for 15 years, since he was a tiny eighth - grader with pontoon - sized feet in Chico, Calif..

The Hoosick Falls junior is on pace to win his 100th career wrestling match this year and despite that success and the local stardom that comes with playing quarterback for the Panthers, Sam Richard has endured some difficult times.

Not exact matches

After Trump said in September that players should be fired for protesting, several players and others within the NFL began kneeling on the sidelines as the anthem played at games, continuing the demonstration started in 2016 by Colin Kaepernick, a San Francisco 49ers quarterback at the time, to protest racial inequality and police brutality.

For instance, Kubiak has long been a devotee of quarterback bootlegs and power running plays, launched from formations where the quarterback begins directly behind the center.

While quarterbacks often get blamed for a poor offense — and there are some mediocre quarterbacks starting around the league — poor offensive lines can create a domino effect on offense: less protection for the quarterback, shorter passes, shorter runs, fewer exciting big plays.

In hindsight, it's easy to play the Monday - morning quarterback and criticize companies for their historically bad business decisions.

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's Steelers lost as Denver quarterback Tim Tebow (No. 15) threw an 80 - yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime for a 29 - 23 victory Sunday.

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»?)

Chase Daniel, a quarterback for the team, hosts a Bible study for couples weekly, there's a weekly Bible study that happens at the practice facility, as well as prayer sessions among the teammates the night before they play a game.

While it's true he's playing for a team that's not a «traditional power,» it's also true that the quarterbacking job at Stanford is a storied position.

It's your fault for being that much better than everyone, grooming Jalen Hurts so effectively at quarterback, and having Minkah Fitzpatrick play sweeper so well that you almost don't need an offense.

The running back will play for a team with no line and a washed up quarterback.

Oh, and if an Eagles linebacker gets fooled on a play action fake, the best thing for him to do is keep going and rush the quarterback.

Meyer and coordinator Steve Addazio stubbornly ran Brantley on options in 2010, then rotated him out for freshmen Trey Burton and Jordan Reed, who played quarterback as a mongoose with a trebuchet for an arm and an elephant throwing with its trunk would have.

In fact, the same night Princeton played Army, 17 - year - old quarterback Evan Murray suffered a fatal injury while playing for Warren Hills Regional High School — just 45 miles north of Princeton.

The most polarizing quarterback in the NFL kept on polarizin'today after word got out that he declined to participate in any Wildcat plays on Sunday after being passed over for third - stringer Greg McElroy.

Quarterback Matt Cavanaugh found Gordon Jones for an early touchdown but broke his wrist on the play.

But Missouri's Drew Lock proved that big plays are there for the taking with enough time and the right athlete on the other end of the throw, and no quarterback on the regular season schedule was closer to what Georgia will see from Mayfield.

From a right - leaning quarterback to a bass - playing power forward to a clotheshorse coach, the sports figures who died made marks that will last for ages — even those who passed away far before their primes

Jimmy Claussen was not the first quarterback in the NFL named for a brand of pickle, for he was preceded by Mark Vlasic, who played at the same time as Steve Dils.

If you're a team like the Dolphins or Browns, who could miss out on Peyton Manning and one of the top two quarterbacks in the draft, you may have to think about making a play for Hoyer.

I had Bennett with seven total tackles, including two tackles for a loss, two pressures and three hits on the quarterback, as well as two other plays where he didn't make the tackle but he totally blew everything up so his teammates could.

Like all plays in the spread option, the shovel pass calls for a split - second read by the quarterback and clockwork precision from his teammates.

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.

The options allow for you to call the same play countless times, and it allows the quarterback to read and react.

Deshaun Watson was the best quarterback Alabama played, and he showed it, passing for 405 yards and four touchdowns.

The Packers, who I think will survive a tough NFC road, battered Brady last month and, with backup quarterback Matt Flynn playing for the concussed Aaron Rodgers, were driving for the winning score when the clock ran out.

And these are two young quarterbacks who play for the Colts and Redskins.

«I was traveling for work and had to watch it a day late on the DVR, but the introduction to America of [new offensive coordinator] Chip Kelly and the great version of quarterback Dennis Dixon, which included both a Statue of Liberty play and fake Statue of Liberty, was the first of countless giggle sessions, both as an Oregon fan and a college football fan.»

He played quarterback and safety, and returned six kickoffs for touchdowns in 1992, his junior year.

It's understandable for a parent to get upset, but McCoy also is an NFL quarterback and not playing at Texas anymore.

Last year, despite playing with Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne as his quarterbacks, Blackmon caught 64 passes for 865 yards, both tops among rookies.

For ten years of stable quarterback play post-Brees is absolutely worth it.

After watching Covey play the six - game jayvee season, including a game in which Covey completed 47 of 77 passes for 520 yards, Edwards sensed that the latest branch on the Cougars» Gifford Nielsen - Marc Wilson - Jim McMahon - Steve Young - Robbie Bosco family quarterback tree had shown itself.

He plays for the Ole Miss Rebels, Archie Manning is his name, The best dadburned quarterback To ever play the game...

You spent years quarterbacking a Power Play that was pretty much just Pass - The - Puck - To - Ovie - For - A-One-Timer-Over-And-Over-And-Over.

Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins: I know a lot of people believe Antonio Brown is the best wide receiver in the league, but Hopkins put up 111 catches for 1,500 + yards and 11 touchdowns with your drunk uncle playing quarterback.

MJD responded to an anonymous former coach's criticism of Gabbert, when the former coach referred to the former Missouri quarterback as «Blame Gabbert,» because of Gabbert's unwillingness to hold himself accountable for poor play.

I only counted three for sure drops in five games, with erratic quarterback play.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback, Matt Ryan, is one tough dude only going out of the game for two plays after this gruesome...

I watched all four games from the Divisional round live so I already had a pretty good feel for how they had gone, or at least I thought I did, but as I was watching the coaches tape, detailing Harrison's exploits, what actually caught my eye was the play of Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.