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06-28-2016, 08:24 AM
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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RIP: Buddy Ryan
The NFL defensive genius passed away at the age of 82.
Legendary defensive mastermind Buddy Ryan dies at 82 | ProFootballTalk
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06-28-2016, 08:42 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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Wow. I remember watching his teams as a kid with my grandfather. So many great memories. RIP.
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06-28-2016, 09:44 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Backwoods, SC
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Is it even a stretch to say that never in the history of American sports have 2 better coaches passed so close together
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06-28-2016, 11:00 AM
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"Dutch"
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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Without a doubt my favorite childhood head coach. RIP Buddy.
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06-28-2016, 11:43 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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Watching that 30 for 30 on the 1985 Bears was heartbreaking seeing the condition Buddy was in. One helluva of a coach, RIP.
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06-28-2016, 02:03 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
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The two worst days of my childhood fandom were the day Mike Schmidt retired and the day they fired Buddy Ryan. At least he's not in pain anymore.
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06-28-2016, 04:12 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Back in the desert
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I was living in the Chicago area during the 1985 season. The way that team, and especially the defense, captivated the town was unlike anything I've ever experienced before or since. He may have been a jerk, but that was one of the best years of my life, and I'll always have a soft spot for him.
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06-28-2016, 09:07 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
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RIP
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06-29-2016, 03:45 AM
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FOFC's Elected Representative
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The stars at night; are big and bright
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I stole this play from him and used it successfully one game a few years ago.
http://smartfootball.com/defense/bud....Gdr9KfOu.dpbs
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06-29-2016, 10:31 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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Haha, awesome. We have a "polish" punt play for when we are ahead by 3-7 points and punting inside our 20 at the end of the game (under 20 seconds). We will intentionally tackle their edge rusher(s), giving our more punter time to run back into the endzone to that side and then step out for the safety, avoiding the block or a big return. The theory is the other coach will take the penalty and try to block it again, rather than decline and take the free kick. We have done it once in all the time I have coached and sure enough, the other team took the penalty, we lined up again to punt with 4 seconds left and ran out the clock before stepping out to take a safety again. |
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07-02-2016, 06:21 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue
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Totally missed this thread. And, like you, I had watched that 30 for 30 recently and I had mixed feelings on this. It was heartbreaking when it came to his condition, but it was very uplifting to see how many former players showed how much they cared for him. I can't lie that the ending had me a bit misty eyed.
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07-02-2016, 10:23 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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Oh for sure, when they read that letter I lost it. |
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