passing game


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(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

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But as Perry has said this season, there were times last year when the passing game covered up for a sluggish rushing performance.
Nigel Worthington Neat passing game; Phil Mulryne Promising
Through trial and error, we have come up with a crossing pattern in our three-step quick passing game offense.
Attaining this type of depth, albeit conservative, creates great angles on top and makes them difficult to beat with a deep vertical passing game. The depth also presents the safeties with great hitting opportunities against wide receivers who are baited into an area that appears to be poorly defended.
Are they trying to defend the passing game or the running game?
I hope he instills the attractive passing game into Everton he had at Preston.
"We put together a decent passing game in our wins over St.Johnstone and Aberdeen and the emphasis will be on that when we get everyone back for training tomorrow.''
Martinez wants chairman Dave Whelan to sort out a pitch that sabotages his plans to play a passing game.
The book contains something for everyone--from individual technique, team offense and defense, the running game, passing game, special teams, Southern Cal's under defense and blitzes, the BYU passing game, etc.
"We are better away from home and the quality of the Old Trafford pitch will suit our passing game better, too."
Despite winning praise for their silky passing game under Martinez, the Latics have slumped to defeat in the last four games.
WITH MODERN defense presenting all kinds of problems for the passing game, the protection of the passer has taken on a priority status in the offensive plan.
Pardew believes Charlton's passing game is good enough to see his team bounce back to the football elite at the first attempt.
Although he went on to win acceptance as a super coach and the father of the modern passing game, he never was the same after retiring from coaching.