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...service. Always on the lookout for taller, stronger quarterbacks, some scouts prefer Greg Cook, Cincinnati, 6 ft. 4 in., 205 Ibs. He led the nation in yards gained by passing (3,272). The scouts like the way Cook's head sticks up like a periscope above the mauling linemen to survey his receivers downfield...
...defensive alignment is similar to Harvard's. Yale usually has five linemen, two linebackers, and three defensive backs. The difference is their "monster man" who is a combination of lineman, end, and linebacker. Harvard coaches refer to this formation as an "Oklahoma with a monster...
...Their unit has been intact all season according to Harvard scouts, so they have been able to use a number of different alignments. "They jump around a lot," Feula said, "shifting into as many as ten different defenses. The idea is to disguise their defense and confuse the offensive linemen who have to adjust their blocking assignments," he said...
Harvard's success in the Yale game tomorrow will depend to a great extent on how well the Crimson offense controls the ball, and Harvard's ball control game will hinge on the blocking of the team's interior linemen. Two vital contributors to this interior blocking will be the Crimson's starting offensive tackles, Fritz Reed and Bob Dowd...
...just about as hard to block as a refrigerator. He moves laterally with his hands out in front of him, preventing linemen from getting to his body. He hits with strength far beyond his size, and even the biggest backs are driven back. He has been a standout from his first starting assignment against Penn when he tied defensive stalwarts John Emery and John Cramer for the highest number of tackles. Farneti's agility and strength won him the freshman heavyweight boxing title last year...