Word: opening
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Eitzmann, while he doesn't average many receptions per game, averages almost 20 yards per reception and can get open in the middle of the field...
...Wilford has always been regarded as the one with the stronger arm. Give him time to stand in the pocket and find an open man downfield, his teammates thought, and Brad Wilford will put the ball where it needs to be. But for the past three years, those same teammates that praised his arm also questioned Wilford's brains. If Brad could only just display a head like Rich's, they used to say privately, he could challenge Linden for the starting...
...Linden, on the other hand, was always known as the one that could made huge plays happen. When the pocket broke down and there were no open receivers, Linden could scramble across the field and pick up a scrap of positive yardage. Sometimes he may have tried a little too hard--no one will ever forget his heartbreaking fumble that set Yale up for the game-winning field goal in The Game last year--but he was never faulted for his agility and athleticism...
...play unfolds like this: the quarterback hands off to the running back, who hands it off to Patterson and then TP has the choice to run with it or launch it downfield to an open receiver...
...spices--this magical potion, spices," says Nowinski, rolling his eyes. "I marinated my chicken once or twice--that was huge. This guy would bank like a baby bird, he'd sit on the couch with his mouth open, and Eitzmann would throw him food while he was cooking...