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WASHINGTON - Pittsburgh native Joe Bugel has spent the bulk of his professional life in the NFL attempting to perfect a mathematical formula generally considered impossible to anyone living outside the closed, precise society of offensive football coaches. For 30 years, Bugel, the Redskins' assistant head coach- offense, has tried to transform three seconds into an eternity.
Expanding time is extremely important in the ferocious but increasingly sophisticated NFL, where throwing the ball has never been more perilous. Since entering the league in 1975, Bugel has seen the rugged confrontation between offense and defense -- once built primarily on muscle and machismo -- evolve into an intricate but no less physical game of spy versus spy.See the full content of this document
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In Cat-and-Mouse Nfl, Quarterback's Success Depends On Recognizing the Bait
When Bugel compares the minuscule amount of time a quarterback has to act with the daunting checklist of responsibilities -- the quarterback must determine if the defense is playing zone or man, if it is blitzing or back in coverage, then successfully discover its weakness before taking a vicious hit -- his lined face curls into a hard, weathered smile, one eminently respectful.
"Three seconds."Yet there is an elite group of quarterbacks for whom that is somehow...See the full content of this document
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