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		<title>What is a &#8220;Gap-Sound&#8221; Defense? Pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/05/02/what-is-a-gap-sound-defense-pt-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[3-4 defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we saw in Part 1, assigning every needed defender to a single gap can stress a defense.  One way to rectify the problem is to change the math by... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/05/02/what-is-a-gap-sound-defense-pt-2/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Pat Summerall (1930 &#8211; 2013)</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/04/18/pat-summerall-1930-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pat Summerall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“For somebody who has been as close to the game as I have, it is staggering that people heavily involved in the game today wouldn’t know who Jim Brown is,... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/04/18/pat-summerall-1930-2013/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>What is a “Gap-Sound” Defense? Pt. 1</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/04/13/what-is-a-gap-sound-defense-pt-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/04/13/what-is-a-gap-sound-defense-pt-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Xs and Os]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4-4 defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defensive schemes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[single-gap defense]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty early in football’s evolution, coaches realized that even the simplest, most repetitive run game could be devastating if a defense wasn’t “gap-sound.”  Gaps—the spaces between offensive players—are the high... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/04/13/what-is-a-gap-sound-defense-pt-1/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The NFL&#8217;s Ban on Crown-of-Helmet Hits</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/03/26/the-nfls-ban-on-crown-of-helmet-hits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/03/26/the-nfls-ban-on-crown-of-helmet-hits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science and Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Concussion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The NFL’s new rule prohibiting some hits with the crown of the helmet is being called ‘controversial’ in almost every news piece it appears in, to the point where it&#8217;s... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/03/26/the-nfls-ban-on-crown-of-helmet-hits/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Isolation Play</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/03/10/the-isolation-play/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/03/10/the-isolation-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History and Biography]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dallas Cowboys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Coryell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isolation play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McKay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Draw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC Trojans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Isolation run, or “Iso,” is about as direct as football gets.  A classic I-formation play, it has everybody on the line manhandle the nearest defender, while the receivers shoot inside to... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/03/10/the-isolation-play/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>How Mike Mamula Crashed the Combine</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/24/how-mike-mamula-crashed-the-combine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/24/how-mike-mamula-crashed-the-combine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History and Biography]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike Mamula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL Draft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fairly or unfairly, Mike Mamula is remembered as the guy who exploded our perception of the NFL Scouting Combine.  His performance (which today might be considered routine) was so phenomenal... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/24/how-mike-mamula-crashed-the-combine/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Gridiron and the Silver Screen: Alex Karras</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/19/gridiron-and-the-silver-screen-alex-karras/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/19/gridiron-and-the-silver-screen-alex-karras/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History and Biography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Karras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit Lions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Plimpton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gridiron and the Silver Screen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/?p=2479</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By any account, Alex Karras was a character: raconteur, salesman, entrepreneur, author, broadcaster, and actor.  Karras, who passed away just a few months ago, was also one of the NFL’s... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/19/gridiron-and-the-silver-screen-alex-karras/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>NFL Evolution: The League Plays Defense</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/13/nfl-evolution-the-league-plays-defense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/13/nfl-evolution-the-league-plays-defense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law and Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Concussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL Evolution]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/?p=2455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Any fans watching this year&#8217;s Super Bowl saw at least a few of the five ads for &#8220;NFL Evolution,&#8221; (NFLE) the NFL&#8217;s public relations answer to the growing concern over football... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/02/13/nfl-evolution-the-league-plays-defense/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Like Father, Unlike Son</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/01/30/like-father-unlike-son/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/01/30/like-father-unlike-son/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History and Biography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buddy Ryan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derek Dooley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lane Kiffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lou Holtz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monte Kiffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rex Ryan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rob Ryan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skip Holtz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vince Dooley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh Super Bowl match-up has cast some attention on familial ties in football.  The “Brother Bowl” is rare enough to be intriguing in any environment, and especially... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/01/30/like-father-unlike-son/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>From Brett to Manti: Football and the Internet News Machine</title>
		<link>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/01/17/from-brett-to-manti-football-and-the-internet-news-machine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/01/17/from-brett-to-manti-football-and-the-internet-news-machine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Patterson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports Journalism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I doubt Jerry Yang and David Filo imagined that their tiny private web directory would grow into one of the most-used internet search engines on earth and a titan among internet media companies. ... <span class="meta-more"><a href="http://www.secondlevelfootball.com/2013/01/17/from-brett-to-manti-football-and-the-internet-news-machine/">Read more &#187;</a></span>]]></description>
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