Play of the Day: Goal Line Tight End Passes

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Play of the Day: Goal Line Tight End Passes
Pacifist Viking found this 7/5/2007 on www.footballoutsiders.com [flag]
The best way to score in goal-to-go situations is to run the ball, but no playbook would be complete without a few goal line pass plays to keep the defense guessing. Today, we'll draw up two passes for the tight end: one a traditional rollout, the other designed to leave a Hall of Famer wide open in the corner of the end zone. [link]

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Blizzard to end all blizzards (but not really)
Published 7/5/2007 by Pacifist Viking at Pacifist Viking
... Football Outsiders looks at the effectiveness of tight ends in goal line situations. ...

Throw the Ball to Bubba Franks
Published 7/6/2007 by Brandon at Acme Packing Company: Front Page Posts
... Football Outsiders had a good post this week discussing the goal line pass to the tight end. The two plays described by Mike Tanier, the goal line rollout option and the gonzo corner, are both plays Favre has ran often in his career. Tanier might not be describing the exact same play from either Mike Holmgren or Mike Sherman's playbook, but Favre has usually thrown to the tight end at the back of the end zone, near the goal posts, and after some play action or a short rollout. What Mike McCarthy's preferred play call for the tight end is somewhat of a mystery because only two TD passes were thrown to tight ends in 2006, both to ex-Packer TE David Martin. ...

Daily Links: Who’s the Best?
Published 7/9/2007 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
... Football Outsiders has been running an excellent Play of the Day series. ...