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Heroism
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[ Edited by Heroism on Jul 12, 2021 at 11:25 AM ]
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thl408
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"When I went to the San Diego Chargers, we started running the play (outside zone). I saw it emerge there with a couple of great young backs we had on the team and that time. I had it in the back of my head that if I could ever get into a position to dictate the source, I would run this play. When I say dictate the source, I mean to influence the person in charge of the running game, I was going to feature this play.
"I went to a couple of other jobs and they did not want to make this system the feature play. Finally, I went to Denver with a friend who wanted me to put in that system."
The friend Gibbs is referencing is Mike Shanahan, and the year was 1995.
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He found a role for smaller, agile OL. He made some low drafted/undrafted RBs into millionaires. RIP to a true innovator of the game.
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SteveWallacesHelmet
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Anyone else read the title RIP Web Zone Godfather.....?