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Old Mon Oct 09, 2006, 12:37pm
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Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser
You should've seen this field. Five yard lines and nothing else.
On a horribly lined field, I'm more likely to give the coach a little leeway on his requests. Sure - it may seem obvious from the center of the field, but might be much closer than you think, and it's entirely possible a coach would call a different play 4th and inches vs 4th and 2 feet.
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