![]() The guard seen me, but I flew past him before he could pull his cleats up out of the ground. "First, I charged in like I was aiming for the tailback, but instead I dodged right into the backfield. Blaine told me to get them suckers for him, and by God, I was going to get them. "The easy thing to do would be to just lay back and wait for the split end to cut across the middle and bat the pass down or maybe even intercept it, but right now wasn't about the easy thing. "No, they was pulling the same play they nearly fooled me on a while ago. The guard was already starting to pull back, which he wouldn't do on a run - nobody would run off tackle in this situation unless they was crazy or stupid. ![]() ![]() The tailback froze behind the left tackle, the quarterback leaning towards him like he was going to hand the ball off. "The center snapped the ball on a quick count, and the quarterback swiveled towards the tailback, and that's when I stopped time again. They'd try and be too smart for their own good. The smart play would be to shoot a short one out to the sideline, get out of bounds, maybe move the chains, but something told me that old camel-faced Titans coach would think that was too obvious right now. "Taking up my middle linebacker spot, I knew Wynette had to pass. What is this world coming to? Two football stories worth my talking about in the same year? What is next - me out there barbecuing tofu at a tailgate party? ![]() 19 October 2006 KNIGHTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY by Tim Tharp, Knopf, August 2006, ISBN: 3-5 Libr. ![]()
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