...The Fundamentals of Quarterback in the NFL By: David Cruz The Fundamentals of Quarterback in the NFL By. David Cruz Ever wondered what it take to be a star Quarterback in the national football league? For this essay, I am going to compare the differences between two quarterback, Drew Brees from the New Orleans Saints and Cam Newton from the Carolina Panthers. The reason why I chose this essay is to provide the readers with a bit more insight on how each quarterback in the national football league is different. During this essay, I will be discussing the following feats that every quarterback in the national football league should possess in order to succeed: Passing the football, athleticism displayed on the field, and the affect that home and away games affect the players performance. The Risk/Rewards of Passing the Football One of the most rewarding awards that someone can bring to a football game is completing a long pass to gain a lot of yards for their team. As a quarterback, in order to accomplish those long throws the quarterback needs accuracy and arm strength. Mackie Shilstone stated “Next to former Denver Bronco QB John Elway and the Patriots' Tom Brady, Brees throws the "comeback" as good as (with more power and accuracy) anyone I've seen in recent times - the operative word being accuracy.” What this statement implies is that Drew Brees is known for completing long passes during football games. Now Cam Newton on the other hand has been struggling with his...
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... Infuriating. Impossible to pigeonhole. Is there any way to define the legacy of the Eagles $100 million quarterback? By Bill Simmons on November 2, 2012 * PRINT Michael Vick's career is like football Play-Doh — an amorphous hunk that you can shape however you want. You could craft a Vick-centric essay about redemption just as easily as one about squandered potential. You could unleash a "Vick was totally and tragically underrated!" argument with the same gusto as a "Vick was the most overrated football star ever!" rant. You could borrow certain statistics to plead his case as an elite quarterback, and other numbers to bury that same case. You could declare with complete authority that "nobody is ever winning a Super Bowl with Michael Vick," or you could veer the other way and say, "If Michael Vick finds the right team, maybe he could thrive like Steve Young did in San Francisco." Vick didn't need a dogfighting scandal to retire as the most polarizing NFL quarterback ever — it would have happened anyway. Even the process of drafting Vick was polarizing. When Vick declared for 2001's NFL draft after just two Virginia Tech seasons, Peter King wrote a Sports Illustrated piece headlined "Risky Business," with the subhead "Snakebitten San Diego will likely cast its lot with Michael Vick, who's making a perilous leap from college sophomore to No. 1 pick in the NFL draft." It's an uncanny piece to reread, like someone sneaked into SI's Vault and updated the piece to foreshadow...
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...Quintin M. Bass Mr. Mahoney WRTG 101S E131 January 30, 2016 Narrative Essay on my Family The essay topic I choose was family, Family is something that is very interesting to me and something that I love to talk about. Having a good family structure is a good foundation that not many kids today have. I was born in Pittsburgh, PA on January 19, 1989. I am the youngest of three my sister is 42 years old and my brother is 35. Unfortunately, My parents divorced when I was three years old. At six years old my mother, brother, sister, and I all packed up the car and moved to Philadelphia, PA. Growing up in Philadelphia was tough but it made me a stronger person. After my family and I minus my father; Moved to Philadelphia he followed shortly after. My father would drive from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to see me and my brother just for the weekends. I always looked up to my brother he played high school football. He was the star running back for Abraham Lincoln high school. Every friday night my family and I would go see him play. He got scholarship offers from all of the nation’s biggest universities. He would go on to break all of the high school’s running backs records. He ended up going to Shippensburg University to study Criminal Justice. My sister went to high school in Pittsburgh; But went to college at La Salle University in Philadelphia where she studied law. She started to have trouble in law so decided to switch her...
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...and greatest sporting event of all. There are many reasons to believe this. Forms of football ... 100 years but during that time it was just a fun games where everyone could play. Professional football is more than 100 years old, but for its first 50-odd years the sport was the sad-sack cousin of college football. (Peterson 3) Football developed from rugby and soccer began 1820 at Princeton University which first football was known as ballown . The football s rule at the time was totally different from the modern day football. During that time football Tarkenton Francis Asbury Tarkenton was born in Richmond, Virginia, To the Pastor Dallas Tarkenton. He grew up in Georgia, where he played played football. Although he was an all-state quarterback in ... was...
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...dubbed, “ America’s Team” however as time passed from the 1960’s to present date there has been so much controversy over why they continue with that crown. The Dallas Cowboys originated in Kansas, the team was known as the “Steers.” After a few weeks, however, the name was changed to “Rangers.” At the same time, a baseball team operated in Dallas under that name, but was supposed to fold before the 1960 football season. However,” when the baseball team decided to play one more season, Clint Murchison Jr. and Bedford Wynne, owners of the new NFL (National Football League) team, selected the name of Cowboys to avoid confusion. Most games in that time were being played in Florida where the Steelers and the Cowboys met for the Cotton Bowl. “(Chris Creamer's December 5, 2011Dallas Cowboys 1960’s to present.) Now that the Dallas Cowboys were created there would be no confusion and it would now distinguish who was who. The Cowboys have been in the NFL for many years, under different ownership to different management. One thing that many fans look at today when it comes to the Dallas Cowboys is the coaching changes since new ownership transpired. Jerry Jones bought the team back in 1989 for about 140 million dollars. One of the first things he did upon the purchase was to get rid of long time Head Coach Tom Landry. This left many fans upset and sad to see the way they let such a great coach go away. Take into fact that at this time Dallas has lost 15 games in one...
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...In 2016, the Black Lives Matter movement continued to protest and fight for equal rights. Over time, they have become more unpopular for blocking off highways and interrupting presidential speeches. This has led to some black protests without directly mentioning the movement. This essay will examine Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem and the responses received as well as the impact his actions have had across the country. Colin Kaepernick is a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. He began the 2016 preseason by sitting down during the national anthem. For the first two games, he mostly went unnoticed. It was the third game that people started notice. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick explained. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” For the remainder of the season, Kapernick continued to protest during the national anthem. He later switched from sitting to kneeling out of respect for veterans and those serving in the military. Many of the reactions Kaepernick...
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...questions that will be explored in this essay. Project Management as a Discipline and Its Role What is project management? Before examining project management, it is important to understand a project. The Project Management Institute defines a project as “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.” This means that its start and end date is defined with a scope and resources (PMI, 2015). The Institute goes on to further state that a project is “unique” and “not a routine operation” but one that is created for a specific goal. Individuals for this team are often from many different fields of employment and can be from different physical locations. There are numerous tasks that are projects. For example, the involvement of the Red Cross following Hurricane Katrina, the update of Microsoft Office, and the building of the Eiffel Tower are all examples of projects. With a clear understanding of a project, one can examine project management. The idea of project management has been in existence for thousands of years but has only recently been recognized as a specific profession in the 20th century (PMI, 2015). This concept is very similar to a quarterback on the football field. It is the responsibility of the quarterback to direct all activity within the huddle and call the plays once the offense in at the line of scrimmage. The ball is snapped and all members of the team must stay focused on the quarterback to achieve the goal of the organization...
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...Film Essay: The Blind Side Michael Glyde Wiles Waldorf College: Critical Thinking Film Essay: The Blind Side The film “The Blind Side” Written by Michael Lewis, Starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, and Kathy Bates is a powerful true story. The movie is set in Tennessee; the Blind Side contains two separate but important stories. One details the real life trials and tribulations of a young black man named Michael Oher. The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football. The left tackle position, in today’s NFL left tackles get paid the most money next to the Quarterback because they are responsible for guarding the quarterback’s blind side. The goal of the main charter is to help a young homeless boy. The major decision was taking the young man into the family home and giving him a place to stay this decision was made by the family Sandra bullock (Leigh Anne Touhy) and Tim McGraw (Sean Touhy) along with the children. The process was not an easy one, after taking in Big Mike the family had to deal with many obstacles, Michael’s grades were poor so they had to get him help by hiring MS sue to tutor him they also dealt with people questing the fact that Sandra bullock (Leigh Anne Touhy) had a daughter the same age as Michael and how she would deal with that. There were many problems and roadblocks, a few were the fact that people at the school did not think that Michael belonged at the school or if he could...
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...Even though education or college degree is important to have, it is more important to have experience. Before John Schneider became a general manager for the Seattle Seahawks, he was a football player. He played for his high school team at Abbot Pennings and he went on to play college for University of St. Thomas. Unfortunately, he had endure a shoulder injury, which forced him to retire from playing football. Even though he was unable to play football, he was still dedicated to have a football life; instead, in 1992 he took on the opportunity when Ron Wolf, who was the Green Bay Packers general manager, was recruiting a scouting internship. As a junior college, he became a scouting internship and it became his first NFL job. After he graduated from college in 1993, he became a pro personnel assistant for four years. During his time as a pro personnel assistant, he acquired countless of skill such as, how to construct a roster, when to acquire or release a certain athletes, and evaluating athletes: also, his ability to sign valuable athletes has helped the Packers won the Super Bowl 31. His talent became extraordinary to the point where he became a director of pro personnel for the Kansas City Chiefs for three years (1997-200) and the Seattle Seahawks for one year (2000). Furthermore, he had more responsibility such as recruiting star athletes to play for the team, be a...
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...Taylor Tamayo Period 2 Feb. 3, 2012 Friday Night Lights Movie/Book Analytical Essay H. G. Bissinger was a writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer when he was selected to be a Harvard Neiman Fellow. This was while he was at Harvard he had the idea to write a book that specifically focused on the role of high school football plays within American society. This happened to take place in particular rural societies. Bissinger returned to the Inquirer for a short amount of time, received a Pulitzer Prize, and then decided to go out in search of a community in which high school football was prevalent. Bissinger then settled on Odessa, Texas. In Odessa, Texas Permian High School and its football team, the Permian Panthers, had a long history of winning in Texas' 4A and 5A divisions. This earned Permian High School winning championships in 1965, 1972, 1980 and 1984. Bissinger moved himself and his family to Odessa, Texas and spent the entire 1988 football season with the Permian Panther players, their families, their coaches, and even many of the townspeople in an effort to understand the town and its die-hard football culture. Bissinger's newest book, Shooting Stars, was published by Penguin Press in September 2009. The book, co-authored with basketball superstar LeBron James, tells the story of James' high school career. Bissinger is now in the process of completing a book about his twin sons. Born 13 weeks premature in 1983 and weighing less than two pounds, they...
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...This is a very difficult subject for many people to talk about and is very hard to pick a side unless you experience the legality of this word first hand. Many people say that “student-athlete” means that the word student precedes the word athlete so henceforth meaning that the athlete’s school work is more important than the athletics. When in fact that has nothing to do with the subject at hand, it was first used to sever any legal ties with workman’s compensation and the NCAA as seen in the court case for Ray Dennison. “Amateurism” on the other hand is another word mention in the essays from Branch and Van Rheenen. “Amateurism” as seen in “Exploitation in College Sports […]” is used by the NCAA to “maximize profit”, eliminate taxation on their income, eradicate any legal ties with worker’s compensation, and discharges themselves from being titled as an “illegal cartel” (555). In Branch’s essay “The Shame of College Sports” he calls both of these words “cynical hoaxes” which I cannot agree with him more. The National Collegiate Athletic Association uses these words exclusively to clear themselves from any legal encounters with the athletes and to profit from them even more than before. Henceforth, providing them with even more traits of an illegal cartel than many people...
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...and teams need leaders to help the group achieve a common goal. But the real question emerges, how does one become a leader? Are leaders born, or do they rise to the occasion? How do leaders get their peers to rally around their actions? Former National Football League linebacker Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens epitomizes what a leader should be on the field. Lewis was a linebacker for 17 seasons (1996-2012) for the Baltimore Ravens, and the early 2000’s Ravens defense is considered one of the greatest units in sports history. However, while Ray Lewis was viewed as one of the best on the field leaders in NFL history, however his legacy, reputation, and image were tainted by actions away from the playing field.. How is it that a figure like Ray Lewis could be so revered on the field, but off the field he was heavily criticized for his actions and behavior? Throughout this essay I will analyze Ray Lewis’ upbringing and discuss how he developed his leadership qualities that caused former teammate Jamal Lewis to say, “In recent history, I can’t really think of a player who has been as valuable to a team as Ray Lewis has been. He’s a different player, as far as his physicality, his passion off the field, his work ethic, and at the same time he can lead vocally. You don’t have all of that in one player, and I think that’s what makes him a Hall of Famer and probably the best linebacker to ever play the game.” (Belmont 41). I will draw on...
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...Jim Albert and Ruud H. Koning (eds.) Statistical Thinking in Sports CRC PRESS Boca Raton Ann Arbor London Tokyo Contents 1 Introduction Jim Albert and Ruud H. Koning 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 Patterns of world records in sports (2 articles) . . . . . . . 1.1.2 Competition, rankings and betting in soccer (3 articles) . . 1.1.3 An investigation into some popular baseball myths (3 articles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.4 Uncertainty of attendance at sports events (2 articles) . . . 1.1.5 Home advantage, myths in tennis, drafting in hockey pools, American football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modelling the development of world records in running Gerard H. Kuper and Elmer Sterken 2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Modelling world records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.1 Cross-sectional approach . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.2 Fitting the individual curves . . . . . . . . 2.3 Selection of the functional form . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.1 Candidate functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.2 Theoretical selection of curves . . . . . . . 2.3.3 Fitting the models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.4 The Gompertz curve in more detail...
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...2 of 56 Clear Thinking, Critical Thinking, and Clear Writing Students will learn to … 1. Determine acceptable and unacceptable degrees of vagueness in language 2. Understand and identify types of ambiguity 3. Identify the problems generality causes in language 4. Use definitions to increase precision and clarity and to influence attitudes 5. Understand the types of definitions 6. Acquire skills for writing an effective argumentative essay rom August 1987 until January 2007, Alan Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (“the Fed”). Because any remark he made about U.S. monetary policy could cause markets all over the world to fluctuate wildly, he developed a complicated way of speaking that came to be known as “Fedspeak.” Here’s an example: It is a tricky problem to find the particular calibration in timing that would be appropriate to 2/9/2016 12:17 PM 3 of 56 stem the acceleration in risk premiums created by falling incomes without prematurely aborting the decline in the inflation-generated risk premiums.* Greenspan has admitted that such remarks were not really intended to be understood. Asked to give an example by commenting on the weather, Greenspan replied, I would generally expect that today in Washington, D.C., the probability of changes in the weather is highly uncertain. But we are monitoring the data in such a manner that we will be able to update people on changes that are important.* Page 70 2/9/2016 12:17 PM This tells us nothing about the weather...
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...THE POWER OF HABIT Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd i 10/17/11 12:01 PM Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd ii 10/17/11 12:01 PM HABIT W h y We D o W h a t We D o and How to Change It THE POWER OF CHARLES DUHIGG Random House e N e w Yo r k Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd iii 10/17/11 12:01 PM This is a work of nonfiction. Nonetheless, some names and personal characteristics of individuals or events have been changed in order to disguise identities. Any resulting resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and unintentional. Copyright © 2012 by Charles Duhigg All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. RANDOM HOUSE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4000-6928-6 eBook ISBN 978-0-679-60385-6 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Illustrations by Anton Ioukhnovets www.atrandom.com 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 First Edition Book design by Liz Cosgrove Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd iv 10/17/11 12:01 PM To Oliver, John Harry, John and Doris, and, everlastingly, to Liz Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd v 10/17/11 12:01 PM Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd vi 10/17/11 12:01 PM CONTENTS PROLOGUE The Habit Cure GGG xi PA R T O N E The Habits of Individuals 1. THE HABIT LOOP How Habits Work 3 31 60 2. THE...
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