| There's a moment of orderly
silence before a football play begins. |
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| Players are in position, linemen
are frozen, and anything is possible. |
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| Almost Indian-summer
weather here in mid-November. |
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| Then, like a traffic accident,
stuff begins to randomly collide. |
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| From the snap of the ball
to the snap of the first bone... |
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| ...is closer to four seconds than five. |
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| First and 10.
Riggins, flea flicker back to Theismann. |
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| Theismann's in a lot of trouble. |
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| One Mississippi.
Joe Theismann, the Redskins' quarterback... |
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| ...takes the snap and hands off
to his running back. |
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| First and 10. Riggins- |
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| Two Mississippi. |
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| It's a trick play, a flea flicker... |
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| ...and the running back tosses the ball
back to the quarterback. |
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| Flea flicker back to Theismann. |
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| Three Mississippi. |
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| Up to now, the play's been defined
by what the quarterback sees. |
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| It’s about to be defined
by what he doesn't. |
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| Four Mississippi. |
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| Lawrence Taylor is the best
defensive player in the NFL... |
00:01:30.690 - 00:01:34.319 |
| ...and has been from the time he
stepped onto the field as a rookie. |
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