Back in the days when the Oilers played in Houston, they had several terrible seasons.  Bum Phillips, their head coach, talked about their offense being the reason they were so bad, and in particular, the offensive line.  He said that on virtually every play, his team would tell the opponents which back was going to get the ball and where he was probably gong.

 

Several people challenged him on this point, so he went on to explain.

 

He said that the offensive line was so ineffectual and porous that all the defense had to do was look at the faces of the running backs.  The one whose number had been called -- the one who was going to get the ball -- was the one whose face was as white as a sheet.  And, he began looking, staring sometimes, at the hole he was supposed to hit almost as if he was praying it would open like the Red Sea before Moses.  And of course, the defense would know exactly how to respond.

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