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Gridiron Glossary: Pocket

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Billy Koehler

The area in the backfield from which the quarterback throws the ball after dropping back. The space for accepting a handoff created by a ball carrier’s hands. Putting it in his pocket, a phrase describing a quaterback taking a sack … Continue reading →

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Gridiron Glossary: The Mesh

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Billy Koehler

The mesh is where the quarterback puts the ball into another players hands or against his stomach as part of a handoff or a fake handoff. The quarterback’s job is to put the ball on the running back’s stomach.  The … Continue reading →

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