RecoveringCowboy
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“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
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“All warfare is based on deception. (my comment: like the Ravens playoff game) Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Napoleon, Rommel, Zuklov, Robert E. Lee, Patton...they all identified an enemy weak spot, then pounded it when they did not expect it. Don't know if growing up at Annapolis had anything to do with it, but BB knows this well.
An example of deception: Gronk appearing to go for a pass, at full speed at the line of scrimmage as the ball is snapped, then flattens a lineman.
Yes, it would be great if you simply could beat a team to death with brute strength, but with parity it does not happen that often. That's where coaching comes in - pitting your strengths against the opponents weaknesses or lack of preparedness.
Communication on the fly is another thing great generals. Rommel and the blitzkrieg.....the no huddle offense is thinking faster than your opponent.
"Fatigue makes cowards of us all" - Patton (also Lombardi, others)
Notice the Patriots are well-conditioned? It's not just positioning to win the two-minute drill, but fatigue increases the chance of injury.
and
“All warfare is based on deception. (my comment: like the Ravens playoff game) Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Napoleon, Rommel, Zuklov, Robert E. Lee, Patton...they all identified an enemy weak spot, then pounded it when they did not expect it. Don't know if growing up at Annapolis had anything to do with it, but BB knows this well.
An example of deception: Gronk appearing to go for a pass, at full speed at the line of scrimmage as the ball is snapped, then flattens a lineman.
Yes, it would be great if you simply could beat a team to death with brute strength, but with parity it does not happen that often. That's where coaching comes in - pitting your strengths against the opponents weaknesses or lack of preparedness.
Communication on the fly is another thing great generals. Rommel and the blitzkrieg.....the no huddle offense is thinking faster than your opponent.
"Fatigue makes cowards of us all" - Patton (also Lombardi, others)
Notice the Patriots are well-conditioned? It's not just positioning to win the two-minute drill, but fatigue increases the chance of injury.