Tortoise Nervosa

I think we've managed to find the one moment of the year when football isn't king.  The players are traveling, the coaches are on vacation and the beat writers are covering other things. 

Training camp begins exactly one month from today, but I don't expect the doldrums to last that long.  In the meantime, I found a great link for summer reading (ht: this enemy blog).  It comes, as most good things do, from FootballOutsiders.com.  Every few days, they're going deep into their film study to find and break down gimmicky plays.  There's a lot to be learned from looking at how NFL offensive coordinators use different personnel groups and formations to create mismatches for the defense. 

Here are some direct links:

• Introductory post
• Be very afraid of Vince Young
• This is why you don't pass on third-and-short

I still don't understand how these guys can give away all this great stuff for free.  Enjoy it while it lasts. 

(And maybe buy their book.)