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Published, 8/5/11
It's funny. In football, the old saying tells us "defense wins championships." Sure, Peyton Manning could be the best QB ever, Emmitt Smith won multiple Super Bowls and set records, and Jerry Rice played his best in the big games. These offensive stars have popularized the game for a long time, and it's easy to see why. Their impact is tangible, something that can be quantified in a box score and deified in a highlight package.
But for the casual football fan, and even football fans who know more about the game than most, the workings of an NFL defense remain a bit of a mystery. That might be why we accept "defense wins championships" as a fact. It's something most people don't really understand, but we do know that if an offense can't score any points, that team can't win.
But in fantasy football, it's important to know how to get every possible edge. That's why we're throwing together a glossary of sorts, an attempt to describe some of the defensive terms we'll use on this site from time to time to illustrate a matchup. In other words, instead of just telling you that Vernon Davis might have a good week against the Bears, the objective is for you to understand why he might have that big game. Of course, it's not as easy as it sounds. Understanding defenses is difficult, and the failure to do it has ruined careers (see: Leaf, Ryan).
As with any article of this sort on this site, it's important to recognize that the NFL is a constantly changing game, and defensive coordinators spend countless hours every week devising new ways to throw wrinkles into their schemes to close up any holes we might describe here. In other words, if the Bears decide TEs who can run, like Davis, are hurting them, you can certainly expect Lovie Smith to make adjustments. It's also important to understand that there are exceptions to the rules when it comes to this terminology. For instance, just because the typical strongside LB is a bigger, stronger player, doesn't mean a coach running the Tampa-2 system will want a big, strong SAM.
The object of this article isn't to be a history of defense in the NFL, nor is it intended to be a be-all and end-all summary of NFL defenses. But even a basic understanding of some of these concepts could help give you an edge over your competition when you're looking for those last few points. Your opponent might know that "defense wins championships," but we want you to understand why. That's a powerful tool.
Basic Defensive Terms
Free Safety
Often called the "deep safety," the free safety is better in coverage than the strong safety and is often faster, as he is relied on to cover more ground in Cover-1 schemes or to cover receivers man-to-man. Ed Reed made a name for himself as one of the best defensive playmakers ever from the FS spot.
Gaps (defensive linemen)
A common system to hear on an NFL broadcast, the gap system describes an area of the field relative to the offensive linemen.
· A Gap – between the center and either guard
· B Gap – between the guard and tackle
· C Gap – outside the tackle or between the tackle and tight end on the strong side
· D Gap – outside the tight end on the strong side
Man-to-man coverage
Simple. Defensive players have an offensive receiver to cover, and they shadow that man when in man coverage. Teams can play exclusively man defense, even with their safeties or linebackers, but we usually see some sort of man/zone hybrid in today's complicated NFL. Most teams that run predominantly man coverage do so on the strength of their personnel. For instance, if Darrelle Revis were to go down with an injury, the Jets would have to alter their defensive gameplan significantly.
Middle linebacker and often the "captain" of the defense in terms of calling out plays and assignments. In a traditional 4-3 defensive, the MIKE is usually responsible for plugging up the run, which is why he often leads his team in tackles. But the advent of the Tampa-2 defense helped turn the MIKE into a speedy player with a coverage specialty in some schemes.
Nose tackle
In a 3-4 defense and some 4-3 alignments, the nose tackle is the (typically huge) defensive lineman lined up directly over center. The NT has a responsibility for both A Gaps, and as such his job is to clog the run or eat up blockers to free his LBs to make plays against the run.
Outside linebacker – Although this term can be used to describe the SAM and WILL in a 4-3, it also describes the pass-rushing LBs in a 3-4 scheme
Strongside linebacker and typically the linebacker with the fewest tackles in a 4-3, the SAM is often responsible for the TE in coverage and is usually the player to go off the field when defenses go to nickel formations, although certain coaches like to shift their SAMs inside and remove another player
Strong safety
The strong safety is typically the eighth player in the box in the oft-heard "eight men in the box." In contrast to the free safety, the strong safety has heightened run responsibilities, although they're essentially interchangeable in a traditional Cover-2.
Technique (defensive linemen)
The "technique" system is just a simple way to describe how a defensive lineman is lining up in relation to the offensive linemen. The development of this system is often credited to Bear Bryant, but it's more likely that Bum Phillips was the true architect. These terms are common to read in articles about football and to hear on TV, so we'll have a brief rundown here (disclaimer – different coaches or systems use slightly different designations or adjust the definitions of the terminology, but this should cover all the typical gap assignments):
· 0-Technique – the prototypical nose tackle, the 0-technique lines up directly over the center.
· 1-Technique – typically lined up directly over the A gap.
· 2-Technique – typically lined up directly over the offensive guard, the 2-technique can also mean the interior lineman is shaded to the inside shoulder of the guard (designated 2i-technique in some systems).
· 3-Technique – lined up directly over the B Gap or shaded to the outside shoulder of the offensive guard; often called the "undertackle" in a Tampa-2 under front. Warren Sapp made his career terrorizing QBs by dominating slower offensive guards from the 3-technique.
· 4-Technique – lined up directly over the offensive tackle, the 4-technique can also mean the interior lineman is shaded to the inside shoulder of the tackle (designated 4i-technique in some systems).
· 5-Technique – on the weak side of the offensive line, the 5-technique lines up outside of the offensive tackle in the C Gap.
· 6-Technique – on the strong side of the offensive line, the 6-technique lines up directly over the TE.
· 7-Technique – on the strong side, the 7-technique plays on the inside shoulder of the TE.
· 8-Technique – on the strong side of the offensive line, the 8-technique (occasionally called "the Joker" when the lineman or LB is standing up) is lined up completely outside the TE in the D Gap, or "over air."
· 9-Technique – on the strong side, the 9-technique lines up on the outside shoulder of the TE.
· Positive or negative – Occasionally heard, a "positive" technique DL is lined up on the strong side of the formation, while a "negative" technique DL is lined up on the weak side.
In general (and we stress in general, because there are noteworthy exceptions), the technique system describes why 4-3 defensive linemen generally put up bigger stats than 3-4 DLs. In a 4-3 system, the linemen are typically shaded into a specific gap, with only that gap as their responsibility (odd-numbered techniques), while 3-4 DLs are more commonly lined up directly over an offensive lineman and responsible for two gaps (even-numbered techniques).
Weakside linebacker – The WILL is often the quickest of the three linebackers and is responsible for covering the most ground; Derrick Brooks became a Hall-of-Fame WILL in the Tampa-2 system and made a name for himself as a playmaker.
Zone coverage
In zone coverage, instead of matching up with a man, defensive players are responsible for covering a "zone" and staying disciplined within that zone. All zone defenders are expected to have a good understanding of route-running and route combinations, so as to not overcommit to a particular player.
Defensive Alignments
4-3 Defense
The 4-3 (or simply "43," as it's known in many circles) has been around a long time (since the 1940s), and it's worked for a long time. So logically, it is the base defense run by most teams in the NFL: four down linemen and three linebackers, plus four defensive backs. In a straight-up 4-3 defense, the linemen will often have one-gap responsibility. The defensive tackles line up in the A Gap and the defensive ends either in the B or C Gaps, depending on his assignment. The three linebackers (SAM, MIKE, WILL) then take their assignments, based on where the TE lines up. The defensive backs receive their coverage assignments and play either zone or man based on the call (some teams favor one over the other). Simple, right?
But a major problem with the traditional 4-3 is that defensive ends are really hard to find. Consider these 1st-round busts, all since since the 2000 NFL Draft: Courtney Brown, Erik Flowers, Jamal Reynolds, Michael Haynes, Jerome McDougle, Kenechi Udeze, Erasmus James, Jamaal Anderson, Jarvis Moss, Vernon Gholston, and Derrick Harvey. Some have become depth guys, while others are out of the league entirely. And even guys like Dwight Freeney who developed reputations as elite pass-rushers have struggled against the run and are essentially part-time players, with coaches picking their spots to maximize production. A true three-down threat at the position, like Mario Williams or Julius Peppers, doesn't come along often. Guys like Jared Allen have been accused of being inconsistent. Developing a true 4-3 defensive end who can both rush the passer from the B Gap and contain the run effectively is incredibly difficult. Some teams over the past decade have found it almost impossible. Because of this problem, teams have developed ways to get their most effective players in manageable positions.
· 4-3 Fronts – In the early part of this century, Tony Dungy and Monte Kiffin popularized something that had been around since the 1980s: the "under front" in their Tampa-2 defense (which we'll get to a little more in depth in a little bit). Essentially, the under front shifted the entire defensive line away from the strong side of the offensive line. In the under front, one defensive tackle is shaded directly over the center (a nose tackle), while another, more athletic interior lineman – the undertackle or 3-technique – lines up in the B gap in a more traditional DE position (think Warren Sapp). Then, the team's best pass rusher (think Simeon Rice) is free to rush from the extreme edge of the offensive line. If each player maintains his responsibility, run plays can be filtered to the LBs.
The "over front," which shifts the line toward the strong side of the offense, is also common to see in today's NFL. The idea is to create mismatches and get athletic players in their best position to succeed. It's an example of the constantly changing NFL in that coaches will tweak the traditional 4-3 to best reflect the talent that's on the field. As an undertackle, more athletic defensive tackles like Detroit's Ndamukong Suh can overpower slower offensive guards and put up huge sack numbers from the interior line. While different coaches do different things with their 4-3 fronts, the important thing to remember is they're all trying to create mismatches. That's how games are won in today's NFL.
3-4 Defense
The roots of the 3-4 defense have been around for a while, but for the purpose of brevity, we'll talk about the recent 3-4 defenses and their relevance on today's NFL. In the early 1990s, the advent of different fronts in the 4-3 defense helped undersized (read: not ideal) players succeed in that scheme, leading the popular 3-4 defenses on the 1980s, like those of Bill Parcells' Giants, in the dust. But, as mentioned above, the difficulty in developing and maintaining true 4-3 defensive linemen has led to a shift back toward the 3-4 (or "34"), with nearly half the league running it as a base defense. The idea is for undersized but talented pass-rushers to explode off the edge from a two-point stance. It also plays into the idea that deception is key in the game today. A 3-4 front is more difficult conceptually for the offensive linemen, who have to account for the three offensive linemen but also two players on the second level. Ergo, it can be more difficult for the QB to make an accurate read.
In a way, the 3-4 defense of today's NFL is simple economics. There are more fast 250-pound guys than fast 280-pound guys. It's cheaper and easier to find an effective 3-4 OLB than a 4-3 DE. Guys like Tamba Hali have struggled as DEs but flourished as 3-4 OLBs.
By the same token, 3-4 defensive linemen, generally used to suck up blockers and free up the LBs to make plays, can be easier to find as well. As we detailed, 4-3 DLs are often expected to be both big and extremely athletic. On the flip side, undersized 4-3 DTs can thrive as 3-4 DEs, while really big guys who aren't unbelievably quick can serve as a double-team magnet at nose tackle. That being said, we don't want to underrate how difficult a position 3-4 DE, in particular a two-gap DE, is to play. For our money, Steeler DE Aaron Smith has been one of the top defensive ends in football for about a decade. But since entering the league in 1999, Smith has just 44 sacks and just a single Pro Bowl appearance. He hasn't gotten the recognition he deserves because he doesn't play a flashy position. But ask LBs like James Harrison, Joey Porter, Larry Foote, and others how much of an impact he's had through the years.
· Hybrid fronts – Of course, the dearth of ideal 4-3 defensive linemen doesn't mean running a true 3-4 two-gap system is the easiest thing in the world. In the "true 3-4," the linemen have to be able to handle two gaps and sometimes multiple blockers. And then the inside linebackers, often singled-up on much larger guards, have to be strong enough to shake the block of a lineman but quick enough to pursue the run or drop into coverage. As the NFL has become a spread game with speed at basically every offensive position, it's tough for 260-pound LBs and 300-pound DEs to keep up. That's why we see a lot of 3-4 defenses run 4-3 concepts, with defensive linemen in one-gap systems, today.
On this site, you'll often hear us refer to the Dallas Cowboys defense as essentially a 4-3. Although DeMarcus Ware is almost always in a two-point stance, he'll line up in an 8-technique position while the three down linemen are shaded to the gaps, making it a one-gap system. Ware is in a position to explode off the snap and blow past slower linemen, while Jay Ratliff on the interior of the line can also provide pressure from up the middle. It's similar to a 4-3 "over front" with Ware in a two-point stance. It essentially allows the Cowboys to kind of "cheat" personnel wise. They don't need ideally sized 3-4 linemen because they're shaded to gaps. They don't need ideally sized 3-4 ILBs because the linebackers shift with the defensive line. It's a defense designed for speed and to counteract offensive speed, one that can blitz from the second level or drop the second level into coverage to prevent big plays. Former Cowboy coach Wade Phillips borrowed and tweaked this philosophy from his father Bum Phillips, and Wade is expected to bring it to Houston in 2011 and turn Mario Williams into his Ware. It shouldn't be much of an adjustment for Williams.
We see a lot of this in today's NFL. Patriot coach Bill Belichick runs a true hybrid system, although the Pats will run a natural two-gap 3-4 more than a good number of teams. While Steeler defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau still likes his 3-4 zone blitz scheme, he'll mix up his fronts depending on the situation. Rex Ryan has been tabbed as a rising 3-4 genius.
These hybrid looks, and teams that use multiple fronts, are why some 3-4 defensive ends like San Francisco's Justin Smith (like Bruce Smith in the old Buffalo days) still put up statistics. It's a matter of putting talented players in a position to succeed, not restricting them within the scheme.
46 Defense
Okay, so we've established a couple of things. The 43 defense features four down linemen and three linebackers. The 34 defense features three down linemen and four linebackers. So the 46 defense features four down linemen and six linebackers.
Err, not so fast. The 46 defense, popularized by legendary Bear defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, does typically feature more defenders in the box than the traditional defense. But the 46 moniker? It comes from the jersey number of former Chicago S Doug Plank, who was frequently the eighth man in the box in Ryan's Bear defense.
Although the 46 name comes from Plank's jersey number, it can help us to remember that only one defender is deep in the secondary. The free safety patrols the entire field deep, relying on the CBs to play solid man defense and jam the receivers off the line.
The idea behind the 46 is pressure, pressure, pressure. It requires gifted personnel at every spot. The DEs are gifted rushers, as are the OLBs. The DTs have to plug holes but also gain access to the QB from the interior. The MIKE (famously Mike Singletary) has to be quick and a sure tackler, because his job is to handle anything the line doesn't. The SS (as mentioned, Plank) served as an extra linebacker, lining up next to the MIKE.
Ryan had incredible trust in his personnel. He frequently brought the house from this setup, and he trusted that, even without a sack, his defenders could overwhelm the line and QB, forcing a quick throw that masked his defense's weaknesses. But as with any defense, there are weaknesses. If the front eight fail to get pressure, the QB can exploit the overmatched free safety for big plays.
While the 1985 Bears ran the scheme to perfection, it must be noted that the personnel in Chicago was far superior to any other group in the NFL and built ideally to run the 46. Today, few teams ever use it as a base package, and more often, teams will shift to it on third-down situations to try to disrupt the passer. Some teams, like Philadelphia under Jim Johnson, would replace DTs with speed-rushing DEs to overwhelm slower interior linemen. The concept remains the same, but few teams feature adequate personnel to run it as a base defense. When we hear the common term "eight in the box," it's likely that a team is running a 46 look on that particular play or in a particular game against a strong run offense or short-to-intermediate pass offense.
With the 46, teams are taking the risk that their pressure will get to the QB before the QB is able to exploit the open area deep down the field. Sometimes, blitz-heavy coaches are willing to give up the occasional big play as long as they more often force turnovers or win the field-possession battle.
Coverage Schemes
For fantasy purposes, this is probably the most useful section in this article. When describing how a defense plays or at least what its tendencies are, we'll talk about coverage schemes and how teams like to play. Obviously, outside of some teams preferring to play man with the CBs, and others zone, teams like to mix up their looks. Ergo, it's insulting – and confusing – to shoehorn teams into running one specific coverage shell. Instead, we prefer to define the coverage shells and variations of them, in an attempt to describe why some players might be successful against them. It's important to realize that teams still have to account for five eligible receivers on every play, and these shells are among the many ways to do that.
Keep in mind that we are describing these shells from a base defense package. They can also be used in nickel and dime situations with extra defensive backs, making for even more deception. Teams can also use man or zone coverage from the underneath defenders (LBs, CBs), depending on the play.
Also, it's important to realize that we're only describing some of the common weaknesses of these shells and strategies. Good NFL receivers are good NFL receivers for a reason: They can be effective against any of these shells if they're having a good day. That's why we like to analyze every matchup every week with a renewed focus.
As you'll find, the names for these coverage shells are pretty cut and dried. "Cover-Zero" is what you think of when you think of a team "bringing the house" on a traditional blitz. The defensive coordinator sends as many players as he wants at the QB, leaving the secondary to man up with every eligible receiver. The "zero" part of the coverage means there is no safety help over the top because whichever safety isn't rushing the passer is manned up on a receiver.
The strength of Cover-Zero is exactly what you would expect – generating pressure and forcing mistakes. Conversely, the downside is also what you would expect – no help over the top to defend against a deep pass. If a QB can recognize a Zero Blitz and his line can give him an extra tick of the clock, big plays can happen.
A Cover-1 shell features the free safety patrolling the entire deep area of the field as the only (therefore, one) deep defender. Although an aggressive defense, for sure, as it allows coaches a fifth defender to rush the passer (or spy a mobile QB) from any spot and creates more disruption than a basic Cover-2 scheme, it's much less aggressive than a zero blitz.
One major advantage of the Cover-1 (or Man-3) is deception. If a coordinator trusts his safeties in man coverage, he can send a corner on a blitz. Or, he can send both safeties and drop his MLB into the deep area of the field. The QB must be aware of where the defenders are at all times.
Still, Cover-1 remains susceptible to the big play because the safety in help coverage will eventually have to commit to one side of the field and can be disrupted by two receivers sent on deep routes. This creates a major problem for the defense. If the five-man pressure package doesn't get to the QB, he'll have all day and a receiver potentially flying open 20 yards down the field. And even if the QB doesn't hit a receiver deep, receivers in the short area will have plenty of room to run after the catch, thanks to the predominantly man coverage.
Cover 2
Cover-Zero: no deep safeties. Cover-1: one deep safety. Cover-2: two deep safeties. I think we've established that well enough by now.
Anyway, "Cover-2" might seem like the most ubiquitous of cover shells, and it tends to have some of the more popular tweaks as well (see: Tampa-2). There's "Cover-2 Man," in which the CBs play man defense on the outside receivers with help over the top and the LBs in coverage match up with the remaining eligible receivers. There's "Cover-2 Zone," in which the CBs and LBs occupy specific zones and then pass off receivers once they leave the zones. If run properly, the Cover-2 can be a frustrating defense to play against, with teams being forced to settle for short gains and long drives, which can increase the chance for a turnover.
But it's also rare to see teams run Cover-2 consistently as a base package (the Bears might be the most prevalent today) because the players are so difficult to find. The issue with Cover-2 as a five-under (CBs and LBs), two-deep coverage (safeties) is that it relies on the strength of a four-man rush to be effective. And earlier in the article, we detailed how difficult an ideal four-man rush is to find. In general, it also relies on bigger, run-stopping CBs, although an advantage is that Cover-2 teams typically do not need shutdown man ability on the perimeter because the corners have help over the top.
If the rush is not effective, the defense has a lot of holes. If the QB is forced to deliver the ball from a three- or five-step drop, it can be very effective and frustrating for an offense. But if the QB can be given time in the seven-step drop phase, the coverage can be picked apart, especially down the middle between the safeties if a safety is forced to decide between covering a streaking TE in the seam or a WR bolting down the sideline. And if a team blitzes from a Cover-2 shell, openings in the intermediate area of the field can be huge. The Cover-2 system also leaves seven men in the box, at most, meaning a strong running team can continually chip away at the defense.
So, as could be expected in a constantly changing league, variations of the Cover-2 have evolved, including a popular one that won its namesake a Super Bowl.
Speed is the biggest element of Tony Dungy and Monte Kiffin's Tampa-2 system, which attempts to utilize quicker players to plug up the holes in the traditional Cover-2. Dungy admitted he got the idea from a wrinkle in Chuck Noll's Steel Curtain playbook (Dungy played for Noll in the 1970s), so the "Tampa-2" name might be a misnomer.
While the Tampa-2 still relies on a four-man rush (the Bucs did a great job with Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice utilizing under fronts), the biggest variation of the Tampa-2 comes on the second and third levels. In the Tampa-2, the middle linebacker drops into the hole between the safeties, defending against perhaps the biggest weakness in the traditional Cover-2. Shelton Quarles, an undersized but fast LB, did a fantastic job in this role with Buccaneers for quite a while.
Meanwhile, quick LBs (Derrick Brooks) and strong, tough CBs (Ronde Barber) are expected to help stuff the run, tackle, and make plays. The safeties also have distinct roles. The strong safety (John Lynch), one of the two deep safeties, protects against slot receivers and backs slipping out of the backfield, while the free safety (Dexter Jackson) is expected to have better coverage skills and be more of the Wild Card. He can blitz or compensate for a blitzing defender by covering a larger area of the field.
The idea behind Tampa-2 coverage is the "spot defender" system. In Dungy's system, he expects his defenders to drop to a "spot," then read and match up with their receivers at that point. It requires smart, quick, decisive players, and the Bucs had the perfect formula for success with guys like Lynch and Brooks.
Like in the basic Cover-2, the Tampa-2 can be exploited with a talented TE down the seam or an effective slot receiver creating a mismatch in a LB's zone. Teams might attempt to "overload" a zone with multiple receivers to force the defender's hand. A good play-action can also bait the MLB into making a mistake. But even if the MLB is taken out of the equation, there are fewer holes in the Tampa-2 to exploit. It basically takes the idea behind the basic Cover-2 to extremes. It plays mental games with teams that have to execute long, almost perfect drives to score.
In the Cover-3, the two CBs and FS are responsible each for a deep third of the field, while the SS can creep into the box and play like an additional LB.
We'll often see the Cover-3 against run-first teams because the QB won't have a difficult time diagnosing the defense. It allows defenses to creep an eighth man into the box, but they can also use that eighth man (the SS) in man coverage against any receivers coming across the middle. The Cover-3 allows for extra pressure against the pass and bodies against the run, while utilizing the CBs and FS to protect against big plays.
To break it down in the most basic terms, we typically hear Cover-4 referred to as "prevent defense." Each of the four DBs takes a fourth of the deep area (why we might hear this also referred to as "quarters" defense, not to be confused with a "quarter package").
The prevent defense is incredibly susceptible to underneath throws, so we typically will see it only toward the end of a half with time running down or on third-and-forever situations when a team has to gain a big chunk of yards for a first down. But Cover-4 concepts can also be used to creep up to nine men in the box against a run-first team.
Matchup Zone
This is a term we'll use pretty often. At its soul, matchup zone is a defense developed to create turnovers. In a matchup zone, defenders are expected to understand offensive formations and potential route combinations out of that formation. In other words, defenders match up to potential routes, not strictly to areas of the field or bodies.
Good matchup zone defenses can create a lot of turnovers by jumping routes, but mistakes will also leave a defense susceptible to big plays. Some corners, such as Asante Samuel, are much better matchup zone defenders than press/man corners. Although not always the case, excellent matchup-zone CBs are more likely to be "big play" CBs than man "shutdown" CBs.
Nickel/dime/quarter defense
In a nickel package, a defense subs out a LB (often the SAM in a 4-3) and replaces him with a fifth defensive back, almost always to counter against teams going three-wide or splitting a RB or TE into the slot. Teams might use nickel as a base package against teams that often split the formation wide, but that decision is made on a week-to-week basis, if not series-to-series. A nickel defense can be exploited by creating mismatches (a big athletic TE on a small corner), or running the ball effectively. In a dime defense, teams will sub out a second LB for a sixth defensive back. Rarely, we might see "quarter" defense, with 7 DBs. Against teams with strong TEs, nickel teams might sub in a third safety instead of a third CB.
Teams can also use extra DB packages against tendencies of certain teams. For example, if the Bills are known for taking shots downfield when they're around their own 40-yard line, it wouldn't be surprising to see the opposing defense switch into a nickel package, no matter the down and distance.
Zone Blitz
A zone blitz is a defensive technique popularized by Steeler coach Dick LeBeau that attempts to put significant pressure on the QB without sacrificing coverage. LeBeau has stated that, simply, his zone blitzes are intended to "speed up" the pass game, forcing mistakes and turnovers. In a zone blitz, pressure can come from any spot, as long as another defender covers the vacated area of the field. For example, LeBeau can rush an inside linebacker at the passer while dropping a defensive lineman into the spot vacated by the ILB. The idea is to confuse the QB and apply enough pressure on him before he realizes what's actually happening, thereby forcing turnovers. A good term to apply to the zone blitz is "safe pressure." Before its advent, teams played cover zero and man across the board when blitzing, making the secondary susceptible to big plays.
In Conclusion…
It's evident that there is no sure thing when it comes to a particular player matching up against what would be a "favorable" defense. Yes, Jermichael Finley is probably the exact type of player we would expect to have success against Lovie Smith's Cover-2 system. But it doesn't always work that way because the NFL is a constantly evolving machine, a chess match that begins the Tuesday before a game and wraps up on Sunday.
I'll end with an anecdote. In preparing this article, I talked to NFL Films' Greg Cosell just to get some of the basics and make sure I was understanding the concepts correctly, and relaying them in a useful way (I'm learning with the readers, really). As Greg often reiterates, he hates to label certain teams or players with restrictive terms. He let me know that just because DeSean Jackson, for example, had a big play against Washington doesn't mean he was impossible to defend within the Redskins' scheme. "Sometimes," Cosell said, "a defender just [screws] up."
In fantasy, you can have a matchup analyzed perfectly. Sometimes, someone will just [screw] up. But knowing as much as you can – especially about the defensive side of the football – can give you a huge advantage.


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Barbecue has come a long way in central Ohio.
For years, this traditional style of cooking was left to the black community. It was featured in the 1940s and '50s at places such at Javan's, a popular Near East Side restaurant that had a brick smokehouse in the back.
"All the entertainers who were in town would go there," said longtime community activist Clifford Tyree. "Those were the best ribs I ever ate in my life."
Later, guys like the late Pat Crook continued the tradition.
In the 1990s, Hoggy's and City Barbeque came along, showing a new generation of central Ohioans that 'cue isn't something slathered in a gooey, tomato-based sauce.
Other local joints followed, and out-of-town chains started bringing in their versions.
Now, a fast-growing Atlanta-based franchise is going to give Columbus a try.
Shane's Rib Shack will open its first Ohio restaurant in late September at 1522 Gemini Place, in the Polaris area. Franchisee Mike Koontz said he plans at least three restaurants in the central Ohio.
"The brand is very strong, and the product is wonderful and extremely well done," said Koontz, a former Express executive who has returned to Columbus from Charlotte, N.C., where he worked with the former Paramount Parks.
The chain was started in 2002 by Shane Thompson, who left the corporate world for the restaurant game. Using a smoker and the sauce recipe from his grandfather, Big Dad, Thompson created his joint in a rural area outside Atlanta.
World spread quickly about Shane's, and it caught the eye of executives at Raving Brands Inc., an Atlanta restaurant-franchising company.
Corporate officials "saw some magic there," said Brad Eldridge, a vice president at Raving Brands, which acquired Shane's in 2005.
Raving Brands' flagship chain is Moe's Southwest Grill, which is in the process of being sold. Moe's has a restaurant near Ohio State University, and another of the company's brands, Planet Smoothie, has a presence in central Ohio.
During the past two years, Shane's has expanded quickly, mostly in the southeastern U.S. It has 65 restaurants in nine states and expects to open its 100th in February.
The restaurant features barbecued ribs, chicken and pork, cooked overnight in Southern Pride electric smokers. The sides include baked beans, cole slaw, collard greens and Brunswick stew.
The interior is meant to resemble a shack, in an upscale way.
Koontz said he realizes that Shane's faces stiff competition but thinks his restaurants will do well. "I wouldn't be making this decision if I didn't think we had a better product and could deliver it better," he said.
The new restaurant will seat about 80 customers and will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.
A dog's life
The former Westerville Grille at 59 S. State St. in Westerville is being converted into a gourmet hot-dog shop that is expected to open at the end of August.
Dog Joint plans to serve 10 to 12 specialty dogs, including bratwurst, Italian sausage, turkey franks and all-beef hot dogs on one of three types of buns, with lots of toppings. Diners will go through a Chipotle-like line.
"We are looking to serve more of a Chicago-style hot dog," said Mike Meeks, a local developer and builder who owns Dog Joint with Quiznos operator Bret Freifeld and Jimmy Dong, who previously owned a Chinese restaurant and now is a personal trainer.
If the store is successful, the concept could be franchised.
The owners are applying for a beer license and intend to build wagons to serve dogs during local events.
Westerville Grille closed several months ago and its sister restaurant, the Creekside Cafe in Gahanna, shut its doors within the past few weeks; both were victims of financial woes. Grille owner Tim Kiihr could not be reached for comment.
New life for Taverna site
Gresso's has opened at 961 S. High St. in space formerly occupied by European Taverna Opa.
"It always has been a dream of mine to own a restaurant and bar," said Eric Gresak, a high-school teacher whose nickname is the restaurant's handle. His business partner is Steve Svetlick, who has a financial investment firm.
Gresak said Gresso's will maintain much of Taverna Opa's Greek menu but will add other dishes, including pirogis. "I'm Polish. I had to," he said, laughing.
The restaurant, open from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. daily, seats 150 patrons including the upstairs private rooms, with room for up to 100 more on the patio.
Taverna Opa closed in 2006 when previous owners Georgia and Nikos Bergados decided to focus on Dan's Drive-In, located farther south on S. High Street.
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• India Corner, 8939 S. Old State Rd., north of Polaris, has closed. Owner Narahari Hebbaka, who also owns the still-open Dosa Corner in Upper Arlington, had problems finding workers after he closed the Polaris restaurant to retool the menu.
• The Steak 'n Shake across from Ohio State University has closed, leaving 14 of the chain's units in central Ohio. The 8-year-old campus-area restaurant, 1918 N. High St., did not have a drive-through.
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With Mitt Romney's coronation already imperiled by a disaster of the natural variety, some of Rep. Ron Paul's 177 delegates are warning GOP string-pullers not to go through with proposed rule changes that would limit the potential of future Ron Pauls.
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The new GOP rules would bind delegates to the outcome of presidential primaries and caucuses, allowing candidates to choose which delegates would represent them at future national conventions. Currently, state parties choose national delegates, usually at state and congressional district conventions.
The new rules would also make it more difficult for insurgent candidates to get their names placed in nomination at the convention. This year, candidates need a plurality of delegates from five states to get their name placed in nomination, a threshold Paul did not reach. The new rules would require support from eight states.
The new rules are obviously a reaction to Paul's ability this year to capture so many delegates by organizing at the state level. It's no wonder those same delegates are threatening to make a scene over the proposal to keep people like them out of future conventions.
Still, the impact of Paul's "insurgency" feels overblown. A floor fight over byzantine state party nominating rules? Eheu! However will Romney handle the embarrassment?
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Released: Mar 11, 2003.
Genre: Rock.
Tones: Angry, Rousing, Cathartic, Earnest, Visceral, Brash, Fiery, Complex, Intense, Reflective.
Styles: Hardcore Punk, Goth Rock, Punk Revival, Emo.
Number Of Tracks: 12.
This isn't the wholesale departure from AFI's roots that some longtime fans griped about.
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Released: Oct 22, 2013.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Gothic Rock, Punk Rock.
Label: Republic.
Number Of Tracks: 13.
A dark album with much more twists and turns than their previous releases, "Burials" retains the band's earlier punk sound, but also has moments that are more closely tied to '80s new wave, industrial and goth rock.
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Number Of Tracks: 12.
Two years in the making, Crash Love delivers both infectious melodies and a polished studio sound.
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Label: Interscope.
Genres: Rock.
Number Of Tracks: 12.
The sound is AFI but more mature. There is everything from the slow afi to the fast paced AFI to the even newer, screaming AFI.
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Released: Oct 5, 1999.
Genre: Rock.
Styles: Hardcore Punk, Punk Revival.
Number Of Tracks: 4
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Released: Apr 22, 1997.
Genre: Rock.
Tones: Angst-Ridden, Freewheeling, Confrontational, Rambunctious.
Styles: Hardcore Punk, Punk Revival.
Number Of Tracks: 17
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Genre: Rock.
Tones: Angst-Ridden, Freewheeling, Confrontational, Rambunctious.
Styles: Hardcore Punk, Punk Revival.
Number Of Tracks: 12
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Release Date: December 12, 2006.
This is overall a very stellar production, and fans who have already embraced the new direction of the band, as well as new fans and casual fans, should find the DVD to be quite entertaining and a very worthwhile buy.
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Label: Adeline.
Genre: Rock.
Styles: Punk Revival, Hardcore Punk.
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Four blistering tracks from East Bay hardcore band, available only on this EP.
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. Genre: Rock
. Tones: Angst-Ridden, Freewheeling, Confrontational, Rambunctious
. Styles: Hardcore Punk, Punk Revival
. Number Of Tracks: 15
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Released: Nov 2, 2004.
Genre: Rock.
Styles: Emo, Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock.
Number Of Tracks: 15.
Working in reverse chronological order, AFI includes the stronger tracks from each album, as well as a few extras to reel in the diehards.
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Purpose: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) commonly have insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is associated with marked abnormalities of lipoprotein size and subclass particle concentration. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a moderate-intensity exercise program without weight loss on lipoprotein profiles in women with PCOS.
Methods: Thirty-seven sedentary PCOS women were randomized to either an 8- to 12-wk ramp-up followed by a 12-wk moderate-intensity exercise program (16-24 wk total, ∼228 min·wk−1 at 40-60% peak V˙O2, n = 21) or control (no change in lifestyle, n = 16). PCOS was defined as ≤8 menses per year and hyperandrogenism (biochemical or clinical with Ferriman-Gallwey score ≥8). Fasting lipoprotein profiles were obtained before and after the intervention. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to quantify the following: average particle size, total and subclass concentrations of HDL, LDL, and VLDL particles, and calculated HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and VLDL triglycerides. Wilcoxon exact rank sums tests were used to compare changes in these parameters in the exercise group relative to controls.
Results: Twenty women (8 exercisers, 12 controls) completed the study. Comparing exercisers to controls, significant changes were seen in concentrations of the following lipoprotein parameters that are associated with decreased insulin resistance: decreased large VLDL (P = 0.007), calculated triglycerides (P = 0.003), VLDL triglycerides (P = 0.003), and medium/small HDL (P = 0.031) and increased large HDL (P = 0.002) and average HDL size (P = 0.001).
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Services: Have been held.
Steven Lynn Horton, 59, of The Woodlands, Texas, died Friday, June 9, 2006, in Houston after a long courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born May 2, 1947, in Portales, he graduated from Clovis High School in 1965. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from New Mexico State University in 1970. He was successful in his professional career beginning as a staff engineer at Exxon and retired as vice president of engineering for Duke Energy, family members said. He then founded AGIS Technology and grew it into a successful engineering company, according to his family. As successful as he was in business, his true passions were his family, his faith and his friends, family members said. A gentle soul with a big heart, he always thought of others before himself, they said. He was a caring, kind, generous and loving man and a true friend to all who knew him, his family said.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Billye.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda, of The Woodlands; son, Jeff of Thailand; father and stepmother, Leonard and Lorraine Horton of Clovis; brother, Stan Horton (and wife, Emily) of Phoenix; stepson, Travis of Houston, and nephews, Alex and Jeremy of Phoenix.
Memorials may be made to the Steve Horton Cancer Fund for Children at M.D. Anderson Hospital, (800) 525-5841.
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Verna Remay Anderson Haley, 89, of Mesa, Ariz., and formerly of Portales, died Thursday, June 15, 2006, in Mesa.
Born in Los Angeles to Verna and Donald Anderson on June 17, 1916, she married Charles William Haley on May 27, 1946, in Roswell. She was an active member of Portales Nazarene Church from 1964 to 1996 and a Sunday school teacher for 20 years in Portales, where her heart lay, according to family members. She moved to Mesa in 1996. She loved family, God, flowers, birds and people, her family said.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Audrey Leonore Miller.
She is survived by four daughters, Karen Dixey Payne of Ruidoso, Shirley Ruth Smoot of Houston, and Evelyn (Ellie) Verna Campbell and Janny Heflin Enoch of Mesa; grandchildren, Jason Reynolds, Johnathan, Ben and Phillip Payne, Robbie and Susan Smoot, Aaron and Isaac Baca, Mandy Shearer, Stacey Koutsoudis, Tracy Ganatos and Danny Heflin Jr.; and 12 great-grandchildren
Arrangements are by Wyman Cremation and Burial, Mesa, Ariz.
Sharon L. Porter
Services: Will be held in Tucumcari at a later date.
Sharon L. Porter, 51, of Tucumcari died Friday, June 16, 2006, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
Born Feb. 18, 1955, to Frances (Shaw) and Kenneth Porter, she graduated from Tucumcari High School in 1973. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1984. She taught special education in the Las Cruces area for many years before returning to Tucumcari in 2002, following her mother's death. She loved animals and had been involved in various animal rescue organizations while residing in Las Cruces, according to her family.
She was preceded in death by her mother.
She is survived by her father, Kenneth L. Porter (and his special companion, Helen Henning) of Tucumcari; her brother, Frederick F. Porter of Tucumcari; her sister, Patricia Stull of Portales; a niece, Ashley Porter of Augusta, Ga.; three nephews, Ricky Porter of Ashville, N.C., Robert Jones of Augusta and Michael Stull of Portales; five great-nephews and three great-nieces in Georgia and North Carolina; and a special cousin, Karen McIntire of Gretna, La.
Memorials may be made to Helping Hands Hospice, 615 S. Second, Tucumcari, NM 88401 or Heartland Continuing Care Center's Living Design Aviary, 1700 S. Ave. O, Portales, NM 88130.
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Multi-talented, Canadian-born guitarist Avi Granite, who counts among his influences John Scofield and Joe Lovano, established Avi Granite's Verse. It's a New York quartet performing new compositions, featuring Ralph Alessi on trumpet, Jerry DeVore on bass and Owen Howard on drums. Verse recorded it's debut CD "Snow Umbrellas", which is Granite's third CD as a leader. This is his CD Release Show.
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SALT LAKE CITY - Today Governor Gary Herbert issued the following statement in response to Texas Congressman Lamar Smith's letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder regarding Utah's H.B. 116:
"Typical Washington-attempt to deflect criticism that comes from Washington's abject failure to address immigration, then sue a state over something that won't even take effect for two years, rather than use those two years to do something positive.
"A lawsuit is completely premature. The people of the U.S. would be better served if the federal government used the time between now and 2013 to actually address immigration, rather than sue Utah for trying to manage the practical realities we face as states due to the absence of federal action.
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In the heat of summer on 100-degree days a lot of my friends ask, How do you do it? Pretty simple. I am conditioned for it and take a lot of precautions before I even leave the house.
II eat a smaller breakfast, starting with a glass of water. This helps me eat less and begins to prime the water supply Ill need for the day. ON the way to the ramp, a cup of coffeeits fluid too! Then it is no stop drinking water. Freezing a few bottles keeps them icy cold and feels really good while providing essential fluid intake.
Also before I leave the house, I apply sunscreen. Doing this in an air-conditioned environment is important to keep it on your skin. Applying as you are on the water will only wash off with sweat!
Also, NO MAYONAISE! I dont care how you handle it; it isnt a good hot weather food. Mustard or just plain old peanut and butter sandwiches. Cover up as much as possible with loose fitting clothing and always wear a hat AND sunglasses! I have many clients show up on a cloudy day without sunglasses. First of all sunglasses will protect your eyes while underway. Or if something like a lure comes flying back at the boat. But above all, there are UV rays even on a cloudy day. Glare is a factor too! I wear Maui Jim sunglasses and go to the Maui Rose or the new HT lenses in low light conditions. They cut the glare so I can see underwater even under cloudy skies. I carry a few extra pairs for my clients to try and to compare with their own or to supply in case they forgot theirs.
The heat also saps your energy and concentration. For this, only time on the water can help. But I will add a few boat rides to take a break and to provide a breeze to help my clients make it through the day.
This month I have seen a lot of parents bringing kids with them. Safety first! Under 13 and they have to wear a PFD. Fewer than 16 and they cannot wear an inflatable.
Parents are eager to comply. I stress safety in a quick safety drillPFD location. How to use the throwable device and fire extinguisher and the location of the First Aid kit. I also give instructions for a man overboard situation. Then I point to the exitsfor a laugh. But this is a very serious exercise. It sets the tone for the trip for the kids and instills confidence in the parents that this will be a safe trip.
I don't like to postpone trips, but I will give my plan to my clients and have them decide. Most of my clients are regulars and will opt for better conditions. Few days offer "perfect" conditions, so I usually try to make the best of any given day, but when very muddy water rolls through, rather than running around the river looking for the clearest water, I would rather relax to fish another day.
I look forward to a great season and fishing with my regular clients along with new ones! Have fun and BE SAFE!
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Fighters step inside the octagon hoping to win their respective bouts so they can get some bonus money and a hefty fight purse.
Joe Lauzon wasn't on this past Saturday's UFC on FOX 5 fight card, however he stepped inside the octagon and walked away with $6,000 in bonus money.
The Boston native was in Seattle, Washington to corner his training partner Joe Proctor, but prior to the FOX card he had an exhibition grappling match against Nick "The Tooth" who is a friend of UFC President Dana White. White offered Lauzon $1000 for every time he could submit Nick and Nick $2500 for every time he could submit Lauzon.
Lauzon explained the story on this weeks episode of MMASucka Radio.
"I got in a grappling match in the cage with Nick The Tooth. He's actually a friend of Dana's. It's actually going to be in one of Dana's video blogs coming up pretty quick here. Basically, the premise was that every time I submitted Nick, I got $1000 and if Nick could submit me then he got $2,500. So, I had three minutes to grapple with him and I banged out six submissions. So, I had a very good weekend."
Proctor didn't pick up the victory on Saturday night, but Lauzon came away a winner in Seattle.
Lauzon is set to take on Jim Miller on December 29 at UFC 155 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Project ID: 2003IA39B
Title: Sequestration of phosphorus with iron mine tailings
Project Type: Research
Focus Categories: Agriculture, Nutrients, Water Quality
Keywords: water quality, lakes, eutrophication, nutrients
Start Date: 03/01/2003
End Date: 02/29/2004
Federal Funds: $18300.00
Matching Funds: $36780.00
Congressional District: IA 4
Principal Investigator: Brown, Ed
Abstract: Surface water quality is currently one of the most important environmental issues facing the state of Iowa since the ecological and recreational health of water bodies are threatened by non-point source (NPS) pollution. Many lakes are polluted because of their high concentration of nutrients, often phosphorus (P), which leads to excessive algal growth (eutrophication). To prevent eutrophication, it is necessary to prevent P from entering surface waters or to sequester (make unavailable to algae) the P that is already in the water body. Ferric (Fe3+) and ferrous (Fe2+) iron are known to react with phosphate, leading to precipitates that tie up P. The ferric iron primarily present in hematite can react with P directly, or the iron can be reduced to ferrous iron in anaerobic waters through anaerobic respiration by certain microorganisms present in soils and sediments. This ferrous iron can react with P or can be re-oxidized chemically or biologically back to ferric iron which forms P-sequestering particulate hydrous ferric oxides (HFO). Anaerobic re-oxidation of iron is facilitated by oxidants with a more positive redox potential than the ferric/ferrous couple such as the nitrate/N2 couple. When this occurs, iron oxidation also helps resolve nitrate stimulated eutrophication. An ongoing study of Iowa lakes and wetlands presents an opportunity to investigate the finding that phosphorus found in sediments can be sequestered with iron mine tailings. Specifically, the microbial chemistry involved in the sequestration of P by mixtures of P-laden soils and sediments and iron mine tailings, particularly under anaerobic conditions, will be investigated. The results will assist in formulation of pollution reduction and remediation plans for eutrophic lakes in Iowa and other locations where P is the major pollutant.


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The State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department is looking for more foster parents in Quay County said Placement Worker Cecelia Bernal and Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruiter Renee Fitts.
"We need parents who are willing to do this in Quay County," said Fitts. "We need at least two families who are willing to get licensed."
"But we would take 10 or 15," said Bernal explaining there was no limintation to the number of people who could sign up in the county. "Fifteen would be nice."
What it comes down to, the two women said, is that there are a number of children in Quay County in need of temporary families for various reasons.
Fitts said the reasons that the children need temporary homes are wide ranging, but most of the reasons center around abuse and neglect by the biological parents.
"There are so many reasons," said Fitts. "The kids may be victims of physical or sexual abuse or be living in a house that is so filthy that it is dangerous or it could be that the children are being neglected."
In fact, Bernal said that the problem within Quay County has become something of a numbers' crunch.
"We have so many that need homes that some must be placed out of the county," said Bernal. "That's why we are looking for more families in the county."


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Q. You have come upon an intriguing concept--that people can explore themselves using works of art. Could you explain this idea for our listeners?
A. I came upon this idea as a longstanding lover of art. It is simply this: Art Healing is a communion with a work of art for emotional healing, for psychological insight. You use art as a springboard for exploration of your inner self. And you can really tap into power embedded in visual art to transform yourself, by yourself.
Q. What if you know nothing about art? Do you need some kind of special knowledge? I say this because there are people who might feel intimidated by art so that they've never really spent any time in art museums.
A. I'm glad you asked this question, especially at the beginning of the interview. I came upon this process because for me art has provided a way to get out of my head-this is my tendency. I tend to overthink and intellectualize everything and you might notice I will do this as I provide examples to your questions--so if I do this feel free to stop me! So for me, even as I had studied art in college, and loved it, I realized that I used art primarily as a way to help myself emotionally. So I want to tell all of your listeners that anyone can do this. Anyone. In the beginning when you are face to face with a work-whether it's a painting, or a sculpture, or a performance piece, or a looping piece of video you might encounter in a dark room in a gallery, or even, the kind of art that asks you to physically do something-it is best to just be there and have the experience, even if you don't know what the art is about, even if you don't know if what your looking at is art. The key is to be open to the experience.
I want listeners also to realize that this is a process and that you will be forging a relationship, a personal relationship, with a work of art. And if you are not one to pay attention to art, after learning more about art healing, you find that you notice the sculpture in the waiting area of your dentist's office. And you notice it not just as decoration, but as something that could be useful for you personally. And then you, of course, start to notice more and more possibilities for improving your life-just by looking at objects, at pieces of art.
This realization is like looking at those weird magic-eye posters that were popular a few years ago. What looks like a lot of incoherent garbage-markings that look like nothing at all-all of a sudden pop out at you when you relax your eyes in such a way-and you're then staring not at nothing, but instead at a wildly 3-D image that wasn't there a moment ago. This is what it was like for me when I was in college and noticed that art was more than just paint and pretty pictures. But instead that art was alive-that it was a living and breathing thing, that even if the work I was looking at was from hundreds of years ago, that it could make me feel something today, right now. And that it could mean something very special, very personal.
So there is a kind of point you reach in art healing where if you've never done this before, you will get to the point where you begin to see not just what may be for you another boring picture of fruits and vegetables on a table, but instead a jumping off point for feeling better in some way. Now art will seem to pop out at you-all of a sudden all the paintings and objects you would ordinarily ignore now seem to register differently. They become alive, and multi-dimensional.
Q. Well, I'm thinking, what if you go to the museum and try to connect with a work, but nothing really interests you. What then?
A. If this is your first time in a museum or an art gallery, the fact that you've been moved to go there in the first place is an achievement. It says you are open to making changes in your life. But if you are not moved or interested, then you leave and try other places. This is a process. It would be like going to a therapist for the first visit and expecting that somehow you' have some earth-shattering realization or cure. This is the start of an enjoyable and powerful lifelong process.
Now I have a certain bias in that I feel that more contemporary works of art seem to lend themselves more readily to art seeking.
One example is a work of art that contains no paint, no drawing, no sculpture. Instead it's a work of art that simply asks the viewer, or participant rather, to do something. In one case it was a kind of plank, like you might find on a pirate ship, that you walk to the edge of. And then you're supposed to jump several feet down below onto very thick mats that help to break your fall. That's it. That's the art. And when you do this you have had an experience. And this experience is something that you can use-you can remember, you remember the feeling you had, you might compare this feeling to the difficulties you have in your life, in your emotional life. You could do a lot of different things with this-but the point is that you have just had an art experience. You have just let yourself experience art. This is the beginning.
Q. Wow. It's amazing how art can take so many different forms. I would imagine you can find art all over the place?
A. Yes. I am thinking about one incredible work of art installed in Central Park a few years ago called The Gates by Cristo. There was saffron-colored material draped over over 7,000 16-foot tall rectangular arches. They were placed over the walkways within central Park and were accessible to anyone. And for every one of thousands upon thousands of viewers of this work. So to go and experience this art requires no deep understanding of the work, the artist, but just that you let yourself try out this new experience. When one art seeker told me she felt like she was but a small child again pulling at her mother's skirts when she walked beneath the flowing nylon, it became a deeper exploration of her own childhood. Art stimulated that. Art was in a moment, as it induced a feeling or a memory, became for her more powerful and more incisive than any session of regular psychotherapy.
Q. How is this different from the branch of psychotherapy known as art therapy?
A. Art healing is distinctly different from art therapy. In art therapy you might be asked by a therapist to don a smock and soften clay or paint something. Art healing requires none of this. In art seeking you don't get your physical hands dirty. There is so much art all around us that already exists-made by artists over the centuries including that made in recent years-that we simply can begin to avail ourselves of what may be the greatest untapped resource for psychological healing.
Q. And you do what with the art exactly? What do you mean by communion?
A. By communion I mean a very personal, private back-and-forth between you, a human being with your unfathomably complex psyche, and a single work of visual art, the end result of an artist's creative process. By spending time with this personally meaningful work of art-something that significantly captures your attention-you begin a dialogue within yourself and across the space separating you with the object. Now when I say significantly captures your attention, this is harder to convey as the work may be intriguing or disturbing or delightful, it could be familiar or scary or strange or haunting. The point is that there is something about the work you've chosen that somehow seems to have your name written on it. It's this work-even if you don't know why it is so compelling to you-even if it challenges you, or makes you feel scared or angry or happy, or perhaps you are not sure how it makes you feel, but seems to 'pop out' amidst all the other works you've viewed that day in the gallery or museum. This is the work that you might use for this purpose, what I am calling art seeking.
Q. Let's really make this come alive for our listeners. Walk us through your process of art healing-a personal trip.
A. OK. I enter the museum. I walk through the entire museum (or as much as seems sufficient to cast a wide enough net to capture a work or two for my closer examination). During the first go-round I am making mental notes of which work or works seem to resonate with something inside of me, or intrigue me, or stimulate me such that I may want to return to it later. And so then, I will go through the museum a second time-but this time I head straight for the work that seemed so personally intriguing.
And I look at the work again, and I am in no rush when I do this. I examine the work from different angles, from close up, from a few steps back. And I sit with the work, much as a good therapist has the client sit with their feelings.
And then what happens next is harder to describe because this experience can become so many different things, but I can tell you this-it is a very primal kind of understanding that happens. It's an understanding using your emotions and your senses, using yourself. You let yourself be---all that exists in those moments are you and the work of art, unsullied by explanations or intellectualizations. As the memories and associations to the work come, you take note of them, so that later you will be able to deepen your understanding of yourself, or heal the anxieties or distress that ails you. But in the beginning simply let it in, breathe in the work as though it were a kind of healing aerosol. Often you find yourself in the work.
Q. I think what you are describing would be even more clear if you gave us an example, could you do this for us with a work of art that most people are familiar with.
A. Yes. First let me say that one of the things I love about this process is that more often than not the art seeker will find a work that is not particularly well known, but has so many nooks and crannies-so many places to begin a conversation-how it was constructed, or painted, or drawn, its texture, or articulation of space (if it's a sculpture); or the objects or images depicted-the young boy with a beach ball or an obese woman, in a particular case, a work I'm thinking of by Lucian Freud, splayed out on a couch-almost an extension of the couch. And so the unique work provides an armature-a kind of skeleton or framework-for you, the art seeker, to create your own healing session.
But for the sake of making sure the most number of listeners can envision the same image, we could talk about art seeking works such as Van Gogh's Starry Night or Edward Munch's The Scream, or Edward Hopper's Night Hawks. I have to say, though, that I really like talking about another famous work-Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth.
Here what I find so intriguing is that when you look at this work-a work which depicts a hill, a field, with farmhouse and outbuildings at the top touching the top of the canvas, with a slate grey overcast sky like a bleak November day in midcoast Maine. You have this woman seen from the back, in a contorted position, seeming to reach towards the top of the hill. But given her position, the hill seems then immense, with the foreshortened grey buildings in the distance, indicating a feeling of frustration, thwarted action, and perhaps even futility.
But when I first look at this painting I don't come up with these descriptions. I let myself lose myself in the logic and overarching feelings elicited in me. I lose track of time as I'm doing this. I'm having a dance within this world.
I not only explore what I see before me-the grass, the contorted figure, the farmhouse, the color of the sky, the color and sheen of the canvas-but I also am exploring these elements as extensions of myself. I am by turns the young woman on the ground reaching uphill, but I am also the barn and the grass and the constricted sky.
The figure, yes, is easily a stand-in for my self. And my tendency is to throw all of my weight onto her-as I identify with her, I identify with this image, this position inside of myself. But I also find that the entire work becomes a mirror held up to my self. A mirror-one that as it's reflecting somehow also becomes a window. I am looking inward and outward at once.
I think the key for someone trying this for the first time is to just give yourself up to the object before you. If you find it captures you or you find it disturbing or not, maybe you find there is a relief associated with a work that shows you the possibility of what could be if only you permitted for yourself a clearer view of yourself, unfettered by the persistent stream of negative-thoughts about yourself. I ask you to spend as much time with the work so that you forge a connection-you do not have to make sense of the experience immediately. Really, that's where the book will serve you as a guide to deepening your understanding as this work now becoming a part of your life, a part of you.
Q. I'm wondering as you describe this process where the artist's original intention for the work comes into play. Does it?
A. Well this is a great question because the short answer is sometimes it will but oftentimes it may not and in either case it may also be hard to tell the origins of the artist's conception for the piece in the first place. The take home message for new art seekers is this: your intention, your personal interpretation and private play with the creation before you is what matters most. What you experience from the work may or may not be what the artist was working out emotionally herself when she drew all those deep furrows in a figure's face, for example. No matter-because I think for most artists implicit in the act of making is the knowledge and intention that the viewer will necessarily have his own experience, his own reaction, and will likely come to his own conclusion-if there is a singular conclusion to come to-that is not only separate and distinct from the artist's, but that will never be known by the artist.
The notion of appropriation, of using someone else's work and incorporating it into one's own creation, became a focus of art-making in the latter 20th century. In music you would call this 'sampling' and occurs with great frequency in Hip Hop music. Art healing is your own appropriation-you are creating your own art experience-using the raw material of other's creative labors, perhaps even other's emotional turmoil that they may or may not have worked out to some tidy resolution on the canvas. You might think of a Van Gogh, for instance, where what motivated his enormous swirls in the sky and halos surrounding streetlamps may be entirely different from how you use the same image, say, to combat a chronic boredom and pervasive feeling of lifelessness. The image is compelling to you for reasons unfathomable quite possibly to the very person who gave us this image from the depths of his imagination and/or torment.
But lest the listeners think that only disturbing images are fair game for this process, let me give you an example of an altogether different kind of work, a Renoir. There is a work, a very famous work, of Monet painting in his garden at Argenteuil. One woman, in art seeking this work, expressed how for her the work provided a sorely needed boost in confidence and more critically, a deeper knowledge, that she is not alone. And so the feelings that emerge as she studies the work, as she lost herself in the image of the artist painting a canvas at an easel before an magnificent explosion of colorful flowers, untamed by the garden fence, all pointed to what for so long had been her core psychological difficulty.
She explained how this worked. In this case she imagined what it was like in the act of creating the work of art itself-the image before us. And she said that her attention was called to this by dint of there being an image of an artist at his easel appearing to paint the scene before him. And so as she looked at the flowers and the buildings painted, she sees at the same time the thick paint, how the paint felt very present and palpable on the canvas and that what was the result of untold numbers of brushstrokes bringing us this image, she told me that she comes away with a intense feeling of the 'multiple'. She said because of this sense of the multiple-huge numbers of brushstrokes, creating huge numbers of flowers, slats in the fence, leaves on the plants, windows on and dormers on sloping roofs, all of which seeming to mass together and seamlessly incorporating the figure of the artist painting within it-she was given a feeling of connectedness. This feeling, she said, came to her in waves, the longer that she looked at the painting. And that the experience filled a kind of gap-an emotional hole or lacuna-which has been filled at times just briefly in certain social situations. The painting, then, becomes a living therapeutic object, a missing piece, a place to return to for nutriment-but a very specific nutriment for this particular art seeker.


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Learn more, The language of Bali ..
The Language of Bali
Whenever there are trends or emphases for a greater democratization in public society, any vestiges of apparent feudalism must need give way to modern movements for democracy, equality and non discrimination - this also in areas where status or social - level in society has hitherto been much determined by the rather sensitive issue of the system of Castes - Traditional norms as a kind of "language - obeisance with relation to interclass relationships, are on the decline".
Traditionally, language rules in Bali had to be observed irrespective of age, position or set. Traditional "Rules of Caste" that had so long been considered an unflinching exigency are becoming less pronounced and less rigorous.
Albeit, in the face of moderm trends the determination of language usage especially as regards the choice of certain categories of words, is still much expoused and very much in vogue in Bali. However, significant adjustments have beed proposed at more recent Language - Seminars on the island and this, no doubt, will have its effects and repercussions in Balinese Society today.
Many seem enthusiastic in the promotion of a standard or common language for all (Basa Madia or Basa Mider); with an option in the selection of words from "a vocabulary of courtesy" - which in times past had beed limited perhaps to less than a thousand specific words.
Traditionally also, language - usage and divisions in Bali have been sufficiently intricate, and sometimes a bit arbitrary; however it has long been a custom to base the choice of ones words from the various categories on the social relation between the person speaking, with respect to the person being addressed or spoken of. And it is the latter that serves as a basic for the following "Language categories" :
Dictionaries and Grammars are still a rarity in Bali. Furthermore, Balinese is essentially "a spoken language"; though there are some written records, lontar documents and Balinese folkfore ("satuwa-satuwa"), which can serve as a valuable source for students engaged in language research. Hitherto, it is not easy to speak of any "set rules" as regards syntax or Balinese Grammar; and this obtains especially with the formation of certain words, e.g. the verbs.
Indeed, it has been said by a serious student of Balinese that "it is better not to speak or write about Balinese Grammar, because there aren't the fixed rules as may be peculiar to the western languages".
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2 large zucchinis
2 large zucchinis
1 1/2 cup marinara/tomato sauce
2 cups vegatable oil
2 cups flour
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup grated Parmigian cheese
11/2 shredded mozzarella
Cajun seasoning
Chopped parsley for garnish
1. Slice zucchini very thin
1. Slice zucchini very thin
2. Heat oil to 325 degrees
3. Beat eggs and milk together
4. Place sliced zucchini into egg wash, coat well then place in flour and coat well
5. Once coated place in oil slice by slice
6. Fry until golden brown and place on paper towel to drain oil
7. While still hot coat slices with Parmigian cheese and season with Cajun seasoning.
8. Place fried coated slices in baking dish, top with marina then mozzarella cheese and bake in a pre-heated oven set at 375 degrees until golden brown
9. Garnish with parsley. Serve hot
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A sound like "ping" went off in my head when I read this at the BBC just now:
Don't be lonely at Christmas timeThis has to be the saddest thing I have ever read about loneliness. Why didn't they tell them to get a ham radio, tune in a quiet frequency and listen to the static? Better advice: get in touch or even go to where people are. Maybe call that person who used to be a friend, acquaintance or even a distant relative before you got involved with computers. Too, you know, personal? So go to a church or three even if you are indifferent. People will talk to you. Too ardent for that? Then go help at a shelter and volunteer. Too selfish for that? How about you go to a hotel restaurant and chat to the waiter a little too much. Too agoraphobic for that? Then start shouting out your window at passers by. Either they will talk back or they will call the cops who will talk with you. Worked for Scrooge, it could work for you but whatever you do - back away from that computer.
Social networking sites could eventually eliminate entirely the need for the offline socialising that has become the cornerstone of the festive season. Most people have heard of Facebook but there are plenty of rivals vying for its crown. The BBC News website dips into some of the more interesting alternatives in a bid to make sure that no-one need be lonely this Christmas.


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The fortunes of hundreds of young hockey players from around the globe will change following the 2013 NHL draft.
But even with the advanced metrics being used by NHL scouting staffs, selecting teenaged hockey players at June's draft remains an imperfect science.
There are very few players in each draft class who are guaranteed to excel at the NHL level.
How these young men develop as professional hockey players, particularly goaltenders and defensemen, who tend to take several years longer to develop than forwards, is not much more than an educated guess.
The following list includes some well-known players, but I am labeling all of them as sleepers, as they should be higher than their final Central Scouting rankings.
Players at the top of the list are as close to a sure thing as there can be when projecting potential from this age group.
Given the above criteria, in ascending order, here are the top 10 sleeper picks in the 2013 NHL entry draft.


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Although many NHL fans and experts agree that this year's trade deadline was one of the least exciting in recent memory, that doesn't mean we are short on things to discuss.
Whether it was the fire sales of the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators or the out-of-nowhere epic trade between the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues, several players found themselves changing teams this year.
Some teams were trying to add players for the playoff push, while others were starting to rebuild for the future.
Here are the moves made by all 30 teams leading up to the trade deadline and an evaluation of which teams came out as winners and losers.
Please note, all trades talked about in this slideshow are ones listed on the Trade Tracker at NHL.com and were made in February.


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Miami Dolphins TC Report: Matthews Returns, Jordan SitsI like to just be going for it, getting after the quarterback," Matthews said. Rishard Matthews, who was held out of the team's first two exhibition games with a knee injury, returned to practice for the Dolphins on Sunday afternoon. But after 49ers quart… (more)Source: dolphinsgab.com
Clay Matthews has to change to stop read-option quarterbacksThe success of read-option quarterbacks in the NFL is forcing Packers linebacker Clay Matthews to alter the way he plays. Matthews said on ESPN that his preference is to fire off the ball and fly toward the quarterback at the snap. But after 49ers quart…Source: profootballtalk.com
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