Insights for the Astute from a Best-Outlawed Sport

Brutal,

brain-bashing,

best-outlawed,

football
as seen in

reflections
on viewership

at youth

nevertheless
offers two
important insights

for the astute:

 

The first comes
with the observation

that what separates
the superior

running back

is not

speed

or

size

but rather

the ability
to see the hole,

the opportunity,

that comes

fleetingly,

determining

loss

statis

or

gain.

 

The other comes from

watching
the best

quarterbacks
for whom

height

and

arm strength

are enormous pluses

but for whom

the most important

skill

is the ability to

survey the landscape,

call the audible,

thereby on a

foundation

of

knowledge

and

preparation

manifest

the

perceptivity
of

response

to the

exigencies

of the

moment,

time,

LIFE.