Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Catch
We have talked some about how mastering the basics allows you to accomplish the extraordinary. The 49ers practiced the game-winning play over and over and over again throughout the season, but they never practiced it with this ending. However, along with the scripted play Montana practiced skills like pump-faking to get defenders off of their feet, and Clark practiced coming back to the quarterback in a scramble situation. The time behind the scenes preparing for various contingencies allowed a great play to blossom from a broken situation. Years later when a football fan talks about "The Catch", all of the other fans know he's referring to Montana heaving the ball off of his back foot over the outstretched arms of the Cowboys defenders, and Clark soaring over his defender to secure the ball and win the game.
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That really is an amazing catch. Clemson needs a QB like Joe Montana because our QB does scramble and he does not know which color jersey his team is. In the end the corner or linebacker intercepts it. It takes a lot of practice to do something like that. They don't practice that same play in practcice every day, but Montana is a good clutch player.
Clemson is awesome
That was awesome. Y'all probably don't like it that I am always complaining about american football so I won't say anything else even though I have a whole lot to say.
-Logan
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