[Anthony D Burgess]

I want to thank you for asking a football related question. While many get cought up in tweaking, TTQB passing, figures. All of that is nice, but Football is the name of the game.

Look at the NFL PlayBook; this is what it's all about. Look at how the play works; lookt at the reactions and movement of the players.

I love to see the X's and O's of the game come to life as the athletes use there football intelligents along with there abilities to do there part in making the play. There is some luck in the game, but it makes up about 10% of the actual game.

You don't see players running around without a clue of what they should be doing. One coach told me about the 3 R's; Read; Recognize; and React. He said you must be able to do all three to play the game.

Read: See how the players move, pick up on players clues, and formations as to what the play is, did the "O" lineman stand up or fire out? Is the WR running hard or not, Is the Back looking at the hole he is going to. One on one chess match.

Recognize: Were is the play going, is it a run or pass, left middle right, long or short alert your teammates.

React: Get to the ball. Fight off blocks, sift through trash, take the right pursuite angles.

This is what I love about the game, you need more than just passing skills, speed and power, you have to think and coach.

Reg is right, these are just little plastic men, but so are chess figures. It's all in how you use them and the role you place on them.

If you value them as plastic men then that's all they will be. I value them as a reflection of the athlete.