NFL Question:
Who Am I?
I was often refered to as"the master of illusion".
WhenI ran pass patterns,I always ended up "here" and the defender over "there". That wasmy special magic. It is often said thar when Izigged, everyone else in the stadium usually zagged.
I will be remembered as a consummate professional who squeezed everything frommy ability with a meticulous, cerebral approach tomy craft.I neverdid have great speed and had less than ideal size (at only 5'-11", 187lb), butI more than made up for those shortcomings with exceptional lateral quickness, great balance and stability, body control and soft hands that seemed to "pull" balls in like a magnet.
Trying to cover mewas like a game of cat and mouse.I could run the same pattern on three straight plays and beat the cornerback in three different ways.I would use a move on one play to set up a later one, throw two or three incomprehensible moves into one feint thenand run unusual routes that played with the defender's mind. Iwas unsurpassed inmy preparation, a picture of total concentration.
I'll end by posting the remarks made bymy former team's fromer General Manager :
"When Icame to thisteam, and had a chance to watch him on a regular basis, I was amazed. In my mind, you can take every superlative you can think of and apply it to this man. He's that good."
Who am I?
