Alright, boys. Here's how it works. I wear the hat. That makes me the coach. You all have perfectly styled hair according to the standards of the day. That makes you football players. Oh, don't look so sad, Jimmy! If you listen and work hard, one day you might get a hat of your own.

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 It's back to the projector, TSTers.  Today, we're going to look at the offensive line, some run blocking basics, Jason Smith and what makes Pro Bowlers different than albino bowlers.  Not that I have anything against albino bowlers, but I don't see why they should have their own action figure and the great OTs in the history of the NFL don't.  Just saying.  Oh, and Sandra Bullock.

  I smell... I smell a projector.  A playbook projector!  KA-BOOM!

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Alright, gentlemen, listen up! This is a chalkboard. It's made primarily of slate. Got that Jimmy? Well, damnit, pay attention! Why the hell do you think I wear this coat and hat indoors?

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  I know I suggested doing the next episode on the O-line in the last PBP, but with the signing of Hollis Thomas, I thought this had more immediate relevance.  Today's Playbook Projector asks a couple questions:

  What the hell are gaps?  What the hell are techinques?  Why the hell do I have to say "hell" every question?  I mean, what the hell?

  Numbers, fat bodies and diagrams await...playbook projector, hoooooooooooooooooooo!

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Jimmy, are you paying attention? Damnit Jimmy, you're an embarassment to this team and your family! Let's start over. It's called the 4-3 because of the four defensive...damnit, Jimmy!

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Well a good weekend to all. Yeah, it's been awhile since the first PBP in May where we looked at the "smash" concept and how Donnie Avery could be employed.  This time, we're going to step back from a concept and look at the 4-3 defense in general and how the MLB, or in our case James Laurinaitis, holds a 4-3 together.  As always, questions and criticisms are more than welcome. 

A quick note before we dive in: I'd like to thank hoosierteacher of MileHighReport University fame.  If you're eager for some serious X's and O's, it's the best repository for football knowledge that I've found on SBNation.

So with that said... Projector...go!

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The Playbook Projector looks for ways to get mismatches against opponents. So sit down, shut up, and pay attention. Please.

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Welcome to the Playbook Projector, Rams fans, where we get into some Xs and Os to look at some plays we plan on seeing, if not in their entirety then partially, to exploit our opponents in 2009.

So let's fire up the playbook projector and look at how we can use Donnie Avery's speed in the "Smash" scheme.

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