They win with field position, by sustaining drives and forcing turnovers, and by being relentlessly efficient on offense while playing an endless shell game on defense.
They win with field position, by sustaining drives and forcing turnovers, and by being relentlessly efficient on offense while surviving an endless shell game on defense.
Tebow appears to be redefining the quarterback position in a way that renders passing, regularly sustaining drives and consistently scoring points irrelevant.
This is not a group to set fans' pulses racing but it might be one that is capable of sustaining drives and keeping the Saints' defense off the field.
He bounced up after taking big hits, feathered a few deep balls and commanded the huddle, absorbing advice offered at lunch Tuesday by Santonio Holmes, who spoke about the importance of managing the game, of sustaining drives to keep Brady and the Patriots' usually high-powered offense off the field.
It doesn't take a master strategist to figure out that the more you avoid third-and-long, the better your chances of sustaining drives, right Nate Solder?
The Trojans' lack of success sustaining drives put the defense in a tough situation, especially playing in the Utah altitude.
Offensively, we're starting to put together sustaining drives". Edison's defense also has been tough to score on.
With Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork clogging the middle and 49ers running back Frank Gore lacking the quick initial burst to get to the outside against eight-man fronts, San Francisco's path to closing out the game and sustaining drives lay in the hands of Kaepernick's short and intermediate passing.
The Jets responded with a sustained drive before Smith made his first poor decision since the Tennessee game.
The Demon Deacons' last sustained drive ended when they turned the ball over on downs with 5 minutes 55 seconds left, after Rich Belton failed on consecutive runs into the line, stopped on a fourth-and-1 by Mark Herzlich and Nick Larkin.
