When writing the history of the National Football League there are any number of trends, shifts, strategies and alignments, on both offense and defense, that warrant mention when the subject turns to the game itself.
One-platoon football. The T. Man in motion. Two-platoon football. The Eagle defense. The shotgun. The Flex. Nickel defense. West Coast offense. The zone blitz.
The list is long.
And if there is one play – not a philosophy, not a formation; just one basic play – that begs to be part of the conversation it would be Vince Lombardi’s power sweep.