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Football 101: Motion the key to Blue's TD run

Alfred Blue

The play was blocked perfectly. Blue was quick and explosive to the hole. The downfield effort was outstanding by the receivers. Blue broke through a few feeble attempts at tackles. Put it all together and it was a brilliant piece of football art that was majestic to watch, and I did standing a few feet away on the Texans sideline.

But, when I got home and had a chance to watch the end zone copy, there was one other key piece to this play that many probably didn't credit after the run.

Motion.