With Albert Breer on vacation, we bring back our annual tradition of having guest writers fill in for his Monday Morning Quarterback column. This column comes from Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona.
As famed 18th-century general Carl von Clausewitz said, “Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.”
Football is no different, and, at its purest, it fundamentally mimics war. Offensively, one must simply advance through resistance to acquire new territory until you eventually reach the objective. And, defensively, it is your mission to slow the advance and push to take the offensive.