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The Ten Most Important Figures in NFL History

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Become a Famous Singer - 4 Steps To Realise Your Dream Fast


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A lot of people want to be famous singers. However, they don't always know how to catch the audience attention. Here is a four steps method to boost your career.

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How Often Do I Need To Change My Oil Filter?


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Car makers worry about their reputation. Well at least some of them do. But they also care about beating the competition by advertising for low maintenance cost. Those car manufacturers calculate the estimated annual maintenance cost based on changing the oil filer every other oil change, or 6000 to 15000 miles. This ultimately reduces the cost of the vehicle maintenance. On the other hand, oil filter manufacturers suggest that the filter is to be changed every oil change. Now, which word should you take for granted, neither.

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The Football Spread Offense For High School Is An Effective Strategy With Multiple formations and uses.


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This football offense is a strategy that has been around for at least half a century, with many variations in the way it is perceived and executed. You can find a version of it used at every level of the game, from high school all the way up to the pros.



Football Spread Offense For High School Or Youth Football

However it is set up, its main goal is to spread out the defense across the field so that the offense has many running and passing opportunities to choose from. It can be an extremely effective strategy if done properly.

The most common set-up when it comes to the spread offense is the QB in shotgun formation (at least 5 yards back from the line of scrimmage). Players spread across the field horizontally in 3, 4, or 5 receiver sets, and the linemen may spread themselves out as well. As the defense fans out to make sure everyone is covered, they are creating multiple openings that the offense can take advantage of.

Coaches put their own spins on this offense, to varying results. Sometimes it can work well, other times either the defense is prepared for the transition or the QB can't execute it effectively.

There is the pass-oriented version, which assumes the coach and quarterback can analyze the way the defense is set up and make the right call.

Another version is the spread option. This requires a quarterback who can run with the ball, which you don't find that often, as well as a line that can trap and receivers who can block. In this scenario the hope is that the defense is anticipating a pass to one of the receivers.

A rarely seen or used version of the football spread offense is called the Pistol Offense, which holds the option for different members of the offense to carry the ball.

There are other variations to the football spread offense, and they are used by different coaches across the country.

To ensure that the spread offense is executed properly, all members of the team have to be in sync. Just like any other offensive strategy, it has to be practiced over and over again in order for all pieces of the puzzle to come into place.

Along with knowing and understanding the strategy, critical thinking on the part of all players, especially the quarterback, is key to making the right decision as far as whether to throw or run with the ball.

If your football team needs to have more offense take a look at the football spread offense. For more information about the # 1 High School Football Spread Offense click on the link below about 5 Wide Attack Spread Offense.


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I wanted to get a third opinion, so I interviewed many mechanics, and almost all agreed on the fact that the the every other oil change is a false economy. All mechanics highly recommended changing the oil filter every oil change. This was back up by their experience, and science.


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How Often Do I Need To Change My Oil Filter?



today's engines use a filtration process called "full-flow". With this technology, all the oil that's goes from the reservoir to the engine passes through the filter first. This means that the primary defense line to the engine's crankshaft, and cam bearings is the oil filter. It's purpose is removing unwanted solid entrants to the system, such as dirt, carbon, and metal particles. These entrants can damage the bearing, journal and cylinder wall surfaces once they reach the engine. The filter absorbs and filtrates against abrasion and premature wear to the engine.



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Over time, the filter accumulates dirt that has been trapped, until it reaches a point where it is possible for oil passage to be obstructed. The filter should be changed before it reaches a point where it's an obstruction to the flow of oil, or even facing the danger of becoming plugged. The good and bad news in one, is that filters are designed to prevent from catastrophic failures due to improper lubrication, therefore it has a bypass valve, which will allow the oil to pass through with the dirt once it reaches the filtration capacity, preventing from loss of lubrication and allowing the dirt to enter the engine, and cause accelerated wear.

In conclusion, oil filters cost less than ten dollars, so you may just as well change it with every oil change because the worst case scenario would be that you lost a 100 dollars over the life of your life. On other hand, the worst case scenario for not changing it on time is a new engine which would cost you no less than 1200 dollars.Visit my website if you are looking for

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Step 1: Create a YouTube account


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Become a Famous Singer - 4 Steps To Realise Your Dream Fast



Having a YouTube account allows you to show your talent to the entire world. Your subscribers will also become a kind of fan base who will spread the word about you. It's also totally free.



Become a Famous Singer - 4 Steps To Realise Your Dream Fast

Step 2: Chose a difficult song

You can't become famous by singing easy songs. That's because there are too much competition. You need create videos viewers will want to share.

Step 3: Practice hard

You need to do an amazing interpretation. So you'll probably need to practice long hours. If you can get a vocal coach, get one. All big stars have one.

Step 4: Record and send the video

Let's give some examples of songs who will help you become famous.

Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You"

Whitney Houston is a pop icon. It means that a lot of people will be interested in a good interpretation of her songs. The difficulty of the songs will also make viewers share the video with their friends.

Mariah Carey - I Want To Know What Love Is

"I want to know what love is" is originally a song by Foreigner, a famous band in the 1980's. The fact that Mariah Carey made here versions of it means that two generations know and love the song. A lot of people are interested in listening to a young singer interpreting it

Magic Flute - Queen of the night

The magic flute is a Mozart's opera. The Queen of the flute's arias are known to be really difficult to sing. If you manage to sing it correctly a lot of people will share your video with their friends.

Make sure to sing properly. Don't send videos if you're not satisfied with your performance. If you're really struggling, you can focus on just a part of the song. Remember to send a lot of videos. You need to get a maximum exposure. As a matter of fact, you can also use your videos as a video response to popular video clips.

You can also use social bookmarking to share your videos. Don't be afraid to share your tips about singing. A lot of people want to become famous singers. You can make a blog about your experiences. A lot of people will want to read it.


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10) GEORGE PLIMPTON


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The Ten Most Important Figures in NFL History



Got you from the start! The sophisticated New York author spent a training camp with the Detroit Lions in the 60's, played QB for one series in an exhibition game, and wrote one of the greatest sports books of all time, PAPER LION. He helped humanize the game for millions.



The Ten Most Important Figures in NFL History

9) THE GUY WHO INVENTED INSTANT REPLAY

Probably many guys. Instant replay was actually first used on an Army-Navy telecast in 1963, (Roger Staubach QB for Navy) and it changed viewing TV forever. And when they began to slow replays down, it changed even more. The subtleties of the game could now be made apparent to the casual viewer. We all got smarter. Pretty soon, we all knew as much as Vince Lombardi.

What replay has screwed up is officiating. Replay review during games not only slows things down, it takes away from the legitimacy of the NFL game officials, who I think are the best in any sport. At the very least, take away the little red flags the coaches throw when they want to challenge a play. And if a challenge fails, a team should lose more than just a time out the rules currently penalize them. Like, maybe the coach's office desk??

8) ED SABOL (And, by extension, John Facenda)

In 1960, Ed Sabol bid for the rights to film the NFL championship game - for three grand. From this start, an empire was born, called NFL Films - the greatest propaganda use of film since Leni Reifenstahl. At some point in your life, whether you know it or not, you've watched something from NFL Films. They have slowed the game down to give it a ballet like grace, and made the violence almost poetic. Their music, their words, everything they do is brilliant. And, speaking of words, you have to note the late, great John Facenda, the quintessential NFL Films voice. Even though it's doubtful he ever talked about "frozen tundra" just hearing his voice means football for millions.

7) JOE NAMATH

He guaranteed a SB III New York Jets win over the Baltimore Colts, then made it come true. He gave the AFL legitimacy, star power, and excitement. He was the 60's as far as pro football went. Without his SB win, the merger of the NFL and AFL might have taken much longer to achieve parity, at least in the minds of the fans. He made the two leagues equal in 60 minutes.

6) RED GRANGE

When the "Galloping Ghost" came out of the University of Illinois in 1924, college football was everything. Pro football was for illiterate mill workers to bash each other to bits for two bucks a game. Then Grange signed with George Halas for the Chicago Bears, and all of a sudden, pro football games were played in huge stadia rather than sand lots. The ,000 he earned in 1924 equals well over a million in today's dough. Along with baseball's Babe Ruth and golfer Bobby Jones, he was at the pinnacle of the golden sports era of the 1920's.

I met Grange at Super Bowl XII, when he was the honorary tosser of the coin. He was old, but still upright, fit, and full of fascinating stories.

5) BYRON DONZIS

Got you again, didn't I?

Going into a game against the New Orleans Saints in 1978, Houston Oiler quarterback Dan Pastorini's ribs were so cracked and broken that he had to have Novocain injections in between each of his ribs on each side of his chest, before the game and again at the half. On returning to Houston, he checked into a hospital for treatment before the next week's first round playoff game.

As he lay in his bed in a painkiller-induced stupor, he looked up to see a grizzly man at his bedside, wearing a trench coat and holding a baseball bat.

"Oh, god," Pastorini thought, "Somebody lost money on the game and they're gonna kill me."

Instead, the man handed the baseball bat to his assistant and said, "watch."

The assistant swung as hard as he could, hitting the man squarely in the chest. The man didn't even flinch. He opened his trench coat and showed Pastorini what was the prototype for the quarterback "flak jacket," now standard football issue.

"I want one of those!" Pastorini said.

He wore it the next week, and Byron Donzis, the man in the trenchcoat, went on to become one of the most important inventors in NFL history, designing dozens of pieces of equipment that have reduced, or prevented, countless injuries.

4) ROONE ARLEDGE

The visionary head of ABC Sports who came up with the idea of putting an NFL game on ABC at a time when the network was dying. It was Monday night, 9pm eastern. The country changed. Everybody watched. Everybody quoted Howard Cosell the next day. Sport grew up and prime time became play time. You could easily argue that Roone should be #1. You could also make your own list.

3) TEX SCHRAMM & LAMAR HUNT

Tex Schramm, the Cowboys first president & GM, and Lamar Hunt, the original owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, were the architects of the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. The two leagues were spending each other out of existence and the war of attrition looked to be endless. Schramm and Hunt held a series of secret meetings and smoothed things out so that the two leagues could become one. Many testy items had to be ironed out, including the moving of three teams, the Colts, Browns and Steelers, from the NFL to the AFL, so that each league would have the same number of franchises.

These two men were influential far beyond the merger. It was Hunt who came up with the name "Super Bowl" among many other innovations. And he was one of the nicest, most genuine people you could ever hope to meet.

Tex was a large, lively, blustery man who loved nothing more than a good argument.

My first road trip with the Cowboys, as a 25-year old sportscaster, was in 1977, to Minnesota and the old Bloomington stadium, the Met.

The Cowboys had the Vikings on their own one-yard line. Viking QB Fran Tarkenton dropped back into his own end zone and, finding no receivers, threw the ball into the ground. The Ref threw a flag for intentional grounding.

I was seated next to Tex in the press box as the Ref marked off half the distance to the goal line, the correct penalty at the time. Tex slammed his fist on the counter and said, "*#%$, next year, that's gonna be a safety!"

Tex was the head of the NFL Competition Committee, the group that sets the rules.

Next year... that was a safety! And it still is today.

2) GEORGE HALAS

One of the NFL's founders, owner of the franchise originally known as the Decatur Staleys, but eventually the Chicago Bears. Halas was an NFL owner/coach/legend for over 60 years. "Papa Bear" took the league from it's literal beginnings as a group of rag tag men playing in rock-strewn fields adjacent to coal mines, to the heights of Monday Night Football and Super Bowls.

When he offered what his all-pro tight end Mike Ditka thought was a too small contract, Ditka said "Halas tosses nickels around like they were manhole covers."

1) PETE ROZELLE

Commissioner from 1960 to 1990. It was Rozelle, a former PR guy for the L.A. Rams, who not only oversaw the many egos of the owners through the merger, but got them to see that Roone Arledge had a good idea, etc. His key contribution came when Rozelle convinced the owners that the only way the NFL would survive in every size market was to take all that lovely TV money and share it equally. Revenue Sharing, along with the player draft and much more, is what keeps the NFL on a competitive footing, from New York to Green Bay. Everbody who wants to study sport and how it works, has to study Rozelle.

Not to mention that he was his own league's best PR man. He knew the name of every beat reporter and sportscaster around the league, and was always willing to sit for interviews and spread some inside info.

Absent Pete Rozelle, the NFL remains a nice little sports group for the few, not the amazing monolith it is today.


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