(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football

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When you think of kicking in old-school football, you've got to think of straight-ahead kicking. "Soccer-style" kicking was first introduced to professional football by a Dutch-born kicker in 1960, but it took it a while to catch on, and nowadays it's practically impossible to find the original kicking style. If Dean Jackson was living in the old days, playing classic, hard-hitting, old school football, he'd probably be lined up 5 yards back and no yards sideways. Kicking the ball with the tip of his toe rather than the inside of his foot, he'd put a lot less curve on the ball, but also would be less accurate and consistent!

Now of course, there's always the fact that football players back in the day weren't always as big and intimidating as they are now. Before football became the second national pastime, teams weren't nearly as picky; they just wanted anyone who could play and was willing to! And for that reason, there's a small chance that in the early 20th century, Dean Jackson could've played his original position: quarterback. The quarterbacks of the time were shorter, skinnier, and weaker than those in the league today... just like Jackson! But they also had a lot less protection, so it'd perhaps still be unadvisable for the small kicker.

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