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» SDA: Bowl Spectacular Part II  The bowl games heat up with
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Louisville-Georgia, Nebraska-USC, and Clemson-Oklahoma.  15 Nov
2004  Book Review: Sunday Morning Quarterback  Sunday Morning
Quarterback By Phil Simms with Vic Carucci Published by
HarperCollins  Reviewed By Michael David Smith  When a
quarterback throws into an area occupied by one of his teammates
and two of his opponents, the TV announcers will invariably tell
us, "He threw into double coverage."  Most of the time, that's
not true. More likely, the quarterback threw to a receiver who
was only covered by one defensive player, but the pass took too
long to get there or was thrown into an area that allowed a
second defensive player to arrive before the ball did.
Generally, when an announcer describes a quarterback who has
"thrown into double coverage," he's really describing a physical
error, not a mental mistake.  That's j