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Originally Posted by fgoodwin

I don't have the exact quote, but I seem to recall one of Landry's old-timers, maybe Bob Lilly, saying something like, it took years to learn the intricacies of the Flex, but by the time you had it down, it was time to retire!

Very true quote.

Lilly stated that the specifics (and others players have added their own comments over the years) of the Flex, led to Landry's "System", which Drew Pearson stated was only a success in Dallas because "no one could teach it" [ like Landry ].