Landry's Flex D: For Dummies like me

[fgoodwin]

Originally Posted by GoinForSix

Guys have to be familiar with each other to play the flex, its not something you can just suddenly implement, it takes a while for guys to get comfortable with it.

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!

[Mentos]

Originally Posted by burmafrd

The QB shuttle only happened in one game; then it was over. Landry was trying to decide on which QB and could not make up his mind. Morton had a lot more experience but Staubach was much more mobile. In the end he decided on Staubach- BUT the next season when Roger got injured he kept Morton in even after he was ok; only finally settled on Roger after the miraculous comeback against SF in the playoffs.

Landry's former player Dan Reeves rotated QBs Shawn Moore and Tommy Maddox every play for Denver at Buffalo on December 12, 1992.

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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 ].