Page 66 (1/2)

And while ait, the three of them teachI hear back to Silas

Dallas begins: "So each team has offensive players and defensive players Obviously, the offense’s goal is to score, and the defense’s goal is to stop the other tea"

"I think you can skip past the commonsense stuff I’s are going well and when they aren’t"

"Okay Well, on offense, the team has four chances, which are called downs, to either score orpoint, which clears the slate and lets the a first down So, ideally, e’re on offense, we’ll continue toover until we’re within scoring range and can run or throw the ball in the end zone Defensively, the goal is to stop the other tea first downs, and ant to do it as far away fro ht? He kind of leads the offense?"

"You got it," Dallas says

Stella cuts in then: "Silas is a running back He’s on offense, too" I try not to wince at his naet us back together because she keeps not-so-casually slipping his nas on: "If Coach Cole sticks to his gauess Silas’s replacement, positioned by Carson ready to either take a handoff or block for him"

I hold up un? Really? You thought she’d follow that?"

"Fine Silas or so back will take the ball on occasion, and he either has to be fast enough to run through open holes in the defense before they catch hih to run over the people in his way"

"Okay Fast Strong Gotcha What about the other positions?"

I want to know about Silas I do But I can only handle it in s the different positions and their purposes, and Stella helps me connect the people I know to their spots on the teaet the big, exciting plays and catch the ball for bigger advances than Silas or Carson can usually get running That is, if they actually uess which show-off you know is a wide receiver"

"Torres?"

"Ding ding! We have a winner, folks"

Dallas cuts in: "He’s also one of the idiots who does his own little dance when he scores a touchdown"

"Hey," Matt says "I like touchdown dances"

I snort "You would"