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“Thanks. But what the hell was that R43 stuff you were talking about?”
Decker turned and looked at her. “R43 wide gap seal. It was the University of Texas’s favorite run option when Melvin played for them. The right tackle helps the right guard by chipping the DT, and then he and the tight end seal off the defensive end while the wideout drives the cornerback to the sideline. At the same time, the tight end peels off from the DE and engages the strong safety. That left Melvin to go wide through the gap straight to a one-on-one with the outside linebacker.”
“And that would be Mr. Buckeye Decker,” said a grinning Mars.
Decker looked chagrined. “He scored three touchdowns in the game on that one play, and all three times he ran right over my butt.”
“Hey, man, you did your best. And you guys played us hard. I got stopped quite a few times early on in that game. But when life gives you lemons, you know what you do?”
Jamison made a face and said, “Yeah, you make lemonade. Everybody knows that.”
Mars shook his head. “No, Alex, you scoretouchdowns.”
Jamison said, “So by calling out that play, you told Decker what you were going to do? Take out two guys. And then Decker figured out what he was going to do?”
“That’s right.”
“Maybe I should start watching football, just in case that ever comes in handy again with you two.”
“Hey, what life tells you is, you just never know,” said Mars.
“You just never know,” repeated Decker, as he turned back around and stared out into the night.
