It is our belief that for our offensive team to function aggressively as a unit without hesitation and with maximum efficiency, we must have a systematic scheme. Our philosophy is first to avoid losing, and secondly, to win. By this we meanto avoid mistakes and, at all times, maintain field position. We know that wemust not, if at all possible, relinquish the football to our opposition in ourterritory. We must force the opposition to drive 50 yards or more for their score.We will consider that any time our opposition has to move only 30 yards, or less,a cheap score was handed to them on a silver platter with yielded FIELD POSITION.We have divided the football field into zones which we will attack systematicallyand with purpose. We know that cheap touchdowns come after a fumble, a pass interception,a blocked punt, or a losing gamble; all of which the offensive team assumes
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