Carlisle also measured how well different players interact with each other to produce better team offense and defense.
You can allocate your best employees to explore new lines of business, you can count on a consistent flow of cash from your more mature product or service lines, and you can focus your management team on offense.
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Less important, but still of concern, is the team's offense, which has become stagnated lately as it has depended too much on Anthony.
The San Francisco quarterback took over the team's offense in November.
That added ball-handling responsibility coincided with his 1-of-7 shooting over that span (and came right after he'd shot 5-of-7 in the first quarter, when he only initiated the team's offense once).
His inability to knock down open shots was hurting the team's offense, because opponents eventually began just leaving him open, playing the odds that he would miss without a defender contesting him.
He said he didn't view the Jets' trade for him as a publicity stunt, like so many have speculated, largely because he believes the New York coaches have a plan to feature him in the team's offense.
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The federal agency began its probe -- which it dubbed "Operation Red Zone" in reference to the area between the 20-yard line and goal line for a football team's offense -- on September 1, 2012, and wrapped it up on February 6.
As the week progresses, the coaches will show the players the entire game again and, in particular, would conduct a session where they will pause and focus in on key moments of performance as a team, as a defense or offense and in the specific units on a team (quarterbacks, receivers, linebackers etc.).
Mets starter Jeremy Hefner allowed five runs in five innings, which was far too much for the team's feeble offense to overcome.
To do this, the team had to reinvent its offense to suit Kapernick's running skills.
It was a narrow, defense-minded win, for an offense-crazed team that had previously relied on outscoring its opponents rather than stopping them.
Woodson said he's trying to build a team around a well-balanced offense, with no dominant scorer (sorry, Carmelo) and a defense that consists of "dirty work, " he said.
This year's Butler team, which plays Virginia Commonwealth Saturday in a rematch of the 2011 national semifinal, is an anomaly: a team that's better on offense than defense.
But their defense was offense enough, and the team was thrilled to leave Azteca with a rare point.
The Aaron Rodgers-led offense is spectacular but their team defense is in the depths of the NFL rankings.
The team is trying to install a new offense, and offensive coordinator Tony Sparano is still deciphering what he'll use from his "big box of goodies" in terms of playcalls involving the quarterback.
With the 49ers offense sputtering badly (the team didn't convert a single meaningful third down all game), they stayed on the field as the Giants ran 93 plays, the most it had run all season (the average is 69 per game).
To make a basketball analogy, he has turned a run-and-gun team into one that loves half-court offense.
Jeff Bowden, the son of Florida State's Bobby Bowden, saw the Seminoles' offense stall for years as the team's offensive coordinator.
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Because management and the players' union have a joint drug agreement, an arbitrator could determine that any action taken by the team amounted to multiple punishments for the same offense.
Phase One of the Jets' plan to reinvent their struggling offense was completed Wednesday, when the team named former Dolphins coach Tony Sparano its offensive coordinator less than 12 hours after Brian Schottenheimer resigned from the position.
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That was more than enough offense to take care of a Hurricanes team playing for the first time without Alexander Semin, a key component of a top line that has been the lone bright spot of an otherwise rough month.
Positions Nos. 2 and 3 are involved in both offense and defense, with 3 usually the team member with the highest handicap.
The Giants have plenty of players who play full-time on offense or defense and also man a special team or two, but there's also a subset of the team whose primary duties reside on special teams.
Though the Yankees' starters deserve credit for keeping the team afloat with Sabathia out, there exist plenty of outside factors for the team's recent surge factors beyond its powerful offense and stellar bullpen.
Yes, Caleb Hanie sparked the offense and may start for the Bears or some other team one day.
D'Antoni admitted he believed the offense was bad coming into the season but thought the team recovered during the season-opening win against Boston.
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