When the enemy is superior in numbers and your situation is such that you expect to be overrun at any moment, then drop all pretense of military preparedness and act calmly so that the enemy will think you are setting an ambush.

When the AFL and NFL merged, the team fell into a state of mediocrity along with their star quarterback, Namath, who only had three successful post-merger seasons after injuries hampered much of his career.

When the players are set in a formation, the quarterback starts the play by calling out a code word, a number, or a combination of the two.

When that league folded a few years later, Williams found himself out of a job until Redskins coach Joe Gibbs asked him to join the team to be the backup for quarterback Jay Schroeder.

When this occurs, there is usually no blitz count and the all-time quarterback is usually never allowed to cross the line of scrimmage.

When not serving either of these functions, the primary responsibility of a halfback is to aid the offensive linemen in blocking, either to protect the quarterback or another player carrying the football.

When the 1977 season began, Montana was the third quarterback listed on the team's depth chart, behind Rusty Lisch and Gary Forystek.

When Fry played safety and quarterback for Odessa High School in the 1940s, their stands routinely had sellout crowds.

When players on the defense are collectively rushing the passer ( usually a quarterback ), it is called the pass rush.

When Heisman Trophy winner and Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith raved about In-N-Out cheeseburgers during a press conference before the 2007 BCS National Championship Game, a senior executive said, " It does not get much better than that for us.

When a team is on a power play, a defence player can set up plays in the offensive zone, and distribute the puck to the teammate that he or she feels is in the best position to score, similar to a point guard in basketball and a quarterback in American football and Canadian football.

When a designed play calls for the quarterback to use a shovel pass forward to a receiver it is, by definition, also a screen pass.

When they told Paul Brown he decided to send then assistant and quarterback coach Bill Walsh to scout him.

“ When you ’ re a young quarterback, you get greedy, and I have to fight that temptation.

When finally inserted at quarterback for a series in a scrimmage conducted in Pontiac, Michigan, Plimpton managed to lose yardage on each play, convincing many in the crowd that he was a professional sports clown inserted for amusement purposes, not someone who was genuinely giving his best effort.

When Hostetler returned from his injury in 1992, he once again was placed in competition with Simms for the starting quarterback position.

When plays that do not stop the clock occur, the offense relies on a combination of hurry-up plays and spiking the football – a play where the quarterback stops the clock by immediately throwing the ball into the ground ( sacrificing a down by doing so )– and time-outs to minimize time lost.

When the team is in formation and the quarterback gives a signal, either by calling out instructions or giving a non-verbal cue ( a so-called " silent count "), the center snaps the ball to the quarterback and a play begins.

When a passing play occurs, the backs and receivers run specific patterns, or routes, and the quarterback throws the ball to one of the players.

When Werblin signed University of Alabama star quarterback Joe Namath after the 1964 season for a then-unheard of annual salary of $ 430, 000, the Jets, and the AFL, were made ; the Namath signing, and his subsequent stardom, along with a new, more lucrative television contract with NBC, led more than any other single factor to the AFL – NFL merger.

When injuries depleted the depth chart, Lechler served as the backup quarterback for the 1998 Big 12 Championship game.

When a play was called that required a shotgun snap to the quarterback, Woody would rotate to the guard position.

When he retired he was the only Jets quarterback to have ever been the top ranked passer in a season.

When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic programs and the most important phase, the educational opportunities.

When combined with setting transparency, this allows an Amiga to overlay an external video source with graphics.

When the temperature is low, the spring winds and closes the valve, which allows the fan to spin at about 20 % to 30 % of the shaft speed.

When a computer allows the use of folders, each file and folder has not only a name of its own, but also a path, which identifies the folder or folders in which a file or folder resides.

When the model is applied to an existing organization's software-development processes, it allows an effective approach toward improving them.

When a ligand binds to the GPCR it causes a conformational change in the GPCR, which allows it to act as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor ( GEF ).

When a ligand activates the G protein-coupled receptor, it induces a conformational change in the receptor that allows the receptor to function as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor ( GEF ) that exchanges GDP for GTP on the G < sub > α </ sub > subunit.

" When Steve is given an experience of walking through a park, semantic externalism allows for his thought, " I am walking through a park " to be true so long as the simulated reality is one in which he is walking through a park.

When approached by John's niece Natasha Irons, Luthor gladly allows her to be one of his first test subjects.

When Nekron is defeated, Larfleeze takes the ring from Luthor, leaving him powerless, and allows Luthor to remain on Earth with the Green Lanterns ( although Sinestro notes that this is the first time Larfleeze has given anyone anything ).

When one allows for the change in technology in the TV industry and increased budgets, it's easy to see how uniforms from the 23rd century ( TOS ) evolved into the uniforms seen in the 24th century ( TNG ).

When Dil is gone, he wipes Dil's fingerprints off the gun and allows himself to be arrested in place of Dil.

When the gate is more positive, it attracts electrons, inducing an n-type conductive channel in the substrate below the oxide, which allows electrons to flow between the n-doped terminals ; the switch is on.

When the road ahead is clear, the ACC allows the vehicle to accelerate to a speed preset by the driver.

When legs are stretched out, this membrane allows it to glide distances of 50 – 150 metres.

When conditions in the upper mixed layer ( nutrients and light ) are favourable ( e. g. at the start of spring ) their competitive edge allows them to quickly dominate phytoplankton communities (" boom " or " bloom ").

When an aircraft's lift is less than what is required for it to continue flying and stalls, ideally the nose should drop, which allows the aircraft to regain flying speed.

When the moisture condenses, it releases energy known as latent heat of fusion which allows the rising packet of air to cool less than its surrounding air, continuing the cloud's ascension.

When drafting his complaint, a plaintiff may be able to avoid dismissal on ripeness grounds by requesting alternative relief in the form of a declaratory judgment, which in many states and jurisdictions allows a court to declare the rights of parties under the facts as proven without actually ordering that anything be done.

When the prying Mrs. Travers arrives, Disraeli allows her to learn of the purchase, and she exultantly admits to her key part in sabotaging Myers.

When the weather allows it, these dinoflagellates break out of their shells and are in a temporary stage, the planomeiocyte, when they quickly reform their individual thecae and return to the dinoflagellates as at the beginning of the process.

When she comes back from school, she discovers that the eggs have hatched and Thomas allows her to keep the birds.

When the moisture condenses, it releases energy known as latent heat of fusion, which allows the rising packet of air to cool less than the surrounding air, continuing the cloud's ascension.

When the mechanisms fail in a way that allows glucose to rise to abnormal levels, hyperglycemia is the result.

When Iphigenia is brought to the altar to be slain she willingly allows herself to be sacrificed.