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Casino Game and Poker Rules Variants - She Swings Both Ways As Follow the Queen except: When a RED Queen is dealt up, the next card is wild; when a BLACK Queen is dealt up the previously dealt up card is wild. When dealing the last up card: a RED queen will leave only queens wild; a BLACK queen functions normally. Two optional
rules: 1) if a king is the last card dealt face up, NOTHING is wild
(the king ruins the queen's fun); and 2) if no queens are dealt up,
the hand is tossed in and those who hadn't folded during that hand re-ante
and another hand is played. Same as
7 card stud, only after you receive an up card you can pay a specified
amount to get a new card (the passed card would go to the next player),
or you can keep the card at no cost. Variant on 7-card stud in that the last up card is played as an Indian -- that is to say, it is shown to all other players but is unknown to the holder until all betting is complete. When adding the Chicago or Low Chicago variants, the Indian card is treated as a hole card. Indian w/ Chicago is very occassionally known as Blackhawk, after the hockey team. |
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Importance of the Ground Game By staff by Jim Feist The 2004 pro football
season may be remembered by some as the “Year of the Pass.”
Scoring was up league-wide, and the enforcement of the “five-yard
rule” against defensive backs helped the air game. Daunte Culpepper
(39 TDs, 11 INTs) and Donovan McNabb (31 TDs, 8 INTs) enjoyed terrific
seasons, while two-time MVP Peyton Manning broke Dan Marino’s 1984
record with 49 touchdown tosses. While the focus was on the increase in
passing efficiency, it was easy to overlook the fact that 2004 was also
the “Year the Running Games Returned.” Last fall, there were
an NFL record 179 100-yard rushing games. Former Rams and Bills’
Chuck Knox would have been delighted (They didn’t call him “Ground
Chuck” because of his dietary habits.) Indeed, the flair may be
in the air, but winning with the run is just as fun. Just over a year
ago, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher wanted to get back to the power
running attack that had been a franchise staple. The Steelers uncharacteristically
went to the air attack in 2003, finishing 30th in the NFL in rushing with
93 yards per game, just 3.3 yards per carry. The result was a forgettable
6-10 season as they failed to make the playoffs for the first time in
three years. Cowher added free agent RB Duce Staley to team with Jerome
Bettis and vowed to get back to running the pigskin. Did they ever! Pittsburgh
finished second in the league in rushing, averaging 154 yards on the ground.
The result was a 15-1 regular season. Now, even with Willie Parker taking
over for Bettis and Staley, Pittsburgh is still able to run the ball well.
Since the start of the 2004 season, the Steelers have averaged 155.8 yards
per game and 4.9 yards per carry. Running well means winning, too: The
Steelers are 48-72 under Cowher when they run the ball fewer than 35 times,
84-6-1 when they tote it 35 times or more. The Falcons enjoyed a dramatic
turnaround in 2004 under first-year coach Jim Mora, Jr. Mora improved
the defense and maximized the running talents of QB Michael Vick as the
Falcons led the NFL in rushing with 167 yards per contest. They went from
5-11 to 11-5, routing the Rams in the playoffs 47-17 with 327 rush yards,
making it all the way to the NFC Championship game. They didn’t
dazzle offensively (finishing last in passing), but the ground attack
carried the load one game shy of the Super Bowl. Passing attacks may have
gotten much of the attention, but bread and butter ground games are still
a huge gauge of success. 2004 NFL Rushing Leaders: Rush yds pg Regular
Season Record 1. Falcons: 167 11-5 2. Steelers: 154 15-1 3. Jets: 149
10-6 4. Broncos 145 10-6 5. Chiefs: 143 7-9 6. Chargers: 136 12-4 7. Patriots:
133 14-2 8. Seahawks: 131 9-7 What stands out? All but one team (Chiefs)
made the playoffs. The cumulative winning mark was 88-40. In addition,
the consistent ground game helped those teams compete where it’s
most difficult to play in the NFL: on the road. Those clubs went a combined
40-27 against the spread away from home. It’s interesting that six
of the eight teams were in the AFC, a conference that not only won the
Super Bowl but dominated play head to head with the NFC. The most obvious
advantage is that a strong ground attack provides offensive balance. Offenses
that are one-dimensional make it easier for defensive coordinators to
put together a weekly game plan. Teams that have balance are so much more
difficult to defend and slow down. That’s what made the Chief’s
so explosive in 2003. Losing RB Priest Holmes for much of last season
diminished their versatile offense. Adding RB Corey Dillon was a huge
boost for the Patriots, and they finished with brilliant balance: 6th
in rushing the football, 11th in passing. Another factor is ball control.
An effective ground game can chew up yards and eat up the clock. An edge
in time of possession can have an influence on other areas of the game,
too. It can tire out the opposing defense that has to stay on the field
for a long time, and can keep the opposition’s offense off the field.
In the 1991 Super Bowl, the Giants went ball-control to keep the pigskin
out of the hands of Jim Kelly and the Bills fun-and-gun offense. The Giants
won 20-19 as an underdog, and set a Super Bowl record with a 40:33 to
19:27 edge in time of possession! The Bills had the ball for under eight
minutes in the second half. The biggest surprise this season has been
Tampa Bay. Rookie RB Cadillac Williams has been sensational and the Bucs
are No. 2 in running the football. After three weeks, four of the biggest
disappointments (Cardinals, Lions, Raiders, Ravens) were smack at the
bottom in yards rushing. The Steelers have amassed 28,088 rush yards since
Cowher took over in 1992 – best in the NFL. Pittsburgh has made
the AFC Championship game five times during Cowher’s tenure, in
1994, ’95, ‘97, ’01 and ’04. Many still marvel
at how 2004 saw all kinds of staggering passing numbers put up. McNabb
was the first quarterback to top 30 TDs and throw less than ten interceptions
(8), while Manning had a record-setting year with 49 TDs. Let’s
not overlook the fact that the running game saw a resurgence with an NFL
record 179 100-yard rushing games. It’s not all about passing, folks.
There is more than one way to win a football game – and cover! |
