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Old 09-14-2009, 03:33 PM   #271
Clever_Iggy
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Originally Posted by troutman View Post
I never really understood this point of view - shouldn't the offence be equally as gassed as the defence, if they both have been on the field a lot? I would think they both are expending the same energy.
I played both offense and defense in high school. I found myself significantly more exhausted after a defensive series than an offensive series. Also, in the pros (CFL/NFL, even college), you see a lot more rotation of DLineman and sometimes LBers on and off the field to keep them fresh. You don't see that at all with offenses.

I don't know why, but I think defenses end up getting gassed a lot quicker than offenses.
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