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- noun Plural form of
dropback .
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Examples
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They have racked up eight sacks in 91 opponents 'dropbacks, which is the 10th-best sack percentage in the league.
New York Sun - All Articles ERIC EDHOLM 2008
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McNabb would be hit on four of his first six dropbacks.
Redskins-Lions, Best and Worst Dan Steinberg 2010
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Most recently, on Christmas Eve, he was questioned after leading an imbalanced call sheet against the Giants that—despite the score being close for much of the contest—produced 67 dropbacks and 59 passing attempts by third-year quarterback Mark Sanchez.
Top Jets Coach Won't Return Chris Herring 2012
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He's been dropped on a whopping 14 percent of all dropbacks.
Statistical analysis: Lucky turnovers, misleading tackle stats and other notes Brian Burke 2010
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A better way to look his sacks might be sack rate, the percentage of dropbacks that result in sacks.
Statistical analysis: Lucky turnovers, misleading tackle stats and other notes Brian Burke 2010
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(Fox said it was 11 hits and 10 hurries in 36 McNabb dropbacks, and Grossman didn't fare much better.)
Redskins-Lions, Best and Worst Dan Steinberg 2010
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Giants 10 Jets 7, 0:38 2nd quarter The Jets take their second time-out looking at third and 10 from the Giants' 34, Sanchez completing passes to Holmes and Kerley to get them there, but losing his rhythm as the Giants achieve significant pressure on both his next two dropbacks.
New York Giants 29 New York Jets 14 - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2011
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Once offensive coordinator Mike Martz had him to make quick dropbacks, Cutler shredded a blitz by hitting Greg Olsen in a vacated part of the field for a 39-yard touchdown.
Chicago Bears Beat Dallas Cowboys, Improve To 2-0 (VIDEO) 2010
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Once offensive coordinator Mike Martz had him to make quick dropbacks, Cutler shredded a blitz by hitting Greg Olsen in a vacated part of the field for a 39-yard touchdown.
Chicago Bears Beat Dallas Cowboys, Improve To 2-0 (VIDEO) 2010
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His quick dropbacks, quick decisions and bulls-eye passing to the back shoulder of his receivers are a perfect fit for coach Sean Payton's spread-the-field, go-for-the-throat play calling.
Tomlinson takes top honors in USA TODAY's Race for the NFL MVP 2007
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