evolution of football module 7

Through the the over 150 years of football the game continued to evolve. Starting small with formations of 9 people on the two in the backfield and running the ball because the forward pass was not yet legal. All the way to today where the are penalties, forward passes are sixty percent of the games make up in play calling and defenses being more complicated than ever.  Throughout the years the game has evolved to gain fans and viewers all while trying to make the game safer all at the same time. Starting with the forward pass being made league to spice up the play calls rather than having the teams run a grand total of about 5 different types of plays. Starting in 1906 the forward pass became legal. Which changed how the game was played forever. It created more fun, higher scoring game which drew more fans into the game. As the years went on the offenses began to change even more. Starting with the triple option which was the most advanced offense for its time of creation.  Created in 1940 the option was a double wing formation that gave the quarterback 3 options to hand the ball off, pitch the ball or keep the ball and run it. This was brought to a stop in the 1970s when the defense era began. Although there was no creation of it officially the still curtain Pittsburg Steelers. This brought a different hard hitting mentality to football with lots of big hits. The fans loved the big its which would make the highlight reels. Following this was the west coast offense created by the San Fransisco 49ers and Bill Walsh which was a short quick passing offense with few run plays. Creating highlights by getting the best players on the field in open space to make plays which created highlight reel plays almost every single game. Following this west the RPO offense which changed the game forever allowing the quarterback to call two plays in the huddle one was a pass the other a run. The quarterback has the choice at which ever he believes will be more successful depending on the way the defense plays throughout the play!