User:Kmcgowa2/Evaluate an Article

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Hail Mary pass

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I chose this article because I know football well and enjoy it.

Evaluate the article
This article was never going to be and never should be a long one, but that being said this article could do with some better formatting into more sections. They tell the story of how Notre Dame used to term before it ever became popular, which is a good background of the term, but should have its own section, while the story from Roger Staubach should be the main part of the article, due to the fact that this is the reason it became a popular and widely known term. This article just needs to be structured in a way which does not just meld all of the info together, but instead presents each piece of info in its own clear and concise section. The article could also do with removing some attempts to explain what a Hail Mary pass is, as it explains the term more than once, with each definition being more confusing than the last. A prime example of this is the attempt to explain the term, using another even less known term "alley oop" which has become synonymous with basketball and is no longer used in football. A better way to explain the term in that way would be to call it a "jump ball" or "50-50" ball, which are what an "alley oop" pass is called in modern football. (an has been for some time.) Other than these issues the article is overall strong and does well to explain what a Hail Mary pass is in essence.