This quickly became the world's best-selling pen and was soon followed by many imitators that sold in the billions.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
McVay’s offense inspired imitators as his assistant coaches spread across the NFL over the next few seasons, and while new defensive schemes famously evolved to counter it, 11 personnel seemed a permanent fixture of a league hell-bent on passing.
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