1. Restricting a quarterback from throwing the ball and instead allowing him to hand off the ball to the running back and rely on the defense to win football games.

2. Treating your QB like the turnover prone bitch he is and letting your RB and OL do all the work.
2000 Baltimore Ravens started Trent Dilfer over Tony Banks after two consecutive losses. The Dilfer-ized Raven's offense would gain 1,364 yards rushing from Jamal Lewis. Trent Dilfer finished the year with 1,502 yards passing in 8 starts.

2009 Cincinnati Bengals Dilfer-ized their quarterback, Carson Palmer. Palmer finished the year with 3,094 yards passing while Cedric Benson gained 1,251 yards rushing

Woody Hayes basic coaching philosophy "three yards and a cloud of dust" - aka Dilfer-ized Philosophy
by Chad Stones January 7, 2010
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