Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Dynamics of a football team

        The football team is diverse with each person doing a different task. Everyone is not doing the same thing. First, let's start with the managers and coaches. The general manager is the one who deals with business matters. He/she decides the hiring of coaches and negotiates deals with players as well as deciding which people can stay on the team. He/she is the boss. There is the head coach. The head coach is responsible for calling plays and making decisions on the field. The offensive coordinator is in charge of determining what to do on offense while the defensive coordinator does the opposite. There are also other minor coaches such as the quarterbacks coach. It's self-explanatory along with tight end, running backs, and wide receivers coach.
        Let's turn to the players on the field. The quarterback is the guy who throws to ball to his/her receivers. That person calls the plays when the huddle. The wide receivers go deep to receive the football when it is thrown to them. The tight end has both blocking and receiving duties. The running back runs the ball instead of receiving. The snapper snaps the ball to the quarterback. A long snapper snaps the ball when the team is punting. The offensive line includes the snapper and is tasked with protecting the QB. The punter is the person who punts the ball when the offense turns it over. The kicker kicks field goals and point after touchdown. The holder holds the ball while the kicker kicks. The kick returner and punt returner runs the ball downfield after the ball is kicked off or punted.
        The defensive line attacks and attempts to get to the quarterback by breaching the offensive line. The defensive end covers the area on the edge of the defensive line. A linebacker performs multiple roles including stopping the run and covering receivers. The cornerbacks cover the wide receivers. Safeties play deep and help cornerbacks cover wide receivers and occasionally to stop running plays. If you think a football team is a bunch of people doing the same job, you are wrong because they all have their jobs.

2 comments:

  1. OK, I learned something today. I never suspected that football players all did the same thing, but not being a big sports guy myself, I have never known the difference between terms like running back or wide receiver or whatever. So this guide helps!

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