Obviously every player has his own position. Well, what do they do when there's a turnover, or when the other team gets the ball? For instance, does the quarterback double as a center, a guard as an end? Or do new players take the field every time a team gets control of the ball while the 'offensive' experts take the bench? This is very confusing to me because I don't know one player from another yet.
I encourage others to use this forum to ask similar dumb questions we're afraid to ask our significant others or dads.
― Peppered Moth (Peppered Moth), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 07:51 (eighteen years ago)
It is very rare for any player to play both offense and defense, as the roles are very specialized.
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 08:02 (eighteen years ago)
― Peppered Moth (Peppered Moth), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 10:59 (eighteen years ago)
Chuck Bednarik was the last of the 60-minute men. He played center and outside linebacker for the Eagles during their 1960 championship season. In modern football there have been a few guys who played both wide receiver and cornerback but that's no 60 minute job, and Chuck will tell you so.
― TOMB07 (TOMBOT), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 13:10 (eighteen years ago)
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 14:35 (eighteen years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:03 (eighteen years ago)
― lk (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:06 (eighteen years ago)
― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:18 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMB07 (TOMBOT), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:22 (eighteen years ago)
― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:30 (eighteen years ago)
― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:31 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMB07 (TOMBOT), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:32 (eighteen years ago)
i suppose i could smoke as long as i only keep my two fingers outside of my coat sleeve. fuck it, i'm going for coffee.
― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:40 (eighteen years ago)
roffle.
― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:48 (eighteen years ago)
― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 16:18 (eighteen years ago)
anyway, i got my coffe and it totally wasn't worth it. weak, watery java. :(
― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 16:47 (eighteen years ago)
I didn't know troy brown still played both sides! I guess he does count as a 60min.man, shit.
― TOMB07 (TOMBOT), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 16:52 (eighteen years ago)
― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:03 (eighteen years ago)
Troy Brown doesn't play offense and defense in the same game though. When he was starting at corner I don't think he was starting at WR.
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:19 (eighteen years ago)
― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:25 (eighteen years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:30 (eighteen years ago)
yes he does. he was the slot back (i.e. 3rd receiver) and nickle back (i.e. 3rd corner back) at the same time. he was never starting at corner, although he did lead the pats in interceptions two years ago (with 3).
― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:32 (eighteen years ago)
― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:41 (eighteen years ago)
Peppered Moth's original questionI originally misread your question as asking what happens to an offense during a turnover, but just in case you wanna know: when the defense recovers a fumble or intercepts a pass, the ball is still in play which means that the defense can advance the ball until they are tackled down or score a TD, before which time the offense tries to stop them. Because the ball is still in play, the offense (which turned the ball over) can't sub themselves out so the defense can come in (that'd be hockey and a whole nother kettle of pucks) -- the offense becomes a "defense," and the QB might actually make a defensive play.
Which opens up opportunities for the defense to headhunt the QB because, now that he's on defense and ostensibly allowed to tackle, he's fair game for BONE CRUSHING HITS -- that is, unless the escalating babying of QBs has prevented that too.
― c('°c) (Leee), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:41 (eighteen years ago)
― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:41 (eighteen years ago)
This part of the question is actively bothering me, I have to be honest. It's like some kind of Fight Club scenario.
― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 17:43 (eighteen years ago)