NFL thread....

ohhhh . i see ..n what about safety - is it attacking, defensive, free roaming or what the hell kinda position ?

Originally Posted by pete m

does it depend on the position they play, the play or whose playing ?

Yes, yes and no.

In terms of position, a defensive player can't block a receiver outside of 5 yards from the line of scrimmage during a pass play and he can't block with his arms outside the frame of his body - what you'd call holding on offense - during a run play.

Play wise, on offense you can run block anywhere but an offensive lineman can't pass block more than 3 yards downfield - can't even be more than 3 yards downfield actually.

As for whose playing, outside of kids football the rules are the same at all levels, so there'd be no confusion if the Glasgow Tigers (college) played the Dallas Cowboys (pro). Carnage obviously, but no confusion.

thnks bro- i meant Orfrnse or DEfense , not teams playing...my fault

anyway - Safety , and any other complicated postions - and what is Special teams ?

jeez what a complicated game, the yanks love a rule book dont they ? that and stats - they love stats...

as for baseball - OMG , i jus cant get interested in that at all....

special teams are what it says on the tin. they specialise in punt returns, kick offs, and what we might call set pieces. they are generally made up of players from the offensive and defensive units

as for baseball, i never used to enjoy that. but 'pon my recent visit to the good ol' US of A they were approaching the end of season and really got into it. it helped that the yankees were playing their last ever game at their (then) home and i was in NYC...

Originally Posted by pete m

anyway - Safety , and any other complicated postions

Nothing complicated about Safety, they're just not big enough to be Linebackers or fast enough to be Corners. (Corners are of course Receivers who can't catch).

The Strong Safety will play the run as his first responsibility and often drops out of the nickel and other pass oriented sub packages. In man coverage he'll usually take the Tight End (too slow to be a receiver, not big enough to play the line).

The Free Safety is more of a roaming type, playing the last line of defence against the pass as his first responsibility and dropping out of short yardage run plays.

Specialised positions to be sure but they all are. I mean we're talking about a sport where they employ different guys to kick the ball depending on whether it's on the ground or out of hand!

Anyway, go, umm, I don't know, shall we say Cards?

Anyway, go, umm, I don't know, shall we say Cards?[/quote]


Err, eh ? im still trying to understand the rest of your post, but this part has me beaten...

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by pete m

Anyway, go, umm, I don't know, shall we say Cards?

Err, eh ? im still trying to understand the rest of your post, but this part has me beaten...[/quote]

he means the arizona cardinals. they beat carolina in a playoff game on saturday night. in fact they absolutely tonked 'em! which they really shouldn't have!

Originally Posted by chris8886

he means the arizona cardinals.

I do. I mean, anybody but Pittsburgh obviously but the Cards have that 'plucky underdog' thing going for them so that's my allegiance for this week.

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

I do. I mean, anybody but Pittsburgh obviously but the Cards have that 'plucky underdog' thing going for them so that's my allegiance for this week.

i agree, i don't really know why (actually that's a lie. for some unknown reason i don't like ben rothles...(however you spell his bloomin name)), but i just don't like pittsburgh.

oooohhhhh i ssseeeeeeee .....i seriously thought i was being challenged to play Gin Rummy .....