Garbage time in football refers to an offense inflating their stats when losing a game by a large margin. Once a team has a large lead in a game they will start playing a much more conservative defense. This gives their opponents the opportunity to get some easy yards. This allows for the opposing team … Read more
You may have head announcers or sports journalists use the term stop gap quarterback when reffering to a player, but what exaclty does this term mean? A stop gap quarterback is a short term option at the quarterback position. In other words, this type of quarterback is not going to be your franchise guy. Instead, … Read more
A game manager is a quarterback that doesn’t blow you away with his natural ability but can still get the job done. One simple way to put it is a game manager quarterback isn’t going to win you the game but they won’t lose you the game either. These types of quarterbacks can often win … Read more
A coffin corner punt in football refers to a punt that travels out of bounds between the opponents five-yard line and goal line. This is the biggest feat a punter can offer his team as it can give your team a great advantage on the next possession. Benefits Of A Coffin Corner Punt This play … Read more
An onside kick in football is an intentionally short kickoff done with the intention of the kicking team maintaining possession of the ball. The onside kick has become incredibly difficult to complete in recent years. This is because the rules around this football play have changed. Why Attempt An Onside Kick? The most common reason … Read more
A spike play in football occurs when a quarterback intentionally throws an incomplete pass at the start of the play in order to stop the clock. When spiking a football a quarterback snaps the ball and throws it at the ground immediately in order to use as little time as possible. Spiking the football will … Read more
Offsetting penalties occur when players on both teams commit a foul on the same play. These penalties then cancel each other out resulting in no change of field position and the down is replayed. Though this is not the case for all penalties. There are some instances in which some penalties are valued higher than … Read more
A Will linebacker is another name for a weakside linebacker. A weakside linebacker lines up on the side of the offensive line that has fewer players. This is most often the side that does not feature the tight end. The Will linebacker can also be referred to as the backside or “buck” linebacker. It is … Read more
A cushion in football is the distance between the receiver and the closest defender. When playing with a cushion defensive backs will line up seven to eight yards away from the line of scrimmage. What are the benefits of a cushion as a defensive back? If he’s even he’s leaving One of the main reasons … Read more
When watching football on television you may notice that it is often the head coach calling the timeouts. But what if the running back were to call a timeout after getting tackled? Is this allowed? Though timeouts are usually going to be called by the head coach they can be called by any player as … Read more
