SPORTS 101 // Guide to American Football Positions 

CB, u o what the wr does but has to be gay!!! Its a hard challnge and only skilled people can it do!

@@bobsdinos8230bro the line. all y’all skill players get the spotlight. linemen just be getting hit all the time and nobody gives a shit abt us😭we be giving y’all all the time to catch the ball

Linebackers ig, in some plays they have to play coverage while other plays they must sack the qb, putting their body fully on the line. Edge rushers are a close second imo

idk about challenging, but arguably the offensive line is the most important position

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Bro stop glazing

One of best explanations of american football positions without being too vague or too descriptive.

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This is true. The QB and the center are often the smartest on the team. The TE is often highly intelligent as well, and many FBs have good smarts. Seems that blocking requires intelligence. The TE has to block almost as often as the offensive line and then also know when to run a route.

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Same goes here man. Also watched all these shorts and recruit stories and all these other things

Me too😊

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if you ever start supporting a team, do NOT become a bears fan, youll thank me later

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Am from South Africa, since the playoff started I’ve tried to watch the games. The frustrating thing about American football is the constant ads😭Am used to soccer where theys nonstop playing for 45 mins

@@TalinhaMazibuko americans hate it too, trust me

I absolutely love this analogy, and you're spot on. To build on it, unlike Chess pieces that follow their designated moves, the element of human unpredictability is significant. You can devise the perfect strategy to outmaneuver your opponent, but the excitement of the game is heightened by unforeseen events like a dropped pass, a twisted ankle, or even the ball being dropped before crossing the goal line for a touchdown celebration. All of it makes you yearn for the next slate of games to come around.

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nah, I gave it up- Too crowded there.

This is a great video to start. But honestly, it's not that bad. As soon as you learn that a team are just trying to get 10 yards, and have 4 attempts to do so (shown on TV by trying to get from the blue line to the yellow line), and if they make it, they get another 4 attempts to make the next 10 yards, you have it. So all 1st attempts are 1st and 10. If they make say, three yards it's 2nd and 7 (yards to go). That's it really. One you get that, the rest falls into place.

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same bro

Wht position?

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Packers fans are feeling your pain

@261i7 yeah, if you think a nil all borefest is entertaining, yeah, sure 🙄

@261i7 really Einstein ? I'm in Australia ya clown. Any more great insights you have to offer ?

@261i7 I'm not in America, genius

I 100% agree

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Go for it man, good luck out there on the field.

Love this, knowledge is power and hopefully with understanding the positions better, you'll appreciate and enjoy the game even more! You ROCK!

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You're more than welcome and appreciate the shout out from Ireland! And you're not wrong, folks in that state LOVE their Packers for sure, especially they're the only team in the state.

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If there's one thing I've learned from watching football for years, it's that you'll never stop learning new things. In some games there will be rules even the announcers (who may even be former NFL players themselves) weren't even aware of.

The formation rules aren't that bad. An offense must have seven players within a yard of the line of scrimmage ("on the line"), and the other four players lined up farther back. All players in the backfield are eligible receivers. Of the seven on the line, the two outside players are eligible, and the five in the middle (almost always the center, guards, and tackles) are ineligible. The two outside players that complete the line will vary: for example, if a tight end and wide receiver are lined up on the same side of the field, one will be on the line and the other a yard back, but either arrangement is allowed. This is a lot for the players and refs to follow, so restricted jersey numbers are used to make it manageable. Ineligible players wear jersey numbers in the 50-79 range; other numbers are eligible. A formation is illegal when a player with an eligible number lines up in an ineligible position or vice versa (unless they declare themselves to the refs, this is occasionally done and will be announced over the PA). In practice, a violation of this rules happens when a tight end and WR on the same side of the field are both on the line. If this illegal formation penalty is announced, the wide receiver will be said to be "covering" the tight end (who is thus ineligible while wearing an eligible number). On passing plays, the ineligible receivers aren't allowed to go more than a yard downfield -- this prevents them from confusing or hindering defensive backs. If a pass is thrown in this situation, the penalty is "ineligible man downfield". When this happens in practice, it's usually because a play has broken down, and a scrambling QB throws an unplanned desperation pass without realizing a lineman is downfield. Offsides is straightforward: players on either side of the ball must line up entirely behind the ball. The narrow strip of field the length of the football is called the "neutral zone"; it's offsides against either team if a player is lined up with any part of their body in the neutral zone.

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no, football is a complicated sport, but it gets wayyy easier when you play yourself. don't worry, you will get the hang of it

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The key thing to grasp is that American football is essentially a stylized wargame. Two armies are clashing on a battlefield, with the goal being to advance the ball all the way to the opposing endzone, capturing territory as they go. If the advancing army fails to reach its goal within the limits of the prescribed rules (a whole other podcast in itself), the enemy army takes possession of the ball and tries to advance it in just the same way in the other direction. The general idea is to get the ball across the opposing endline as often as possible, while preventing the enemy from getting across one's own. Each team has its own separate offensive and defensive squads. One specializes in attacking, the other in defending. And all of the fancy plays that each side draws up for its players to carry out are exactly analogous to the battle plans of generals on the battlefield, with all of the same maneuvers: massed attacks, feints, flanking, etc. Football is a fascinating and surprisingly brainy game, however it may appear to the casual onlooker.

@@jimnewl thanks for sharing your knowledge. Now I am playing madden nfl and also watched some highlights of nfl game. It's getting more interesting.

@@ArpitGarg-zb8junot sure didn’t read above but the offensive team gets 4 attempts to make when watching tv to make yellow line. Failure to do so other team gets ball.

@@jimnewlhonestly a great way to put it… O line and D line battling like heavy tanks… WR’s and DB’s flying around the field like high altitude jets… RB’s and LB’s getting down and dirty like foot soldiers… captains on the field trying to keep order… and a general watching over the battlefield trying to make adjustments as it unfolds.

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Nice you should become a 49ers fan. They have the most faithful fan base. They also have the most interesting players, what's the funniest post-game interviews in a coach that is better than any other coach in the entire league. Hopefully we won the Super Bowl and then you become a fan. Also this sport is better than any sport that your country has and I don't even know where you're from. Basketball is great too but it's hard to find a team that won't disappoint you every year so I just choose to be fans of several teams but the Warriors are great and when they're good they are the most exciting team to watch in history

@@noname-ue7lb Sorry mate but Im rooting for the black and gold. Cos I will be moving to Pittsburgh perhaps next year (if I get that job).

@@noname-ue7lb Oh.. yes, Im rooting for the 49ers to win this superbowl. Cheers mate! 🍻🍻🍻

​@@noname-ue7lbi root for dolphins coz i love their jacket designs haha

You're welcome! A bit confused on what you mean, are you suggesting a video on the NFL new Playoff format? Because if so, that is totally in the works right now and hopefully will be ready come playoff time! 😎

As a football fan (the real one ⚽️ ofc) hating on Kansas and Travis Kelce is what got me interested in the NFL lmao

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Congrats on making the team! Best of luck this upcoming season, you're gonna crush it!

@@LurksLessons I’m playing tight end and I’m kind of nervous !! But thank you so much ❤️

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The same guy who invented the most trendiest play in all of football, the tush push?

It needs its own video.

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Fr idk why they don’t just use the center to be the long snapper

@@iswiftyfox8997 because the LS gets trampled on every punt and FG. His job is to get run over!! Why would you want the most important person on your offense to get run over???!!????

@@iswiftyfox8997Snapping the ball 8 yards back into the hands of the holder is a very specialized skill. The center snaps the ball directly into the QB's hands or maybe a few feet back in shotgun. It's not the same thing.

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Played at maximum speed and intensity. You’ll see nobody jogging.

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That's a solid suggestion! I'll add it to the list :)

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Solid suggestion. The idea has occurred to me and was wondering if I could do a whole playlist of videos in tutorials. Maybe do it for a Membership perk? Still trying to iron this out but definitely am thinking about it.