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* NECESSARY ROUGHNESS VERSION 1.0 *
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* (C)1993 Chris Sadler *
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PLAYING POSITIONS
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American Football teams give the impression that they have a squad
of thousands lined up on the sideline ready to take to the field.
There are so many positions within the game that it sometimes can
get confusing. In Necessary Roughness abbreviations are used for
the positions. All very well if you know your stuff but to someone
who doesn't know all of the positions it can be a little daunting
at the best of times.
All the players in Necessary Roughness have a value between 3 and
9 inclusive for SKILL, SPEED and STRENGTH which is all very well
until you find out that they all serve different purposes for
different positions. I hope that the following text will give you
more of a clearer insight into the different positions in American
Football and how the three attributes affect each of these.
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POSITIONS ON OFFENCE
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1). The Offencive Line (or Down Linemen)
The offencive line consists of five players -
A Left Tackle - LT
A Left Guard - LG
A Centre - C
A Right Guard - RG
A Right Tackle - RT
They will line up on the field as follows -
_____________________________________________ <- line of scrimmage
O O 0 O O
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LT LG C RG RT
The CENTRE.
The centres first job is to 'Snap' the ball to the Quarterback or
whoever is receiving the ball from the snap. From then on his
duties are with the rest of the offencive line in blocking.
BLOCKING.
The offencive line will run their blocking patterns after the snap.
During a running play the offencive line will usually step forward
to try and open ahole which the running back can then aim at.
During a passing play the offencive line will drop back and form
a protective pocket around the quarterback to give him time to
pass the ball.
SKILL is used by the offencive line when blocking along with
STRENGTH. The better the player is at these two the better he
will be at taking an opponent out of the game or keeping them off
balance so they will not be able to make a decicive hit. SPEED is
used when manouvering into position. The faster the player is the
quicker he will be able to get into position and he will be able to
contend with the faster members of the defence.
2). Tight Ends (TE)
This is how the tight end will line up -
_____________________________________________ <- line of scrimmage
O O O 0 O O O
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TE TE
Tight ends have to have good SKILL and STRENGTH to be affective
in American Football. He may be called apon to help block with
the offencive line or lead block for a running back or leg it
up the field and recieve a pass. The side that the tight end
lines up on is known as the strongside.
SKILL and STRENGTH apply the same as the offencive line when
the tight end is blocking. They are, however, used differently
when recieving the ball. SPEED is of great importance to get
into the open where the quarterback can pass to you. If you are
slow then it is less likely that you will break away from your
markers. SPEED can also help a tight end to run further after
receiving the ball. SKILL is used firstly to help catch the ball.
A tight end with poor SKILL is less likely to catch the ball than
that with high SKILL. Once caught then SKILL is used in dodging
defenders. A tight end with high SKILL will try his best not to be
running in a strait line, he will try to dodge and weave his way
upfield. STRENGTH is used to shrug off tackles once the ball is
in his possession. A tight end with high STRENGTH will break
through feeble tackles and has the chance to go all the way is
his SPEED is suitably high.
3). Wide Receivers. (WR)
This is how wide recievers line up -
_________________________________________ <- line of scrimmage
O O O 0 O O O
| O
WR |
WR
It is the wide receivers job to run pass patterns either to
decoy the defence or to try and break free to receive a pass
from the quarterback. As with the tight end on passing plays
SPEED is all important to break free. Fast receivers can break
free quicker so allowing the defence less time to rush the
quarterback and sack him. SKILL, SPEED and STRENGTH are the
same as the tight end.
4). Running Backs and Fullbacks (RB/FB)
This is an example of how running backs could line up -
_________________________________________ <- line of scrimmage
O O O 0 O O O
O
O O
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RB RB
The running backs receive the ball from the quarterback and then
rush towards a hole opened up by the Offencive line. Running backs
use much the same skills as a wide reciever after recieving the ball
, SKILL allows them to dodge, SPEED gets them futher quicker and
STRENGTH allows them to break through tackles and continue their
run. Running backs and fullbacks can also receive a pass so they
can run pass patterns. SPEED is important here as they have to
break free.
5). The Quarterback (QB)
The quarterback lines up directly behind the centre to receive the
snap exept for when he is in the shotgun formation, he will then
stand five yards behind the centre. Once the snap is received the
quarterback will either hand the ball to a running back or drop
back looking to pass the ball. SPEED helps the quarterback to avoid
oncoming defenders as does SKILL. STRENGTH allows the quarterback
to hold his own in the pocket. Once the quarterback throws the
ball SKILL and STRENGTH both determine how accurate the pass is.
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POSITIONS ON DEFENCE
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1). The defencive line.
The defencive line will always have the following -
Left Defencive End - LE
Nose Tackle - NT
Right Defencive End - RE
How many 'Ends are used depends on the formation. Defencive ends
line up facing the offencive line.
2). Linebackers.
There are four types of linebacker -
Left Outside Linebacker - LOLB
Left Inside Linebacker - LILB
Right Inside Linebacker - RILB
Right Outside Linebacker - ROLB
Line backers line up just behind the defencive line.
3). Cornerbacks.
The cornerback can either line up on the left side (LC) or
right side (RC). It is the cornerbacks job to mark the
wide receivers or force the running play to the inside.
4). Safety.
Safetys come in two forms a strongside safety (SS) who will line
up on the side the tight end is on, or the free safety (FS) who
dosn't. Safetys are the generally last line of defence.
All defenders skills are the same SKILL will help them to mark their
men better and to break through blocking. SPEED is needed because a
defence without speed will always be outdone by an offence with speed
as they can't keep up. SPEED is also of importance when pass rushing
- The fast bird sacks the worm!. STRENGTH is used in two ways the
first and most obvious is to bring the offencive player with the ball
to the ground. Poor STRENGTH leads to feeble tackles which can be broken
through. STRENGTH is also used to avoid being blockd badly.
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POSITIONS IN SPECIAL TEAMS
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The kicker needs SPEED and STRENGTH to put power behind the ball and
send it further. SKILL is required to be accurate in kicking Field Goals
and Extra Points.
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I hope the above will help you in playing and understanding the game
a bit better.
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