Football Questions

[Milan]

It's offseason/summer time for me and I'm bored the majority of the time through the day. I'm 95% sure this thread won't take off, but if you have any questions with regards to football ask here. Questions talking about strategy, formations/formation names/formation primary functions and details, positions, rules, players, teams, history, etc...anything.

This is partly to help those new to the sport and partly to challenge myself and see how much I know. Anyone can jump in and answer questions if you want.

So ask away...please. I need to kill some time.

[American Idiot]

Football the pussies' game or football the pointless game?

[supermanhoward12]

Originally Posted by American Idiot

Football the pussies' game or football the pointless game?

lolwut .

[Imadogg]

Originally Posted by American Idiot

Football the pussies' game or football the pointless game?

Whichever one you entered the NFL section for.

[Milan]

Originally Posted by American Idiot

Football the pussies' game or football the pointless game?

Pointless.

[Favre]

ive always wondered for WR's how do you define a false start?

and a false start in general

[Martin_H]

Originally Posted by Favre

ive always wondered for WR's how do you define a false start?

and a false start in general

I can only speak from the WRs standpoint but when a WR is on LOS he's not allowed to move before the ball is snapped or go in motion before the ball is snapped. but if a WR is not on the LOS he's allowed to go in motion. how you see define a false start for a WR is if the WR on the LOS is taking a step forward or kinda like moving out of his WR stance before the ball is snapped...then that's gonna be a flag on the WR... the WR on LOS is not to allowed to move out of his WR-stance.... it's basically the same with the O-line when they are on LOS they are not allowed to move out of their stance or move before the ball is snapped....

[Milan]

Originally Posted by Favre

ive always wondered for WR's how do you define a false start?

and a false start in general

Martin explained it for WRs.

There's certain positions on the field that have 'stances', which you can't move out of. The exception being of course an audible or a shift in the formation, where you're allowed to move backwards before the snap.

The only player allowed to move before the snap, and the only player allowed to mimic like the play has started is the QB. Every other position on the field has a set stance that they must be in once they get into the stance (even RB).

False start is basically mimicking like a play has started by jumping forward in an effort to make the defensive players jump offside/jump too early.

[Favre]

how do you distinguish between going in MOtion and a false start?

[Martin_H]

Originally Posted by Favre

how do you distinguish between going in MOtion and a false start?

a false start is basically like Milan said when you move forward or kinda moving out your stance while a motion you run either towards the QB or you could be a RB or FB who goes in motion out to one of the sidelines...you're allowed to go in motion as long as you behind LOS

basically what seperates a false start from a motion is that the player usually a slot receiver who is behind LOS is allowed to move when the QB tells him to move usually the commmucation between the slot and QB coming by the QB waving his hand or by moving his foot ..a false start is if he not called in a motion and QB callin the cadence and the slot kinda moves out of his stance then he gonna get called for offside cause he wasen't supposed to go in motion... it's all about the communcation between QB and the WRs...
it's not often a slot WR is going in motion when he not supposed to because he screws up what he supposed to do and kinda screw up his assignment..
hope I helped you a little bit don't know if it was the answer you was looking for