Football 101
The offense is the team with possession of the ball at the beginning of a given play. The offensive team is made up of the quarterback and a mix of linemen, receivers, backs, and tight ends. The offense is made up of eleven players on the field at a time. However, the coach of the offensive team has some flexibility in how he configures his players. A typical configuration is five linemen (two guards, one center, two tackles), two receivers, two backs, one tight end and one quarterback.
There are some variations on this formation. For example, a coach can call for only one running back on a play, or two tight ends instead of one. Once you know the roles of the different types of players, these changes will be easy to understand.
Let's take a closer look at some of the positions:
For more information on running backs, see The Female Fan Guide to Pro Football.
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Why is is OK to spike the ball and not have it be intentional grounding?
I might not know a lot about football, but I know a tight end when I see one! Go Cowboys!! LOL
Hey, I'm with you Carlaine. I think all the Cowboy's are tight ends. The Boys are Back. Go Cowboy's !!!
i just have one question. When they say 1st and 10 or 3rd and 3, what in the world does that mean?
When they say 1st and 10, 1st is the play they're on, and 10 is the number of yards the team has to go to get another first down.