FOOTBALL: What is the wildcat formation?
A strong safety?
Thanks.
Sylvia
Please Help Me, Somebody!
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snowbird
I mean in terms that even stupid me can understand, Vilot.
Thanks, though.
Sylvia
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hemp lover
Instead of snapping the ball to the quarterback, the center snaps it to the running back who then either runs with it or sometimes throws a pass.
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snowbird
Thank you, Hemp Lover.
Strong safety?
Sylvia
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undercover
wildcat formation?
Strong safety?
Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia... Google and Wikipedia are your friend...
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snowbird
I mean in terms that even stupid me can understand.
UnderCover, UnderCover, UnderCover ...
Reading is fundamental.
Sylvia
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undercover
My dearest, sweetest, (albeit a bit lazy) Sylvia...
It doesn't get much more fundamental than wikipedia.
But, to condense it:
The strong safety plays on defense. He lines up behind the linebackers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linebacker) usually opposite the offensive side's tight end (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tight_end), thus the "strong" side. He helps cover the run and watches for offensive players in motion (before the snap of the ball) who may go out for a pass.
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snowbird
My dearest, sweetest, (albeit a bit lazy) Sylvia...
Thank you, durlin.'
I'm going to watch football with my nephew this weekend.
He gets irritated with me when I keep asking him about things like that.
Just this morning, a young man told me that Troy Polamalu (sp?) is a "strong safety."
I had no idea to what he was referring.
Sylvia
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avishai
Just have to say that you are a great auntie for doing that for your nephew. Very sweet. Do you have another sport of choice?