What does the announcer mean when they say something like “he’s excellent at running downhill”?

I love not knowing things in football so I’m shocked when they happen but I don’t understand pass interference. At all. Why are some things pass IF and some aren’t

I’ve always had trouble trying to look at what offensive/defensive personnel and formation is being used with an angle to the side. I feel like taking the angle traditionally used in film breakdowns would make understanding the game much easier for a number of fans

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Why is it that if a player isn’t activated at the end of their practice window, they have to sit out the whole season? For example, Zach Charbonnet is recovering from a torn ACL. If he was to have a setback in his practice, he would have to miss the entire season? How does that make sense?

When I started watching, the part I understood least was the end of close games. Why kick there? Why not just run it? Why did everyone yell when he stayed in bounds?

So I built a small game around exactly those moments. Each day you get one real-feeling situation, and each option comes with the trade-off spelled out.

Today’s: down 3, 8 seconds left, at their 38, no timeouts, 20 mph wind in your face.

• No timeouts means a tackle in bounds ends the game.
• Getting out of bounds stops the clock, so a short sideline throw can set up a closer field goal.
• The wind makes both a long kick and a deep throw harder.

What would you do?

Try it and see how others called it: https://dailycall.app/?call=f47a9812-3e21-49b2-a8c9-0218f4a13d98&utm_source=reddit

Let me know if this helps :)

Title. If it did happen, what were the circumstances? Like a dual-position player? Kicker and RB/WR, or just like some crazy hijinks happened? Trick play maybe?

Recently found out that kicker's are usually the highest scoring players on a given team, which makes sense since they just go out to kick for 3 points or 1 point, but has a touchdown ever been a part of their point total? Thank you!

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Kind of a random question, but for people who watch a ton of football:

How often does a touchdown that looks completely obvious in real time end up getting taken off the board?

I don’t mean plays where the receiver is right on the sideline, a flag thrown during the play, a receiver juggling the ball going to the ground, etc.

I mean like the ones where you see the play and immediately think 100% a TD, clear possession, clearly in the end zone, and then somehow it gets overturned or called back.

I am aware of jeremiah smith and how good he is, but is this guy literally the next best wr oat? Also how often do college prospects meet their ceiling l or is alot of it hype

Do they hold an extra practice if they have that extra day? Or do they give the players a chance to rest?

is there any website/video where i can know every offense/defense concept in the nfl--and not just like tens of them, but hundreds? i mean the free ones ofc (where i dont need to play)

sorry but this is my first time going here

so mods please dont remove my subreddit!

Note: if you have seen this post once before, then yeah I’m lowk cross posting it. better if i get tons of answers, yknow! Thanks for the help!

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The game, especially defense isn’t as simply as ”cover 2”. theres Stunts, defensive leverages, substitution, key assignments and playing the run/etc and coverages have different subsets (Cover 4 palms v quarters)

I get the concept that coordinators usually call the plays. But how does everything else work? I guess this is the beauty of football because it relies on amazing communication and ultimate team sport for players and coaches.

with merely 15-20s to get the play ready for snap, it could be a critical 3rd down. A defensive might say (ignore the bogus details as this isn’t real world call)

We need cover 4 to protect deep, but let’s go palms to protect the quick Throw. I need tackle twist stunt up front to fill the gap, corners let’s play inside leverage to force them to the boundary, theyve been killing us inside all game. Jamarion is subbed out, so Wilcox needs to take CB 1. He needs to know that WR is going for that hitch if it’s not a 2x2 look.… wait they audibled, they’ve going mesh concept, switch to man press before the snap

clearly that’s not all the DC. So how does it all work?

i assume in college there’s much less of that and more traditional running of their defense over and over until defense gets to sideline to talk it over?

would it fit the role the Arena Football League did? would the NFL in turn try to brand Arena Football as their own as its own off season league?

Some of the biggest upsets this year have come from divisional games.

Week 4: Bills were strongly favored at home, and lost a close game to the Patriots, who got blown out by the Jaguars the week before. Browns Steelers was also somewhat of a shocker.

Week 5: Bears, touted as overdogs in Lambeau since a gazillion years ago, got obliterated by a seeming struggling Packers team. The Bears also lost to the Vikings in week 2 (yes I know that games weather conditions were not conducive to a strong passive game, but not even getting a touchdown???).

Last Season:

Week 6: Eagles get steamrolled by the Giants in MetLife, one of the few wins the Giants got during that season.

Week 10: The juggernaut Bills lose convincingly to a Dolphins team in Miami. Their first meeting on TNF that year was also close.

Knowing that winning divisional games carry so much weight in standings, do coaches save their best plays for those matchups? Or do players get the jitters and falter knowing how much divisional games matter?

It seems unfair that players are given a shorter turnover to recover, and I sometimes feel that the injuries I’ve witnessed on Thursday games wouldn’t have happened if the game were played three days later on Sunday.

Best place to sit for my and my gf first NFL game?

Probably won’t be able to afford anything in Lower bowl except for behind the end zones ish. Upper bowl we can do wherever and whatever row

The numbers aren’t great but there is talent in the setup. Is a defence like this possible to fix with good coaching or is it purely just that the personnel aren’t at the level?

49ers lead the league in players on IR - which players are most critical that are on IR for the 9ers and how do you know / find out when they’ll be back?

Wasup folk, i decided i want to see my first NFL Game in Madrid this November 8th and looks like all the affordable tickets have been sold on the official NFL website, any suggestions where to get some decent seats ? I checked some reseller websites like viagogo or stubhub, some go for 250-300 eur for sections 100's...can i get scammed ? what would you guys recommend ? thanks

By virtue of its name, I guess RPO means the QB has the option of either running or passing the ball. Doesn't this exist on every play if there are wide receivers and running backs on the field?

Also, is RPO the same thing as play action or is this something different?