what are all the football postions and what do they do ?

Question

i need to know please.

Answer 1

there are lots of them, it will take quite a while to go through it all, just do some searches on line and you will find lots of information about it..

Answer 2

On the offense:
Quarterback: calls plays, takes ball from center, passes, hands off, or runs with ball.
Fullback, takes hand off from QB or blocks the defense
Halfback, takes hand offs, blocks
Wide receiver: catches passes and runs with the passed ball, blocks for other players when they have the ball
Center: Starts the play by picking up the ball, passes it between his legs to the QB, then blocks his man on the defensive line.
Guards: On either side on center, protects the QB, or drops back (pulls) to lure the defensive linemen into a block to open running lanes in the line.
Tackles: on either side of the guards, targets his man to protect the QB and receivers,
Defense:
There are different formations of defensive, built on how many men are on the line - 4 or 5. If 5, then the man lined up across from the center is the middle guard, and the two outside him are also guards. Defensive tackles line up outside the guards. Defensive ends line up outside the tackles. They are all after the QB and/or the player with the ball.
The defensive secondary is linebackers and safeties. They have coverage detail of the offensive players.
Kickers: the punter drop kicks the ball on 4th downs, and the place kicker kicks off at the beginning of halfs and kicks touchdown conversions (extra point) and field goals. (3 points each.)
Enjoy the game - always remember to yell, "Look at that guard pull!" to impress guys.

Answer 3

The Quater-back throws the ball really far and is the controller of the entire team and game in most cases.

Answer 4

On offense (which has the ball):

Quarterback (QB) - has the ball "hiked" to him on every play, and either passes to a wide receiver or hands off to a running back, sometimes runs it himself; when he's tackled with the ball behind the line of scrimmage (the starting point of every play), he's "sacked".

Running back (RB) - also "halfback", usually takes the handoff from the QB but also can help block for him on a passing play, or will block for a few seconds and then run out to the "flats" (between the offensive linemen and the sideline, usually behind the line of scrimmage) to give the QB another receiving option.

Fullback (FB) - lines up in the backfield in front of the RB and blocks for him. Sometimes will catch passes.

Wide receiver (WR) - In the old days, they were just "ends." They will be split off from the offensive linemen and are the ones who run out and catch passes from the QB.

Tight end (TE) - A combination blocker and pass-catcher, teams usually just line up with one. He lines up on the outside of one of the tackles and either will help them block on running plays, or will go out for a short or medium pass. As there usually is just one, whichever side he lines up on is said to be the "strong" side.

Tackle (T) - Of the five offensive linemen, two are tackles, and they line up on either end.

Guard (G) - Two of them; they line up inside the tackles.

Center (C) - He's in the middle of the O-line and "hikes" (snaps) the ball to the QB.

On Defense:

Defensive end (DE) - Usually there are four defensive linemen (though more pro teams are going with three these days); two of them will always be DEs. They're usually best suited to rush the QB, as they tend to be the fastest of the D-linemen.

Defensive tackle (DT) - There are two on a four-man line; one on a three-man line, in which case he's called a "nose tackle" or "nose guard" because he lines up "on the nose" of the center. Usually best suited to defend vs. the run.

Linebacker (LB) - When there are four D-linemen, there'll usually be three LBs; when there are three D-linemen, there'll usually be four LBs. They play behind the D-line. Hence the "4-3" or "3-4" defense, which refers first to the number of D-linemen, then the number of LBs. They'll "blitz" (one or more joins the D-linemen in rushing the passer), cover RBs or WRs when they go out to catch a pass, or will fire toward the RB, FB or QB - whoever is rushing the ball - to try to stuff the run.

Cornerback (CB) - Usually two of these, they play behind the LBs. Smallest and fastest on the field, they're asked to cover the WRs (who are usually tall and fast). They also can "blitz".

Safety (S) - A "strong safety" lines up on the side of the offense's TE and usually covers him. He keys on the TE, which tells him if the play is going to be a run or pass. A "free" safety is "free" to rush the passer or help "double cover" a particularly dangerous WR. In any case, safeties are called this because they're the last line of defense.

Special teams:

Place kicker (PK) - Kicks field goals (3 pts) or extra points (1 pt, following a touchdown, though teams also can "go for 2", which is a much lower-percentage play).

Punter (P) - They bring him out on fourth down to kick the ball away to the defense. This because they've gotten to their fourth and final down and have little chance of making the first down; and if they turn it over to the defense at that spot, it'd give the defense the ball in really good field position.

Punt returner/kick returner (PR, KR) - Usually a backup WR, is assigned specifically to catch punts or kickoffs and run them back.

Answer 5

Go Here
and they are listed at the bottom (wide receiver, QB, Running back, offensive/defensive roles EXC.) just click on it and read, then click back to look at another : ) hope it helps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_(American_football)

Answer 6

They are all called tight asses or something and they run around like morons with a dead pig.

Answer 7

too many to type it will take a lot of time

Answer 8

go to nfl.com