2007-02-03 18:32:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
a strong safety is usually the bigger and stronger of the two safeties, and usually lines up on the strong side of the line, the side the tight end is playing. The free safety is used mostly to cover the deep passes where the strong safety is used to cover the tight end, and come up and stop the run if needed.
2007-02-03 18:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by 7 Words You Can't Say On T.V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A free safety is mostly responsible for reading the offense and stopping deep passes.
A strong safety is normally a bigger player than the free safety and is mostly responsible for stopping the run plays.
Pretty much both mainly deal with being a last line of defense. If the corners have blown coverage, the safety is hopefully in a postition to keep the receiver from getting too deep. If a running back gets going, the strong safety is hopefully in a position to keep him from getting too many yards.
2007-02-04 03:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by Jam_Til_Impact 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free Safeties are more of coverage guys then the harder hitting strong safeties... strong safeties occasionally will come closer which creates "8 men in the box" with a secondary of a free safety and 2 cornerbacks.
2007-02-04 02:38:26 · answer #3 · answered by Callen R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the difference is your moms a strong safety and you are a crackhead free safety
2007-02-04 05:00:46 · answer #4 · answered by bloodhound1215 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋