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I have a some questions for you guys.
First question: Which quarterback do you prefer, Ben Roethlisburger (sp?)the guy from Pittsburgh, Phillip Rivers or Eli Manning?
Second question: Can a quarterback pass the ball to the center?
Third question: What position is easier, quarterback, the running guy, or the receiver?
Fourth question: What do they mean by Cover 2?

Sorry, I know my questions might sound awkward to many of you, but I don't know much about football. I'm still learning. Answers would be appreciated.

Who's Tom Brady?

Answer 1

heres some help with vocab people use alot
QB= Quarterback (throwing person)
RB= Runningback (running person)
WR= Wide reciver (catching person)
CB= cornerback (gaurds catching person)
DL= defensive line (the line that runs at QB or RB)
LB= linebacker (people that are behind the DL, does various things)
S= Safety (guys that are behind the linebackers, making sure the other team does not score)

there are more posisitons within each positions, but i'm trying to keep it simple

your questions
first- Eli Manning. he has potential, but different attitude of the game compared to his brother. but overall he could make it and do well in the NFL. Rivers has a great runner, and is on a team that runs the ball more often (so he has less pressure). Eli is on a throwing team, so he has more pressure, which is why alot of problems happen alot. Roethlisburger came in with alot of talent around him, and all he needed to do was to not lose the ball, which he did well, but now when he lost the talent around him, he also deminished

second- usually no, a QB can only throw to eligible recivers. often they are declared before each play. (there can only be 6 eligible reciver on the field at the same time, including the QB). now IF the center declares himself eligible, then yes you can throw to him, but you will lose out on having a WR or a RB. and centers usually don't catch well, so u usually want a wide receiver, or a running back. (oh, and if he is declared a reciver, then he is not allowed to snap the ball, you have to get someone else to do it)

thrid- what is easier? thats all opinion, but QB is defenietly NOT the easiest. the Runner (called a running back) is tough because he gets hit alot, and has to watch for holes the defense moves tho. WRs however are tough becaues they also have to watch to see where in the defense are they weak, and go to that area, and WRs do not depend on as much guys as a RB does, (putting more pressure on the WR)

Fourth question- this is my expertise, i'll try to keep it simple. =) cover-2 is a defense type that is primarily a zone coverage (as opposed to man to man) zone means you gaurd an area, and who ever go into your area, where as man to man is you guard a pre assigned person. Cover-2 usually has the CB plays 2-5 yards, the safetys ( FS and SS) play the deeper area. the linebackers will cover the zone in the middle. cover 2 has the 2 safetys deep (thus why it is a cover 2) and there is also a cover 3 and a cover 4. cover 2 usually has the CBs man on man with the WRs anyways.
cover 2 tends to not shut down the other team, but rather it contains the opposing teams offense. (bend but don't break). the cover 2 defense also makes it easier to take away the ball from the other team, since you watch the ball, rather than the person.


and finally, Tom Brady is the QB for the Patriots. he was the one who lead them to win 3 superbowl in the last 6 years

Answer 2

First question: Phillip Rivers, he's got the best team and the biggest upside, even with the big coaching change.
Second question: Yes. The fumblerooski is now illegal, but on a tipped pass, any player could conceivably catch a pass. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know football. Vikings QB Brad Johnson once completed a pass to himself and scored a 9 yd. touchdown.
Third question: Easier is so subjective. I would say that the receiver has the simplest job to memorize. QBs and RBs have to memorize line blocking schemes and picking up the blitz is no easy chore. WRs run routes, catch passes, but without a good QB, they're pretty useless.
Fourth question: Cover 2 is a defensive scheme that became popular during the Dungy era in Tampa Bay, and was used by both Superbowl participants this year. The key to the Cover 2 is that both safeties guard half of the field, and cover the "gaps" in whatever defensive front is being used, i.e. the 3-4 or the 4-3, (as the Colts use.) When the coverage calls for the safeties to drop into deep pass coverage, both cover the deep routes, leaving the "soft" center to the cornerbacks and linebackers, usually in one-on-one coverage. On run plays, one or both safeties fill the gaps dropping into the box providing back-up for the LBs.

Answer 3

1. Manning. Despite his struggles, I still think he can be a good QB, not as good as Peyton but still a really good QB.

2. No. There is never a time where the center can catch the ball. If the center catches the ball, it is a penalty.

3. The easiest position out of those 3 is running back. All of them are pretty hard, but qb's have to be able to read defenses, memorize the playbook, and make split second decisions. Receivers have to be able to run their routes, shake off the person covering them, catch the ball while getting hit. Running back is pretty hard too, but it takes a lot more God given skills like, speed, and the strength to plow through the line.

4. Cover 2 is a defense where there are two safeties, a strong safety (on the strong side) and the free safety.

Answer 4

1. I'll take Eli out of those three, but Rivers definitely is gaining there. Big Ben is overrated.
2. The only way that the center would be an eligible reciever is if offense lined up in a completely unbalanced formation. Basically, for a formation to be legal in the NFL, there needs to be 7 guys on the line of scrimage. Only the two on the outside are eligible recievers. For the center to be eligible, he would need to be lined up as last guy on the line of scrimage. I know of high school teams that run unbalanced line formations, but none that run an unbalanced line where the center is on the outside. I highly doubt that an NFL team has ever run such a formation.

3. Probably wide reciever. QB has a significant number of reads and decisions to make pre and post-snap. RB's need to know both running plays, recieving routes, and blitz pickups. WR's just need to know their routes and be able to read their defenders. Still a lot of work, but not as much as the others.

4. Cover 2 means that the safeties (the defensive backs that line up furthest back in the middle) are always playing the long pass.

Answer 5

1. Phillip Rivers. So far he is the quarterback with the most success. Roethlisberger did win the super bowl, but that was because of his team. he is not a good quarterback, as shown this year. Rivers is the most complete qb right now, and eli is very unreliable.
2. Yes. They have to announce him as an eligible receiver, but the coach never does that, mainly because it is a really dumb move.
3. They are all very difficult positions. Each position has its certain difficulties. The quarterback needs to run the offense, and put the ball where it needs to be every time. The running back has to get hit every single time that they get the ball. The receiver has to run percise routes and catch passes that are coming very quickly. I would say that the quarterback has the most difficult position, especially is something goes wrong. When it does, he gets all of the blame. The easiest is the wide receiver. He doesnt get the ball many times in one game, and he doesnt have to get tackled a lot like running backs. Running backs often get into large pileups when they get tackled, where receivers either get tackled by their shoes, or get completely laid out.
4. A cover 2 is when the free safety and the strong safety all cover deep, each covering half of the fireld. the cornerbacks and linebackers play man coverage. The lineman rush the quarterback
5. Tom Brady is the quarterback for the New England Patriots. he has been called one of the greatest clutch players of all time. He has lead the patriots to 3 superbowl victories. In 2 of them, he composed game winning drives. he is one of the best quarterbacks in the league right now.

Answer 6

I will take Roethlisburger because he has the ring and he has proven that he can win with talent around him and Rivers has not.

No a qb cant pass the ball to the center unless the center lines up as a TE and then he wouldnt be a "center".

All of them are difficult but I would say QB simply because when any thing goes wrong he is blamed.

I think cover 2 is a defensive scheme.

Answer 7

I'm a Patriots fan so I'll say Tom Brady(He is the NE Pats QB)
he has won 3 Super Bowls and has 2 MVPS (Most Valuable Player )
2. No
3.QB
4.Don't know

Answer 8

Do I have to choose one of those guys? To me Tom Brady is still the man. Yes, the QB can pass to the center if he were designated prior to the play as a receiver to a referee, though it never happens.
No position is easy. The pressure of winning or losing the game, fair or not, tends to fall on the Quarterback. The Running Back takes the most physical stamina...it's brutal. The Wide Receiver position is very technical and takes a good bit of strategy and footwork, though of the three it is probably considered the least stressful. Cover 2 is a deep coverage with two safeties, who divide the field in half to protect against deep pass plays...20+ yards or longer

Answer 9

All three to me are suspects I would take Ben
second question No
Third question neither QB has to read the defense running back has to see the hole and receiver has to adjust when the blitz is coming
Fourth question that means 2 safety play back and linebackers play middle of field which means the first downs will be easy to get

Answer 10

Ben Rothlisburger, he has a SB ring after all. I do not belive the QB can pass the ball to the center because the Center would be considered an ineligible reciever. All positions in my opinion are hard. I dont think you could say that any postion in the sport of football is easy.