I read that the San Francisco 49ers designated running back Michael Robinson as the emergency quarterback since Alex Smith was inactive.
I've vaguely read that football teams will occasionally do this if their quaterbacks become injured during the course of a game. Are RBs considered the absolute emergency quaterbacks? Or are there other factors that might make a team designate another player to be QB? (Past experience, placement on the roster, etc?)
2007-11-26 14:50:26 · 12 answers · asked by Bookworm 6 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Robinson was a QB at Penn State, thats why he is the emergency QB. It is different on every team. There are a lot of guys in the NFL that played QB in college but were converted to a different position in the NFL.
2007-11-26 17:13:18 · answer #1 · answered by triplezero19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each week an NFL team has a starting quarterback and backup quarterback on its roster. If the starting QB gets hurt, the backup QB goes in, but that's obvious.
If the Backup QB gets hurt, the team turns to the emergency quarterback. Sometimes other players on the team once played QB in high school or college, and so they know how to operate from that spot, and they can play that position in a pinch.
A wide receiver might be the "emergency quarterback." I think Pittsburgh is known for having several former quarterbacks as wide receivers. Whoever has some skills or experience as a quarterback can be the "emergency QB" in a tight spot for the team.
2007-11-27 02:05:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most teams have an emergency quarterback, but its not always the running back. The teams can use anyone whom has some quarterback knowledge and is agile and smart and quick enough to play the position. Some teams use a WR or a RB or a TE. It is usually someone on offense
2007-11-26 22:54:22 · answer #3 · answered by huntnikk2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the team. I think a lot of times it's a wide reciever that's the emergency QB, though. Like someone else mentioned, Kordell Stewart, Troy Brown was the Pats emergency QB a couple years ago.
2007-11-27 00:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by DoReidos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It was just that situation. Usually there are three Quarterbacks. If the third one gets hurt, then you look for someone on your team that may have played QB in high school or college.
2007-11-26 22:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by fred g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't necessarily have to be a running back, but running backs and wide receivers who've had some experience quarterbacking would probably be the emergency guy. The rare athletic kicker or punter might be a last resort as well.
2007-11-26 22:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by Dethklok 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matt Jones is listed as a 3rd QB and he's a wide receiver.
Kordell Stewart was a QB, RB, and a WR, but he sucked.
2007-11-26 22:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be any player that was a formal QB in high school or college ,or a player that has some passing skills,more times it is usually a wide receiver though
2007-11-26 23:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by thomasl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually it will be whomever has the most quarterback skills, regardless of their normal position.
2007-11-26 22:52:32 · answer #9 · answered by John 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most emegency quartebacks played that position in high school or college. it could be anyone on the team.
2007-11-26 22:56:52 · answer #10 · answered by rder80 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋