Talk:Shotgun formation

message: 12/15/04 edit made in view of, for instance, Northwestern U.'s varsity, offense built around a running option between tailback & running back.  But let's not reference particular current teams, as such info goes stale too quickly.
robgood@bestweb.net 12/15/04
In every level of football I have ever seen the ball is snapped to the Quarterback in the Shotgun, not the tailback. In variations of the Singlewing, the ball may be snapped to the Tail(or half)back. If we're talking of the "Shotgun" then the ball is snapped to the QB. In other similar formations (singlewing as mentioned above) the ball is commonly snapped to a tail/half back. It is sometimes directly snapped to a tail/half back in the shotgun, but on the vast majority of plays the ball is snapped to the QB.
22:55, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Changes

message: Perhaps, historically(1950's or 60's perhaps), by definition the recipient of the snap in the shotgun formation was called "tailback" or more properly "halfback", but today on offense, the positions are defined by what role the player has, not by where he stands. So a player who is listed as a quarterback on the roster who normally passes the ball does not magically become a halfback when he is in shotgun formation. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's still a duck even if it's out of the water. On defense, if a safety cheats up to the line of scrimmage before the snap and blitzes, he's not a defensive end rushing the passer, he is a safety who is blitzing. 
Furthermore, in the official NFL rules, the position a player has is designated by the number range. 1-19 is either a quarterback, punter, or kicker. 20-49 is reserved for backs other than quarterbacks (offensive and defensive). Jcam 01:53, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: for robgood

message: can someone please explain to me why the qaurterbacks always put their leg up before the snap in shotgun formation? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.34.110.211 (talk) 23:25, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  leg up 

message: "In recent years, fewer and fewer teams use the shotgun since the two-deep (or Tampa 2) zones allow effective defense against offenses that don't or can't run the ball. Most NFL teams only use the shotgun on obvious passing downs or when they are behind and need to pass almost every down to catch up."
The average NFL team used the shotgun 27 percent of the time in 2007, up from 19 percent in 2006.  The trend is up, not down.  Can someone cite a source proving the shotgun is used less now than in the past?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Future2008 (talk • contribs) 06:40, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Huh? 

message: I think I should be noted that the offensive linemen are in the two-point stance.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vaultsuit (talk • contribs) 17:35, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Linemen 

message: Here's the footage...They even have a slow motion replay of the formation in use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p90IYODrQQM
2601:648:8400:20D4:2DE0:10AB:2986:23CE (talk) 00:19, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Miami Dolphins used the formation with a single back in 1966