Talk:Glossary of American football terms

message: The entry for backward pass says that it's different than a lateral, but the entry for lateral just points back to backward pass.  I'd fix this, but I'm not familiar with the terms. 157.127.155.214 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 00:24, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Technically speaking, according to the rules, there are only forward passes and backward passes, the later including those passes thrown exactly parallel to the line of scrimmage. Wschart (talk) 04:58, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Laterals 

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message: What exactly is "the box" or "the pocket"? Ground 01:40, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I added them, but don't think it's my best work. Gentgeen 05:20, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: The box/pocket

message: The 46 defense has 4 linemen and 4 linebackers, not 4 linemen and 6 linebackers.
Nope, the 46 defense has 4 linemen and 3 linebackers plus a strong safety lined up where one might mistake him for a 4th linebacker. Adembroski 11:40, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  46 defense 

message: Amazingly, this page isn't link to from any of the other AF articles, which seems quite an omission.  Are the terms glossed not much used on those articles, or are they just not link?  I noticed that, say, the term "blocking" was badly linked on one page, and could possibly link here (though a short consolidated section or article on blocking techniques might be a preferable target, if one exists).  If all else fails, perhaps this should be linked to in the main article on a "see also" basis...  Alai
*Actually, lots of other pages link to the glossary.  Please go back to the Article tab and then click on "What links here" to see a list.  If you tried it from this page you would get the idea it is an orphan, because no other pages link to the Talk page. Johntex\talk 02:47, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orphan page 

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message: The explanation of crackback block mentions leg-whipping, but that term isn't defined elsewhere. Can someone who knows what it is please add it? China wants to know! ;-) 218.25.32.210 (talk) 06:27, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leg-whipping? 

message: This item needs to better explained. Spiking the ball is said to be "Technically an incomplete pass, it stops the clock." However, a little farther in the paragraph, a description of a play says "the spike would run the clock out". I don't understand. Doesn't spiking STOP the clock? So then how could the clock run out???
Reply: I put in the item about "the spike would run the clock out".  Thanks for pointing out the apparent inconsistency; yes, the spike STOPS the clock, but it takes time to line up to get that play started, and that's where the situation can happen that there is so little time left (say, 1 second?) that the clock would run out before the ball can be spiked.  In the case of Ryan Leaf in the Rose Bowl, his team got a 1st down and (under college rules) the clock stopped (2 seconds left on it) while the chains were moved, and then he tried to spike the ball, and the ruling was that time ran out before that play was finished.  The clock stopped all right, but there was no time left on it so there could be no next play.  Do you understand what I am saying?  Maybe we need to consider rewording that comment about "would run the clock out".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.82 (talk) 15:59, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spike 

message: I thought it might be helpful to have a section for people to suggest a term to add since I've seen a few sections started for certain terms. HotshotCleaner (talk) 01:37, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds great, please add them. Johntex\talk 02:45, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terms to add 

message: How 'bout "go in motion"? Mauvila 07:15, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Go in motion

message: What is the "hard count"?  How does it work and who uses it often in the nfl? 69.127.1.115 (talk) 01:51, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Hand count

message: Shouldn't terms like quarterback rating (with link to main article) and rushing average be part of this glossary? --ChaChaFut 02:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds great, please add them. Johntex\talk 02:45, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quarterback rating and rushing average 

message: I didn't see horse-collar on the list and thought that it could be added. Thoughts? HotshotCleaner (talk) 01:37, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Horse collar

message: The term "scrimmage kick" is used three times in the glossary, and was redlinked. No such article, no entry here. — SMcCandlish    Talk⇒〈°⌊°〉 Contribs. 19:41, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Scrimmage kick

message: I came to this page hoping to get a definition of clutch. Please add. Thanks, Richard. 50.47.243.206 (talk) 11:55, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Clutch

message: Has anyone considered defining those terms?  Out of bounds means across the sidelines between the goal lines.  The sidelines continue along the end zones, but crossing the sideline from the end zone, as well as crossing the end line at back of end zone, is referred to as going out of the end zone.
I did, however, hear "out of bounds" when I saw a video of Dan Orlovsky's "you are an idiot" safety.  He stepped across the end line, not sufficiently aware of where of he was.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.82 (talk) 20:25, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  out of bounds and out of the end zone 

message: 'Quarterback Controversy' is linked as a glossary term on some pages and leads here but there is no entry. Examples:  KC Quarterbacks,  Rich Gannon -- It would seem the term needs to be re-added or the links need to be removed. - zeroality (talk) 03:41, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quarterback Controversy 

message: I just came across the term "spring football game" at the Jack Hoffman article and had trouble figuring out what it means. As I understand it is an annual intersquad football training game played by many university teams, correct? Is this a common enough term to add it here and link to? I'm guessing most non-North-Americans don't know what that is. :)Amalthea 14:13, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spring football game 

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