Assertion: quarterback | /r/CapableOf | hand the ball
Facets:
value: to a running
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to another player
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Typically, a quarterback with exceptional quickness is used in an option offense, which allows the quarterback to hand the ball off, run it himself, or pitch it to the running back following him at a distance of three yards outside and one yard behind.
text: He may hand the ball off to a running back or throw a pass to a back, tight end, or wide receiver.
text: Once the quarterback receives the snap, he can run with the ball, hand the ball to another player or attempt a forward pass.
text: Along with confusing opponents, the rotation of personnel creates an 11-on-11 attack in the running game instead of the 10-on-11 situation usually presented when a quarterback becomes uninvolved in the play once he hands the ball to the running back.