Assertion: quarterback | /r/CapableOf | throw pass
Facets:
value: to a receiver
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to draw the remaining defenders
type: PURPOSE
value: to a back, tight end
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Defenders relentlessly pursue the quarterback to hit him, tackling him for a sack (a loss of yards behind the line of scrimmage) before he can throw a pass or making contact after he releases a pass.
text: The quarterback will throw the pass, and is not an available blocker.
text: He may hand the ball off to a running back or throw a pass to a back, tight end, or wide receiver.
text: A quarterback throws a pass to a receiver to draw the remaining defenders to him, because the blitzers will be in the backfield, and the quarterback runs down the other side of the field; the receiver then throws the ball back to the quarterback with a lateral, who then tries to run in for a touchdown.