Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Locked thread
hifi
Jul 25, 2012

Sash! posted:

I was disappointed to learn that teams only seem to have one flavor of Gatorade on the sideline.

Not sure why this disappointed me...

Seriously? matt moore lied to us...

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

euphronius posted:

What is 3 tech and 5 tech. I assume they refer to DTs. Are these terms new? I have not seem them before this month.

It's how they line up

Here's a google result that looks ok at going into depth about it : http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2011/4/11/2082375/draft-terminology-the-three-technique-and-the-five-technique

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

spidoman posted:

Is an early preseason game (Seahawks at Chargers) worth spending money to attend? My limited knowledge of preseason play tells me no.

Probably not, but the Chargers hold free practices open to the public, and it looks like it isn't that far from Qualcomm.

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

Stavrogin posted:

Hope this hasn't been asked or answered in the previous 64 pages. Often before the snap the center, QB, or other offensive lineman will stand up to point deliberately in some direction of the defense. I've never known why, but I assume it's to specifically point out some threat they see. Is this right?

Also, what's the significance of the words the QB shouts before the snap and/or to snap the ball? I hear "180" a lot, or (especially from Romo "180...187." What happened to the classic guttural "hut?"

usually you are pointing out the mic backer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXjA8h1AhE


You want to mix up your snap count so it doesn't get obvious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewSS9h3pEAU

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

a neat cape posted:

The Chargers do a free mammogram thing every October and it's a Good Thing

Maybe you should lose some weight fat boy

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

JoelJoel posted:

I've seen home teams penalized for actions of the crowd that sufficiently disrupt the game in other sports. For example, in the NHL the home team can be awarded a 2-minute delay of game bench minor if fans cause a sufficient play disruption by throwing things onto the ice surface.

Does the NFL have a similar rule and, if so, how many dildos would buffalo fans need to launch onto the field to be awarded a penalty?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XLQdUlK0_8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-teMkx2vgA

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

cam and adrian peterson wear shin pads but they are those nike pro combat foam pieces and not the plastic armor from hockey/soccer

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

hifi
Jul 25, 2012

screaden posted:

So I watched my first ever game all the way through and I think I've picked up on how everything generally works, but I have a few questions.

What is actually happening with the beginning kick off to the other end? It seems like everyone just kind of stands around while the dude kicks it and then the whole process starts like normal regardless of whether the ball is caught or not.
It's 4 tries to get to the (superimposed) yellow line right?
Are kickers/punters (not sure what the proper terminology is) pretty much completely disposable?
How is Jameis Winston viewed by the general audience? To my inexperienced view I was kind of amazed that he made even half of those throws.

I just decided to watch the Bucs because I follow the Rays in MLB, from the some of the reading I've done it seems like I'm jumping in at a good point.

Also is there a good resource for the names and definitions of the different positions? Bonus points if it has a basic explanation of how they interact with each other.

The receiving team on kickoffs has to defend 10 yards past the ball on kickoffs or else the kicking team can do an onside kick with very favorable odds, which is why you see a line of players up by the kicking team then they fall back to block for the runner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWzPT1itdTk

The very first one here is what you don't want to do

Everyone runs and blocks on every kickoff because if you stand around and watch to see where the ball lands before you start blocking then you're always going to have poo poo field position

  • Locked thread