Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
For instance, before the minimum number of players on the offensive line was fixed at seven when players who would otherwise be in the line as guards or tackles played from offensive backfield positions, the formation was known as a "guard(s) back" or "tackle(s) back" formation. [3] Meanwhile, another position name was introduced.
Stubblefield was selected in the first round (26th overall) of the 1993 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers who went to a 4–3 defense at the start of the season. [1] In his rookie year, Stubblefield led the 49ers with 10.5 sacks (earning himself the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year), and recorded 8.5 the following year.
David DeCastro lined up as an offensive guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Green Bay Packers defense in December 2013 The positioning of the offensive guards in an offensive formation. In American football, a guard (G), otherwise known as an offensive guard (OG), is an offensive line player who lines up between the center and the ...
In this variation of the 3–4, known also as the "3–4 eagle", the nose guard is removed from play and in his place is an extra linebacker, who lines up on the line where the nose guard would be, sometimes slightly behind where the nose guard would be. It allows defenses more flexibility in man to man coverages and zone blitzes.
Stats at Pro Football Reference Guy Maurice McIntyre (born February 17, 1961) is an American former professional football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft . [ 1 ]
The "two platoons", offense and defense, are an integral part of the game today. Although professional football has uninterruptedly retained the two-platoon system since 1949, in 1953 the NCAA took the collegiate game back to the one-platoon system with new limited substitution rules, changes made ostensibly for financial and competitive reasons.
NOTE: This category is intended for those who played at the "guard" position before football was separated into offensive and defensive units circa the late 1940s and early 1950s. Modern players who played only on the offensive or defensive side should be listed as "Offensive guards" or "Defensive guards", and should not be included in this ...
William Max McGee (July 16, 1932 – October 20, 2007) was an American professional football player who was an end and punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1954 to 1967.