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  2. Stance (American football) - Wikipedia

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    The two-point variation is the most upright stance. Another name for the stance is the universal stance. The two-point is used by offensive linemen to facilitate better pass blocking because it increases their initial field of vision and gives more reaction time (to stay in front of a rushing player).

  3. NFL players are turning to an unlikely hobby to improve their ...

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    If you scrunch your eyes up just as an offensive line sets for a play, the outlines of the players look like chess pieces being moved around the board by some invisible hand. Some run in the ...

  4. Blocking (American football) - Wikipedia

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    Players other than offensive linemen may enhance the success of a zone blocking scheme. For example, in a run-based spread attack like West Virginia's the primary responsibility of receivers is less to catch passes than to execute downfield blocks, springing the ball carrier and extending the run.

  5. Tackle-eligible play - Wikipedia

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    George Fant wears number 74, making him an ineligible receiver unless he declares himself eligible to the referee before a play.. In American football, the tackle-eligible play is a forward-pass play in which coaches will attempt to create mismatches against a defense by inserting an offensive tackle (who is not normally allowed more than five yards down field on a forward-pass play), into an ...

  6. Switching from one side of the offensive line to the other is ...

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    That’s how offensive linemen describe moving from right tackle to left tackle and vice versa. It’s a new position that requires different footwork, hand-and-eye coordination and other ...

  7. Why was Chiefs lineman so fired up vs. Bears? He (and ... - AOL

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    It was the Chiefs’ best game in one important area.

  8. Skill position - Wikipedia

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    The running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends on a team are often referred to as offensive weapons or simply weapons for a quarterback on the offensive side of the ball. [6] Sportswriters often use the term interchangeably with "skill position" to describe non-quarterback and non-offensive linemen on a team's offense.

  9. Wisconsin’s offensive linemen understand what’s expected at a program that prides itself on controlling the trenches. “A lot of people consider it ‘O-line U,'" right tackle Riley Mahlman said.