What's the difference between a Free Safety and Strong Safety in the NFL?
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The strong safety is lined up on the strong side- that which has more players towards that end of the field ( uslally denoted by a Tight End or H-back).\n\nThe strong safety's coverage is usally to double team the deep man on a pass play to their side of the field.\n\nThe free safety is lined up on the weak side of the field and has more roaming ability.  The free safety is usally the one that will blitz when a saefty blitz is called.\n\nDepending upon the defensive scheme, the free safety and the strong saftey are interchangeable as far as coverage resposiblities, the only difference in name terminology is that one lines up on the strong side of the field and one lines up on the weak side.
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If the corners, and/or safety backs off right away in high school, it's usually zone coverage.  Also, a good way to tell is if there is motion, and the corner follows the receiver, then it is man.  If you're just trying out for the team, (as a freshman or sophomore, I'm guessing) then reading coverage isn't going to be the first thing the coaches look for, because it is a learned skill.  They are going to be looking at your fundamentals, like your drop, and your throwing ability.  Hone those skills first, and the rest they will teach you.
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Football. Especially lineman. Your being hit by someone who very strong, continusly for about and hour and 30 mins. The only break u get is half-time.
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Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA) are players who have completed four or more accrued seasons of service and whose contracts have expired. They are free to sign with any club through July 22 (or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later). On July 23, their exclusive rights will revert to their original club if that club made a June 1 tender to these players. Teams will have until the Tuesday after the 10th week of the season (November 14) to sign their unrestricted veteran free agents to whom a tender was made on June 1. If the player does not sign by November 14, he must continue to sit out the remainder of the season. If a June 1 tender is not made to a UFA, he continues to be free to sign with any club.\n\nRestricted Free Agents (RFA) are players who have completed three accrued seasons of service and whose contracts have expired. They have received qualifying offers from their old clubs and are free to negotiate with any club until April 21, at which time their rights revert to their original club. If a player accepts an offer from a new club, the old club will have the right to match the offer and retain the player. If the old club elects not to match the offer, it may receive draft-choice compensation depending on the level of the qualifying offer made to the player.\n\nThe signing period for unrestricted free agents began March 11 and concludes on July 22 (or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later). The signing period for RFAs also began March 11 but concludes on April 21.
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yeah, free flow is good. if your team playing defensive, fine, let them. or you can change the formation into 4-2-4 this way, you can play attack football and defensive at the same time. don't pass the ball through the midfielder, use long shots. haha.... hope it works
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That's someone who can catch the ball in traffic and hold on to it while being hit.  Also, someone you can go to with confidence on third down when you really need a completion.
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yes, all NFL linemen are on the hefty side.  Very strong and quick for being as stout as they are.\n\nThere aren't many famous offensive linemen, but there are a few famous defensive.  Mean Joe Greene is probably the most famous.  Deacon Jones, Randy White, Reggie White, Lawrence Taylor are the one's I can think of off the top of my head.\n\nDefensive lineman need strength and quickness, while offensive linemen need good footwork and balance to not get run over by the defenders who have momentum built up coming at them.
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Running backs have to be able to make quick and decisive cuts.  They make these cut backs while larger defensive lineman and linebackers are not only hanging all over them.  Add to this the fact that some only grab an arm, jersey or shoulder pad and twist their torso forcing them to make a cut while being pulled in the opposite direction.  If this happens while their foot/cleats di into the ground, it puts a lot of pressure on their knees and could easily result in an ACL tear.  That is why most running backs are short and bulky with strong leg muscles to help take some of the stress of the knee joint during a game.  other positions like receivers are usually getting tackled by the secondary guys and don't have to fight through a gauntlet of Lineman and linebackers that a runningback has to go through.  Thats why analysts always talk about how many players are in the box to help stop the run.
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The philosopy is to protect the QB's since the "in the grasp" business from years ago was silly.\n\nI think the recitation of the rule above isn't quite right in most cases.  Outside the tackles there is no grounding so long as the pass gets past the line of scrimmage -- doesn't matter if it's in bounds, out of bounds, or whether there's a receiver nearby etc.
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It is my understanding that the NFL has been requiring players to wear helmets for many years now.  They are standard equipment.\n\nPS. Patriots rule.
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Football is more diverse. Better foot control, positioning and you have to take the ball from your opponent without flattening them (if you can!)\n\nThe fact that you can't use your hands or arms to control the ball (unless you are a goalie) opens up to not only skill but tactical awareness, positioning, speed which are present in American football but football is more intense and it can all hang on just one goal.
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Strong safety: A defensive player who generally lines up in the secondary to help stop the pass, but often aligns close to the line of scrimmage to help stop the run.\n\nFree safety: A defensive player who lines up the deepest in the secondary and defends the deep middle of the field against the pass.
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Linebacker.....I'm not big enough to have played linebacker though, so I played strong safety. \nDefense is so much more fun than offense. It's better to HIT than be hit
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Scrambling. QB's who scramble are open for a devastating hit any defender. Staying in the pocket allows for one of t hose big three-hundred pounders in front of you to take some of the punishment. Besides, the referees pay more attention to the safety of the QB when he is in the pocket so they are more inclined to through the "roughing the passer" flag.
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the top picks in fantasy football are almost always RBs instead of QBs, and this is generally independent of the scoring system used, because it's really about relative value more than absolute value of a player.\n\nbasically the top 2-3 RBs are often more than 10% better than the next tier of 5-8 RBs, and then there's another big drop in quality.\n\nfor QBs, the top 2-3 QBs are often only 5% better than the next tier of 8-10 QBs.\n\nthus, the advantage of having one of the top couple of RBs is better than the advantage of the top couple QBs, so it's more important for a first pick to ensure you get a top RB.
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Matt Leinart is more NFL-ready.  He also has great WRs in Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin.\n\nFor more on the Titans, Cardinals and the NFL, check this site out.  http://factipedia.com/sportsblogs/
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This is a difficult rule to understand. Within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage the defense can make contact with any player. However, players that are eligible to go downfield to catch a pass cannot be tackled or held, the defender can "jam" them to slow them down but then must let them run.\n\nAlong the line (where the offensive players are not eligible to catch passes by rule), the defensive players can do almost anything. However, they rarely try to tackle the players who block because that would make it almost impossible for them to then tackle the ball carrier. The strategy is usually to fight off from the block of the offensive player and get to the ball carrier.\n\nHope that helps.