is a half back the same as a running back?
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For all intents and purposes yes, but technically the full-back is also a running back - but in the modern game they rarely carry the ball, usually just blockers.
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Peterson could have played in the NFL in 2004.  He's the better running back, Bush is a all-purpose finesse back.  To be a finesse back in the league you need to be healthy enough to take a pounding.  As you can see all-purpose backs tend to be injury prone in the latter part of their careers.  Bush will find out why soon enough.  Peterson is a true tailback built to take 25-35 hand offs every game.  Bush can't do that. He's the type of player that can do a little of this and a little of that at multiple positions.  But if you want a speedy receiving threat coming out of the backfield, a guy you can line up at the slot, and a return specialist, then Bush is the man you want.  It all depends on what type of a back you prefer.
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There is no difference\nIts the same position\nrunning back / half back
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DeAngelo Williams will rush for more yards. Reggie Bush is a more talented back, but he will be used in receiving plays quite a bit, much like LaDainian Tomlinson. Even though Tomlinson is considered one of the most talented backs in the NFL, he doesn't rush for as many yards as most backs. It all depends on how you fit the offense, and what you specialize in. DeAngelo Williams is a pure runner, and therefore will rack up more rushing yards.
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2. A halfback, with a mass of 95kg abd moving at 4.1m/s, on an apparent breakaway for a touchdown is tackled from behind by a cornerback whose mass is 85kg running at 5.5 m/s in the same direction. What was their mutual speed immediately after the touchdown-saving tackle?\n\n[PDF]\nLinear Momentum (Ch 9) Think-Pair-Share Linear Momentum, cont ...\nFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML\nWhen he was tackled. by an 85-kg cornerback running at 5.5 m/s in. the same direction, what was their mutual. speed immediately after the tackle? ...\nwww.sos.siena.edu/~rfinn/phys130/P130-12\n\n\n\n3. A 9500kg boxcar traveling at 16 m/s strikes a second car. The two stck together and move at a speed of 6 m/s. What is the mass of the second car?\n\nPHYSICS - THANKSGIVING EXAM\n7. A 9500-kg boxcar traveling at 16 m/s strikes a second car. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 6 m/s. What is the mass of the second car? ...\nfaculty.coloradomtn.edu/jeschofnig/class/class_jeschof/exam.htm \n\n\n\n4. A 15g bullet strikes and becomes embedded in a 1.1 kg block of woob placed on a horizontal surface just in front of the gun. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is 0.25 and the impact drives the block a distance of 9.5m before it comes to rest, what was the muzzle speed of the bullet?\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hs=avo&hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=com.google%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=15+g+bullet+strikes+1.1+kg+block+of+wood+placed+on+a+horizontal+surface+just+in+front+of+the+gun.+If+the+coefficient+of+kinetic+friction+between+the+block+and+the+surface+is+0.25+&btnG=Search
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good Question... \n\nanswer is no \n\nbecause once the QB passes the line of scrimmage he became a running back .... another important note is that any player can lateral it (throwing the ball backwards). \n\nhope this helps
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they are actually both the exact same size.  there is absolutely no difference.  john madden was talking about it on monday night football two weeks ago.
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FULL BACKS PLAY ON THE WINGS AND CENTRE BACKS PLAY .....WELL   .....CENTRE.....YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN... AH LEAVE ME ALONE...THE FOOTBALL IS BACK ON
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A backwards pass is called a lateral and is not considered a pass.  If dropped it is considered a fumble so is part of the running game.
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Yes.Unlike football, players play both.When your team is batting a player is on offense.When your team is in the field you are on defence.
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Running back. Then you can score more.
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Ive have used a hybrid version of the west coast because the short passes tend to give the boys some confidence. I say "hybrid because we dont use play action and dont use a ton of crossing patterns like the west coast uses. We do however use 2 tight end and jumbo sets and Near and Far sets. We run the ball quite a bit as well because i think it teaches fundamentals like blocking, play devolpment and HOLDING ON TO THE FOOTBALL. Its been pretty successfull. As far as defense we just ran a 44 and just kind of let the DBs float untill someone came close or let them try to make a play on the ball, I call it the(" I have no clue who to cover zone defense") but i stayed away from the long passes because the QB was to predictable where he was throwing or the line couldnt hold blocks long enough to give him time.
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Rodney Williams was a punter in NFL Europe in 2000-2002 and I think he was signed by the Giants for the following season. There was also Reggie Roby but I think he is dead now.Both were African American. As far as a white running back, there are plenty of fullbacks that have been white, not many halfbacks though. If you don't mind retired, there's Merrill Hoge, Darryl Johnston, John Riggins (I think he was actually a fullback but did most of the carries for the redskins during his playing years). Franco Harris was Italian and shared a backfield with Rocky Blier for the Steelers in the 70's. They were pretty good. As far as playing now, other than Nick Goings on Carloina, I don't believe there's any of note in either category.
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Ronnie Brown has the potential to be a good back and be better than Williams. First though, he has to show that he can carry the load on his own. He's never been in a situation where he was the primary back. He split carries last year with Ricky Williams, and w/ Carnell Williams throughout his college career. If he can handle being the main back throughout a full season without getting hurt or run down, then things will work out ok for him.
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Running Back drops, then recovers, no turnover, for him, one fumble, no fumble lost (That's the bad one).\n\nRunning back (Or whatever) fumbles, defensive guy recovers, runs, fumbles, offensive play recovers, two fumbles, two fumbles lost.
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Nope, he's rated about where he should be, just outside the elite runningbacks in the league.  One great game does not make you a great back.  The guy ran for 180 yards his first year (he wasn't a starter), then 1200 his second year which is pretty good, but thats all he has behind him.  If he can keep it up for the rest of the year, and do well next year, then he can have my respect.  You'd be crazy to try to lump him in with guys like L.T. and Barber right now.  He doesn't compare.
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No. Anyone who says so hasn't played both. I played rugby through college and after, and there's a camraderie and spirit present in rugby that is absent in all big-time sports, football included. But, in terms of toughness, they're equal. Rugby players don't experience the high impact collisions football players do, and football players don't play without pads for 45 minute halves. \n\nRegarding some of the other postings:\n- Australia, NZ (except the mountains where they don't play rugby), and Fiji don't have freezing climates.\n- Getting your balls grabbed doesn't make you tougher. I do believe I would have quit rugby if I had my balls fondled. But hey, if that's your reason for playing, more power to you.\n- Anyone who tore their ACL, in football or rugby, would be carted off on a stretcher. Your ACL keeps your leg from bending double. That's important, whether you're playing football or not.\n- Football players play hurt just like rugby players. \n- Anyone commenting on how hard they hit in rugby has never played the game. The goal in rugby is to put your man down, not to hit him as hard as you can. It's illegal to hit without wrapping, or to leave your feet, and yardage is meaningless.\n\nI've played with guys from South Africa and Australia who said American football was crazy and that they'd never play it. The sports are different. I chose to play rugby, but I don't need to try to take something away from football players to make me feel better.