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Raijin Quickfoot
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LIGHTS OUT, MOTHERFUCKERS!
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All I'm saying
is the power wouldn't have gone out if Alex Smith had been playing
Steam
STEAM!
My answer? "Whoever knows how to turn the lights back on."
OH THANK YOU NEW THREAD.
Then that team's offense has, as you mentioned, 4 downs to get 10 yards closer to the end zone (or touch down area). As Mulletude mentioned, 98% of the time they'll try to do that in 3 downs and if they cannot, they'll either punt on 4th down or (if they're close enough to the goal posts at the back of the end zone) kick a Field Goal, which is worth 3 points.
Each position has his own objective
Quarterback: Drive the ball down the field using the coach's playcalling and your preparation, skill, tape review, and judgment. Passes the ball
Running Back: Run the ball with the help of his blockers. Block for his Quarterback on passing plays where he's not running a receiving pattern (special ways they move to get open)
Wide Receiver: Run receiving patterns on passing plays to get open and catch the ball thrown by the Quarterback. Block for the running back on rushing plays.
Tight End: Can either block on run or pass plays, and also run receiving routes on pass plays. Has evolved into a 3rd receiver role on most modern NFL teams.
Offensive Line (the big guys up front): The center hikes the ball to the Quarterback, between his legs, then all 5 men have to stop the defensive players in their area from disrupting the play. Will move up the field with the running back on rushing plays, but can only do this once the ball is out of the QB's hands.
Defensive Line: Fill the gaps the O Line is trying to create and prevent the running back from advancing the ball. On passing plays, try to break through the line and tackle the QB (for a sack) and failing that, try to deflect the football as it's thrown with their hands
Linebackers: Work the middle of the defensive backfield (called the secondary or second level by announcers). Sometimes rush the QB, sometimes fill gaps to stop the running back, cover a tight end or running back on a passing pattern. On most teams, the Middle Linebacker (or one of the Middle Linebackers) is the "Quarterback" of the defense.
Defensive Backs: They're the guys that are some times 10 or more yards away from the ball before it's snapped (the place where the ball is set is called the line of scrimmage, btw) Their job is to cover the wide receivers and tight ends (and sometimes running backs) that come into their area, or that they are assigned to, depending on the play called by the coaches. They can "jam" a receiver within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage to disrupt their receiving pattern, but are not allowed to impede them beyond that. They are allowed to, and have every right a receiver does, to play the ball in the air and try to catch it for an interception. They also come up in run support and can even come after a Quarterback now and then (corner blitz).
The term blitz is used for when you send more than 4 players (usually using other players and your defensive line) with the objective of sacking the QB.
Touchdowns are 6 points, extra point kicks are 1 point, or you can go for a 2 point conversion, where you run 1 play to try to get in the end zone again. So the maximum scoring play in this scenario is 8 points.
If an offense is backed up to their own goal line (by a good punter, who's objective is to punt the ball inside of the other team's 20 yard line), they can be takcled in their own end zone (if their own movement brings them into it) for a safety, which is worth 2 points. There's also penalties that can result in a safety, which happened last year in the Super Bowl.
I think I've covered all the basics, as I understand them. Enjoy the game!
For the OP
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Coincidentally this is what they're reduced to repeating while we wait for power to come back on
It's not working for him.
Yeah, they're never going to this stadium for a Super Bowl, ever again
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They'll be back.
It will be amazing when he somehow beats out flacco and Jacoby Jones for MVP
Oh, realllly?
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Stadium's in full darkness for about a minute
Bright light appears on the field, the stage has been set back up
ALL OF THE LIGHTS
I'd love to know if it was just a circuit breaker tripping and causing a cascade, or if a transformer blew up. I'd love to see the power intake for a building that big.
would explain why they have to turn stuff back on in stages, otherwise they'll just blow out the system again
smith
SHUT THE FUCKA HFJKLADFASGDKLSD UP
...DAMNIT
Except since the outage is effecting the BBC studio there's no pundits desperately trying to fill the time
I hadn't even considered that angle. Plausible.
He was gifted a sack on Kaepernick falling down.