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Post by coachmoore42 on Mar 14, 2008 22:43:54 GMT -6
That's what this whole thread is about -- unraveling some of the crazy etymology of this great game of ours. You're right. I'm just venting from years of arguing with people who believe that an underhand flip upfield is not an incomplete pass if it is not caught. I've really got to quit playing tag football with my players, lol.
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Post by Fridge on Mar 19, 2008 8:01:26 GMT -6
China: That call is used by a Cornerback in Zone-Coverage, when his Receiver leaves his zone to the other side of the field (inside) , right? (or for some teams, when someone from the other side comes to your zone, while you got another one running down the sideline)
IsnĀ“t, for you Americans, China on the "other side" of the globe?
For us, it should have been "Australia", but that would be too long, so we stay with China, too :-)
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Post by morris on Mar 19, 2008 11:40:30 GMT -6
China is a named used for a passing concept.
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Post by Fridge on Mar 20, 2008 2:27:32 GMT -6
Here all the US-Coaches of the former NFL Europe used it as a call for CBs ... so if I was wrong (can you be wrong in football-terminology? :-) ), I apologize.
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Post by morris on Mar 20, 2008 5:12:01 GMT -6
Sorry that came off very poorly.
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Post by rugger on Mar 20, 2008 8:54:39 GMT -6
Many of the terms come from rugby. In rugby, the ball has to be touched down in the end zone for the score to count, not just running across the goal line, hence touchdown.
The "line of scrimmage" is also from rugby. Whenever a ball carrier is tackled a pile forms, called a ruck. There is a scrumm line that goes through the middle of this pile that neither team can cross until the ball is pulled out of the pile. If you cross the scrumm line before the ball is pulled out you are offsides. Scrumm line became line of scrimmage.
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Post by tedseay on Mar 20, 2008 10:04:32 GMT -6
Scrumm line became line of scrimmage. "Scrum" is actually short for "scrummage," on which early American footballers based "scrimmage."
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Post by dacoachmo on Mar 20, 2008 10:17:46 GMT -6
Bears' Doug Plank wore number 46. I know that's the origin. Not sure what made him so special that his jersey number was honored with the distinction. Buddy Ryan named the defense after Doug Plank (46) and was a freak that made the defense possible. Ryan was also know for calling his players by numbers only, not names.
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