backup quarterback
Bench signal-caller reserve
A backup quarterback is the second-string quarterback on a football team, ready to play if the starter is injured or underperforming.
The position has become a cultural shorthand for someone competent enough to step in but not quite good enough to lead: He's the backup quarterback of the department—reliable but never the first choice.
- second-stringSubstitute team members
- third stringLowest-ranked backup position
- benchShared seating surface
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- clipboardRigid paper-holding surface
relief · understudy · depth chart · signal caller · snap · huddle · handoff · scramble · audible · pocket · helmet · jersey · practice squad · scout team · roster · injury · replacement · fill-in
- backup rolesvice president, deputy, understudy, reserve player, second chair
- reservesreserve, reserves, bank reserves, cash reserves, fuel reserve
- backfieldfullback, halfback, tailback, running back, FB
backup quarterbackface of the franchise
marquee player · franchise player · superstar · Tom Brady · Patrick Mahomes
backup, quarterback, quarter, backed, backing, quartered, quartering, quarters, quarterly