offensive line
Football's front wall
The offensive line is the group of players in American football who block for the ball carrier and protect the quarterback.
Typically five players—center, two guards, and two tackles—they form a wall at the line of scrimmage.
Their offensive line dominated all game.
By extension, any protective barrier or group providing cover: His lawyers formed an offensive line against the investigation.
Football's front-row players
- centerMiddle of anything
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- tackleGear or takedown
- left tackleEdge blocker position
right tackle · left guard · snap · scrimmage · trenches · pocket · formation · quarterback
Blocking for the thrower
- double teamTwo guard one
- pullingForce toward oneself
- pancakeThin fried breakfast cake
- kickoutForced ejection, removal
Defensive quarterback pursuit
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- screen passShort football toss behind blockers
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
Tendency to bind together
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- trustConfidence in another
unity · combination · coordination · rapport · timing
linemen
Football's front-row players
left tackle · right tackle · left guard · snap · scrimmage · trenches · pocket · formation · quarterback · running back
pass protection
Blocking for the thrower
- double teamTwo guard one
- pullingForce toward oneself
- pancakeThin fried breakfast cake
pass rush
Defensive quarterback pursuit
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- screen passShort football toss behind blockers
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
cohesion
Tendency to bind together
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
trust · unity · combination · coordination · rapport · timing
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- sports tacticspick, formations, game plan, spacing, transition play
- RamsSoFi Stadium, St. Louis Rams, Inglewood, Hall of Famers, championship wins
- Canadian footballCFL, rouge, Argonauts, Argos, Stamps
- hockey lines
- formationscircle, triangle, ring, spiral, stack
offensive linedefensive line
Blockers facing the offense
pass rush · defense · defensive ends · defensive tackles · defensive end
line, defend, defense, offense, offensive, defender, offend, offended, defensive