offensive players

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• Offensive philosophy (American football) — The approach to offense in American and Canadian football has splintered and evolved in the 100 years in which the modern form of the sport has existed. Many philosophies exist about deploying a team s 11 players. Contents 1 Smash Mouth 1.1 Three …   Wikipedia

• offensive — of|fen|sive1 [ ə fensıv ] adjective * 1. ) unpleasant or insulting, and likely to make people upset or embarrassed: books containing offensive language offensive odors There were complaints that the advertisement was offensive to women. 2. ) only …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Offensive coordinator — An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach. The …   Wikipedia

• offensive — I UK [əˈfensɪv] / US adjective * 1) unpleasant or insulting, and likely to make people upset or embarrassed books containing offensive language offensive odours There were complaints that the advertisement was offensive to women. • Collocations:… …   English dictionary

• Offensive rating — is a statistic used in basketball to measure either a team s offensive performance or an individual player s efficiency at producing points for the offense. It was created by author and statistician Dean Oliver. For teams, the formula is: 100 x… …   Wikipedia

• Offensive Specialist — (OS) is a player in Arena football whose role is solely on offense. This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena football team, which have to play both offense and defense, until they are replaced with a substitute …   Wikipedia

• offensive line — noun a) the five players (the center, the two offensive guards and the two offensive tackles) lined up on the middle of the offensive side within a yard of the line of scrimmage b) the seven legally obligatory players lined up on the offensive… …   Wiktionary

• Offensive tackle — In American and Canadian football, offensive tackles (OT, T) are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to block: to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football.A tackle is the… …   Wikipedia

• National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award — The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to have had the most outstanding season. Multiple award winners include Marshall Faulk and Earl… …   Wikipedia

• List of retired professional American football players — This is a list of individuals who formerly played professional American football in the NFL, AFL, AAFC and other major leagues. See also one of the other lists of American football players for more names.A* Joe Abbey, End, [1948 1949] * Fay… …   Wikipedia

• List of Penn State football players — Penn State University American football playersCurrent Penn State players2008 starters*Jeremy Boone – punter #41 *Navorro Bowman linebacker #18 *Brett Brackett wide receiver, tight end #83 *Deon Butler – wide receiver #3 *Gerald Cadogan tackle… …   Wikipedia