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Jesuswasstapled t1_itx7sp7 wrote

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Really? It's different but look at tennis. They've got goofy words. So does America football. A safety? The position names make no sense.

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JasonGD1982 t1_itxos1t wrote

He’s the last guy protecting the end zone lol. It has way crazy terms but you chose the most basic position as an example 😂😂

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Emcee_N t1_itxw1c0 wrote

OK then, let's go with "tight end" :D

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advocatesparten t1_itygq0x wrote

I have followed NFL for 20 years and “Tight end” still sounds like a gay pornography film title.

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Blackadder_ t1_itz2snm wrote

You mean 40 men in tight shorts dint to it for you?

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JasonGD1982 t1_itxwahr wrote

Perfect lol. No idea. I think maybe he’s the end of the offensive line. And makes it tight. Like why are they called quarterbacks??? Guy had a point about names. He just literally picked an obvious one😂😂😂 Fullback Offensive tackle how can an offense player be called a tackle when the offense doesn’t tackle

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Emcee_N t1_itxxucy wrote

"Quarterback" I kinda understand, - presumably a quarterback was originally named for standing further forward than a halfback or a fullback. Like, literally the fraction of how far back you are. "Tight end" always makes me snicker in an adolescent fashion though.

Lots of cricket terms seem ostensibly silly but make sense in similar context. Like "square leg" which sounds funny because lol aharr matey cap'n pegleg and so forth. But really, it's a guy standing square to the wicket (base) on the leg side of the field (the side where the batsman is standing)

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JasonGD1982 t1_itxxzls wrote

Yeah. I was thinking about half back full back. The quarter back is a fraction of those on the field. It makes sense. Kind of lol

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Blackadder_ t1_itz2pnu wrote

Ahem. Let me introduce to you cow hollow

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Emcee_N t1_itzns54 wrote

You've got me on that one. Though I did say lots, not all...

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Jesuswasstapled t1_ityefae wrote

I was referring to the 2pt score when you tackle the man in his own end zone. Not the position. I then went onto positions.

What makes a reciever wide. Is their another reciever? Why is the rhe quarter back a quarter? What js a half back? Full back? Why the word back? It's very odd

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TanWeiner t1_itxi910 wrote

Safety is the last line of the defense so it does kind of make sense

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Jesuswasstapled t1_ityea2b wrote

No. I meant safety as in the 2 ot score when you tackle the man in their own end zone.

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Aodaliyan t1_itykybc wrote

As someone who doesn't know much about American football if you asked me what the last line of defence was called I'm not sure I would say safety. Maybe if you gave me a list of terms I would work it out, but it would probably be by excluding others.

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