For those wondering what is the difference between Will,Mike and Sam are.

[tzjombie]

http://football.about.com/od/positionprofiles/a/Linebacker.htm

 

[nick1]

good stuff, I would give you the post of the day but you must have deactivated the like feature

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I'm going to put this in the general NFL forum as it is not really Dolphins related

 

[tzjombie]

good stuff, I would give you the post of the day but you must have deactivated the like feature

:clap:

I'm going to put this in the general NFL forum as it is not really Dolphins related

You may want to take the "who" out of the title, I was in the process of changing that when some it posted!

 

[Sons Of Shula]

On first glance, not all of that info is correct.

Alignment wise, a LB will never be 7 to 8 yards off the ball with of course the exception they are in a very deep prevent/Hail Mary type scenario.

 

[tzjombie]

good stuff, I would give you the post of the day but you must have deactivated the like feature

:clap:

I'm going to put this in the general NFL forum as it is not really Dolphins related

I have no idea how to turn on or off the like feature!

 

[Sons Of Shula]

The Mike is not always the one to take on lead blocks, the Force defender varies b/w the all 3 backers and SS depending on the call.

And the Mike's run keys are the two guards.

OLB's are tackle to tight end.

 

[ChrisTRD]

This was excellent! I've been trying to be more knowledgeable about positions and what not and this was awesome, thanks!

 

[Sons Of Shula]

The run/pass assignments for LB's are also dependent on the coach they are playing under and his philosophy. For example the Patriots defense is almost a complete 180 compared to ours.