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`bright cyan`Football
American Rules football is a game, played on a 120 yard field, with
11 players on each team. Of the 120 Yards there are two "end zones"
which are each 10 yards deep. There is one end zone at each end
of the playing field. The overall object of the game is to outscore
your opponent by scoring touchdowns (6 points) and field goals (3
points). A touchdown is scored when either team runs or passes the
football to another player in the end zone, while a field goal is
scored when a place kicker (Ki) is able to kick the ball through the
upright goal, located on the back line of each end zone. In
addition, after a touchdown is scored, the scoring team attempts an
"extra point", whereby the Kicker (Ki) comes in and basically
attempts a field goal from the two yardline. An extra point it worth
one extra point. Therefore, most times a team will score 7 points
on a touchdown (6 for the touchdown (TD) and one for the extra point).
For a team to get up and down the field and eventually score, they
must run plays. Unlike sports like hockey, basketball, rugby and
soccer, the offensive team in football will run a play, bring it to
it's conclusion, call another play, then run that one. The game is
not non-stop action like the previously mentioned sports, but rather
a series of plays designed to advance the football and gain yardage.
The playing field itself is 100 yards long (not including the end
zones) and is broken into two 50 yard halves. Therefore yardlines
run from 1 to 50 and then from 50 back to 1, with there only being
one 50 yardline, or mid-field.
When a team takes possession of the football, they have 4 attempts to
make 10 yards, otherwise known as downs. If the team succeeds in
advancing the ball 10 yards or more in these 4 tries, they are given
another 4 tries to do the same. This continues until #1 they score
a touchdown or field goal, #2 they don't make the 10 yards, #3 they
turn the ball over to the defense through an interception or fumble,
or #4 elect to "punt" the ball over to the other team. Often times
if a team does not pick up the 10 yards in 3 downs they will use the
4th down to punt the ball. When punting, a team brings it's punter
(Pu) into the game, this player takes the ball and drop-kicks it to
the opposing team. At that time the opposition may return the kick
(or run it back). Then the teams switch, and the defensive team
becomes the offense and vise versa.
In order to advance the ball (to pick up the 10 yards for a first
down) a team has two basic choices, run and pass. A pass is
considered any forward projection of the football... so if the
Quarterback (the position that typically passes the football) is
standing on his 20 yardline, and throws the ball to a player at
his 25 yardline, that would be a pass, however, if the quarterback
(for whatever reason) throws the football behind his current location
it would be considered a lateral and NOT be a pass (the quarterback
(QB) is on his 20 yardline and throws to a player on the 19 yardline,
this is NOT a pass, but rather a lateral).
Running the football is somewhat simpler. During a run the Quarter-
back takes the "snap" from the center (this is how nearly all plays
begin, and therefore the quarterback is often considered to be the
leader of the offense), when taking a "snap", the quarterback is
given the ball by the center, who is typically standing in a crouched
position. After the QB takes the snap, he then "hands off" usually
to a running back. A hand off is just a passing of the football from
one player to another. The running back is then free to run up-field
until he is tackled (brought to the ground by an opposing player).
The difference in offensive plays is this, by running the football,
teams use a lot more time on the game clock, and are thus said to
"control" the football. However, since you usually don't pick up as
much yardage by running, a pass can be a valuable weapon in long
yardage situations. In addition, historically, running teams score
less points, and also allow less because they always have the
football.
That's a fairly brief description of the game, next we'll get into
how the positions are broken up in Franchise Football.
`bright cyan`The Positions
There are several offensive and defensive positions in football.
For simplicity, we have rolled many of these positions into generic
titles, for example, teams have a halfback and a fullback. Both are
running backs, but have slightly different roles and descriptions.
In Franchise Football, all running backs are just that, running backs
we try to distinguish as little as possible between a fullback and
a halfback. While this approach takes away some of the detail of
the game, it also reduces much of the complexity, and allows people
without significant football experience to compete.
Now, for a brief description of each of the FFBL positions.
`bright cyan`Offense
`bright red`Quarterback - QB
The quarterback is the leader of the offense. A good QB
should possess excellent skills in Offense, Throwing,
Dexterity, and even Running. QB's are often called upon to
pass, run, and evade the defensive rush. Therefore it is a
good idea to have skills that support this.
`bright red`Wide Receiver - WR
Wide Receivers are the primary pass catchers in a passing
offense. A WR should have high scores in Offense, Dexterity,
and Running.
`bright red`Running Back - RB
Running Backs are involved with the passing and running
game, as well as blocking. For that reason, they should be
high in Offense, Running, Dexterity, and even Blocking.
`bright red`Offensive Lineman - OL
Offensive Lineman is a catch all title as well. Rather than
specifically enumerating each line position, we have grouped
all linemen together under one heading, OL. Offensive Line
players should be good at blocking, and offense.
`bright red`Tight End - TE
Tight ends are often a supplement to an excellent passing
attack, but also aid in run blocking. TE's should have high
scores in Offense, Blocking, Dexterity, and Running.
`bright red`Place Kicker - Ki
You'll notice that there are 12 starters on each team, but
only 11 men can be on the field... well, the 12th starter is
the place kicker, who is only on the field during kickoffs,
field goals and extra points. Place Kickers should have high
scores in Offense and in Kicking.
`bright red`Typical Offensive Setup (with player positions)
`green` Defense
`bright green`WR OL OL OL OL OL WR
`bright green` QB TE
`bright green` RB RB
`bright cyan`Defense
`bright red`Cornerback - CB
Each defensive squad has two cornerbacks. The CB's are
assigned the task of covering the Wide Receivers. CB's
should have a high defense, dexterity, and tackling skills.
`bright red`Safety - Sa
The safety is a player that