Glossary of American football

There is a huge problem in the NFL. Viewership is down. There is no one single reason why viewership is down, there are variety of reasons as to why; quality of play is down, off the field issues, declining cable subscriptions, over saturation and other viewing options. These issues are complicated and there is no easy solution that will solve any of these issues. The easiest to fix is bringing up the quality of play. Again, there are many reasons as to why quality of play is down and some are complicated, but many are simple and would significantly improve level of play. One simple change that would significantly improve quality of play is changing the pass-interference rule. Pass interference is is a foul that occurs when a player interferes with an eligible receiver's ability to make a fair attempt to catch a forward pass. The penalty is overcalled, abused by teams and has negatively influenced the outcomes of many games. This year has been especially bad. Teams have gradually started to abuse the rule. If a team needs a large chunk of yards or are in a bad situation, they will chuck a deep ball and specifically play to draw a pass interference call. There are real simple ways draw a pass interference. On deep passes a Quarterback will underthrow the ball, the receiver will come back to the ball and even if the defender plays the ball perfectly, contact is bound to happen. This is when the flag is dropped. These aren’t small plays either, often times these calls yield…

Friday Night Lights “I can 't hear you Royals fans! Get on your feet and cheer on your Royaltonnnnn Royallllssss!” the announcer bellowed over the speaker system. Two minutes remained in the fourth quarter of my senior homecoming football game and we were on top of the Patriots 28-22. Ten yards back from the line of scrimmage, I stood tall at the safety position with the perfect field view of twenty-one players ready for the center to snap the ball. This was my first game back since I injured my…

What am I going to eat tonight? How am I going to help my family out? Questions like these often creep into our minds as well. I’m fortunate enough not to have these problems first hand but some of my teammates struggle in eating every night because they just don’t have money to always buy food. Not everyone on the football team is on scholarship, we have a good amount of walk-ons on our team and after practice we eat dinner, but just the guys on scholarship. It sounds really harsh but that is…

Competitive sports are by far and wide the most popular entertainment source in the world and have been since almost always. Whether you are a soccer fan, spell better than anyone around, or would jump in a frantic joy as your favorite football team scores that touchdown. Mankind has always had this burning passion to be competitive with one another. This is a phenomenon that has, still is, and will probably last forever. What can we say games are fun! Also, whether you are playing or viewing…

won’t be made on this drive, the next play the running back goes up the middle and he’s gone. Second play of the game. Touchdown Burlington, and their home crowd explodes. Our coaches keep telling us to stay focused. Our first offensive possession ends with a punt. We go back and forth stopping each other on defense. We are regaining confidence and it’s almost halftime. However, just before the buzzer ending the second half was about to go off, they try one more play. The quarterback heaved it…

I Believe In Role Models I believe that everyone should have a role model to look up to. I was watching my brother play varsity high school football against their rival, Garner-Hayfield. Since it was his senior year, it was my brother’s last time facing Garner, so I knew it was going to be a heck of a game. The stands were completely full, and the fences surrounding the field were packed. I’ve never seen anything like it before; the whole town was at the game. The teams were warming up to play…

Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks Today the National Football League seems to be the hot bed of social issues. Every time I turn on the television another football player has struck again. Our society is run by money, power, and status. One of the monsters and leading powerhouses in our society is none other than the NFL. With all the new and growing inventions in our society, groups of men throwing, catching, running, and hitting are some of the top money makers in the world. Although,…

and Patrick, step-siblings, at a high school football game; they become inseparable. Charlie opens up to his new friends about being hospitalized after his best friend committed suicide the year before. During the school year Charlie becomes close friends with Sam and Patrick’s group of friends, until he made a mistake that would cause his friends to stop talking to him. After losing his friendships, Charlie writes “things are getting bad again”, referring to his mental health. He…

James Galloway Professor Joshua D. Dallaire ENGL 110 – College Composition 1 4 October 2015 Compare and Contrast Essay Football of Yesterday and Today The game of football has been around for many generations. People were playing the game of football as early as the late 1800’s. However, it did not become a favorite American pastime until the National Football League (NFL) was established in 1920. However, over the past ninety-five years, the game of football has changed drastically, from the…

College athletics have gained extensive popularity among Americans over the past few decades. This has resulted in an increase in cash flow for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The enormous amount of money being made off of college sports has led to the question whether students should be getting paid for their performance. The NCAA, as a whole, makes $6 billion annually. But the players themselves don’t get a dime of the money. These athletes devote about 43.3 hours per week…