Truman49 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Gday Texans, hows things? I’m sitting here in Melbourne Australia watching the Colts v Texans game and Im fairly new to NFL. ‘I can’t post in the general forum for some reason (why is that/) so thought I would post here instead. So I understand the basic concepts of the game and what downs are and 1st and 10 and all that means but still unsure about some of the rules. At the start they just kick the ball towards the goals. What’s that all about? why do they call out the players numbers? Why don’t they just kick the ball towards the goals Aussie rules style to one of their team mates to gain distance? I’m sure I’ll have more questions as I watch the game more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzyTexan Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Truman49 said: At the start they just kick the ball towards the goals. What’s that all about? - Kickoff? Same as in rugby just when caught in the end zone teams generally don't run it out and it is brought out to the 25... Similar to 20m restart in rugby. why do they call out the players numbers? - Quarterbacks are just communicating the linebackers on defense to the offensive line or any other blockers. It has to do with who is responsible for blocking each guy. "55 is the mike (middle linebacker)" Why don’t they just kick the ball towards the goals Aussie rules style to one of their team mates to gain distance? - Don't really understand this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truman49 Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, OzzyTexan said: Thanks for those explanations mate. I don’t know the rules of rugby very well either so can you explain the kick off thing again? ‘With my last question so the ball getsthrown out the back to the guy who passes it to someone else who then runs forward until he gets tackled. Why doesn’t he just kick it forward to a team mate up near the goals like they do on the 4th down, (I think I’ve said that correctly?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzyTexan Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Kickoff explained - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickoff_(gridiron_football) Yer I understand what your saying. If they did that the opposing team would get the ball wherever the receiver caught the punt. Its just a different game then aussie rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truman49 Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Thanks again, I’m slowly getting my head around the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truman49 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 So after a touch down the team can either try for a field goal. Or if they are close enough they can try for a second touch down? Can they also try for a field goal even if they are close? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Dillon Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I was watching from Melbourne Arkansas and trust me it wasn’t a good game to learn on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truman49 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Pastor Dillon said: I was watching from Melbourne Arkansas and trust me it wasn’t a good game to learn on. Why was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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