RJ_11 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 We could compromise and only have a couple of the letters in capitals so it's in the sarcasm font. OoOo YoU pLaY aS aN eDgE tHaT's So CoOl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 The reason we call it EDGE is because the NFL doesn't have a universal one like they do for DE, DT, OLB, LB, etc. When I look at rosters I use 4 positions to describe the front 7: NT or Nose Tackle. Guys who can only play 0-2 tech in the interior IDL or interior defensive lineman. Guys who could play as far in as the 1T or as far out as the 6T. EDGE or Edge defenders. Guys who can play as far in as the 5T in some situations, but are better suited for either playing a 6T or farther out. Could also be stand up linebackers in the 3-4 off the edge. LB or Off-ball linebackers. These are guys who are rarely rushing the passer off the edge or in general and are primarily your coverage linebackers. However, the way the NFL does things: A DT in the 4-3 can play similar techniques to a DE in the 3-4. A DE in the 4-3 will play similar roles to an OLB in the 3-4. Organizing these guys by function, especially under the draft lends makes a lot more sense. I just wish we had a universal code for it. Even if it was just ED. For edge defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Why is this even a topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoSojia Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2 hours ago, scar988 said: I SEE CLEARLY EVERYTHING HAS COME TO LIFE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2 hours ago, RJ_11 said: Are we just gonna let this description of abbreviations hang out there? That is a perfect example of the abbreviation of a phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Slim Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 i think that tbf if we're getting grammatical all the other positions aren't abbreviations but rather acronyms and i can't believe i'm typing this post lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ_11 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 16 hours ago, AlexGreen#20 said: That is a perfect example of the abbreviation of a phrase. But abbreviations don't have to be capitalized. I say we get in touch with Goodell to sort this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 3 hours ago, RJ_11 said: But abbreviations don't have to be capitalized. I say we get in touch with Goodell to sort this out. But all the other positional abbreviations are. EDGE is capitalized for consistency Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugger Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 10:33 AM, Danger said: Why is this even a topic? There isn't much else to talk about these days about ANYTHING sports related but I fear we are really scraping the bottom of the jar here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 9:33 AM, Danger said: Why is this even a topic? These be some strange days. Nothing to really talk about. If it's football related, I'm good with it for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/12/2020 at 7:30 AM, sdrawkcab321 said: It’s bugged me for years. It’s not an abbreviation, it’s not an acronym. So why is EDGE capitalized? This is the kind of hard hitting questions we need to ask around here. If I can address this... I think it's less about capitalization of EDGE... More on how nothing else describing a position is lowercase. Do you see QB or Qb? Wr or WR? OLB or oLb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinSting Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 11:19 AM, ET80 said: If I can address this... I think it's less about capitalization of EDGE... More on how nothing else describing a position is lowercase. SAM LB I AM I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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