WR, especially for teams that are run oriented. Murray has averaged 4 pass attempts per game over the last couple of years. When you add two or three WRs to a formation that maybe equals getting thrown the ball once a game on average.

I think it is obvious in situations for teams that line up in two-tights with no WRs, but traditionally speaking in a standard offense.

 

What always got me about football practices is that QBs and WRs during group time would run routes and throw passes to one another for 20 minutes or so, but they seldom spend time on WRs going out to block which should encompass 75% of their work in high school football. It is kind of like in golf, we spend our entire time crushing the ball at the driving range when we should be spending our entire time around the green considering 50% or more of your shots come within that distance.

I think it pretty much has to be an offensive player, based upon the fact that they go into each play knowing what the play is. It's no secret that you want to keep your defense off the field. They wear out faster, and I would attribute much of that to the reactionary nature of their game play. They have to react and move themselves in accordance with what movements someone else is already doing, and I think that is what makes the defensive players tire faster than offensive players. The offense, on the other hand, has players who know what blocks and formations they are going to make, and they just do it.

 

All that being said, I'd have to agree that the receivers have the easiest job. Granted, I'd never want to do all the sprinting that they do, but that's why the receivers are usually the skinny and limber guys. They are given a route, and an occassional formation change or block, and then they go for it. There isn't so much interaction and grinding things out as there is on the O-Line, and they only have to know where one, two, or worst case scenario, three people are on the defense, versus the QB who needs to have a grasp of ALL the defense's player positions, or the O-line or running backs who need to know where all of the linebackers and defensive linemen are.

I swear that post was altered. :lol:

 

Likely story.

 

Given the FIRST set of rules, my answer stands. :lol:

Saturday morning QB.:ylsuper:

I think it is obvious in situations for teams that line up in two-tights with no WRs, but traditionally speaking in a standard offense.

 

What always got me about football practices is that QBs and WRs during group time would run routes and throw passes to one another for 20 minutes or so, but they seldom spend time on WRs going out to block which should encompass 75% of their work in high school football. It is kind of like in golf, we spend our entire time crushing the ball at the driving range when we should be spending our entire time around the green considering 50% or more of your shots come within that distance.

If I coached WRs, they would block everyday we were in pads if that was okay with the HC. I hate when Wide-outs give no effort by not blocking.

If I coached WRs, they would block everyday we were in pads if that was okay with the HC. I hate when Wide-outs give no effort by not blocking.

Or even if they do give effort, blocking is not easy as most of my fellow OL brethren will tell you. Especially in an open field type situation. The best running teams always have WRs that get down field and block.

Somewhere on defense. I played a little defensive end. Not hard at all. Spring of my junior year in high school, the basketball coach told a bunch of us basketball players to go play football during spring practice to get toughter. (That was sort of joke in itself as we all played sandlot tackle football without pads frequently.)

 

The football coach put us all on defense because it was easier to learn. One guy ended up being the starting running back and got an NAIA scholarship. Another guy became a starting DE and got a scholarship to the same school as the running back.

 

If you count specialty players, punter, hands down.

I will stick up for the WR's here. Playing Wr is more than just catching the ball. True WR's do not get hit as much as other guys on the field but their job is a mentally tough one.

 

1. Play memorization. Now of course everyone has to do this, but on any given play, depending on how a teams terminology is, there could be 3 different tags for a WR to know (Alignment, motion, assignment) as well as having to know what the guy next to you is doing so you don't run into each other.

2. Route assignment. Depending on your scheme your routes are either going to be called off of a number tree (ex. 3-Hitch, 4-Deep out) or a given play call where routes are assigned (70- X runs hitch, Y Streak, Z-Post) or it can be tagged (0 Gun 62 Curl). A lot of times I see kids who are running routes they are just trying to get off the ball as quickly as possible. When playing WR, you must look at first where you want to break. You have to determine the speed that is going to set you up for the most success. If you are running a streak, sure let the burners go. If you are running a dig though, you have to set yourself up so that you can drop your hips and get across the field at a 90 degree angle. If you drift one way or the other, you are setting yourself up to get knocked out.

3. Reading the defense and adjusting on the fly. The QB has to do it, so do you. You have to check out the alignment of the CB, S, and LB to determine how fast to move and where to make your cut and look for the ball. If you are running a route and do not adjust to what the defense is doing, you are useless that play and you might as well be playing with 9 or 10 guys. Even though high school defenses are a bit watered down compared to the higher ups, you can still get inverted Cover 2 and 3 looks, zone blitzes, and base defenses. You have to be able to adjust on the fly.

4. Blocking. This is something that kids today do not take enough pride in. Football is a team game and you should be happy about helping one of your teammates score or gain yards. If their are any WR's that are on this site take pride in blocking. 99% of the time a WR is asked to block a CB in the open field. CB's are typically your better atheletes because they have to be able to do so many different things at one time. Whenever a WR steps on the field, you should take pride that 1. the coach trusts you to go out there and block this guy and 2. you get to go against one of the better players on the opposing team. I love O-line play because they are what makes an offense go but you give me a WR and DB going at it in the open field and its a great thing to watch. A lot of quick movements, good hand eye coordination. Great thing.

 

Guess I can get off my soap box. Sorry it was so long, just wanted to get some points across.

 

P.S.- If there are any high school WRs reading this here is a piece of advice. In everything you do, act like you've done it before. No need to be a diva and be needy. Be happy you're on the field playing such a great game.

Tuna, we ran the Wishbone for many years, our recievers were good blockers.

You ran the wishbone with receivers? Don't teams typically go double tight? I guess if you're WRs are better than your TEs why not?

I would think it would depend on which team you played for. One team might be WR (if they are more of a running team) while another team might be DT. Heck if you pass the ball quite a bit then it might be RB. Just my 2 cents.

I would think it would depend on which team you played for. One team might be WR (if they are more of a running team) while another team might be DT. Heck if you pass the ball quite a bit then it might be RB. Just my 2 cents.

Obviously, but I was just talking about traditionally speaking.

One thing that always irked me was that if you had a kid who coaches could not find a position for, they would always say, "send him with the lineman." Like that is always somehow simple to do.

Tuna, yes. They were good blockers. Also used them as Tight Ends. They interchanged. In the Bone you can also throw the ball.

Playing Wr is more than just catching the ball.

 

I'll agree with you (especially since you love O-line play ), but don't belittle "just catching the ball." Adjusting for and catching the ball while running full blast down field knowing you might get blasted the second your finger tips touch the ball is tough. I wish I had a nickel for every kid I've seen who had all the tools to be a great wide receiver except for hands of stone. Just catching the ball is pretty tough in itself. I'm sure there are plenty of coaches who wish they had someone who could "just catch the ball."