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The wishbone is a 1960s variation of the T-formation. It consists of three running backs: a fullback lined up directly behind the quarterback, and the two halfbacks split behind the fullback. It can be run with two tight ends, one tight end and one wide receiver, or two wide receivers.
A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, and historically known as a split end (SE) or flanker (FL), is an eligible receiver in gridiron football. A key skill position of the offense , WR gets its name from the player being split out "wide" (near the sidelines), farthest away from the rest of the offensive formation .
The traditional saying is "7 on the line, 4 in the backfield", but this is something of a misnomer, as "backfield" normally refers to the area directly behind the offensive line. 3 of the 4 "backfield" players (i.e., the 3 not receiving the snap from center) may line up as wide receivers if they are behind the line of scrimmage; these are known ...
It became commonplace for ends to shift into backfield positions and vice versa. By the 1970s, the common practice changed to refer to flankers and split ends both as wide receivers or, more colloquially, "wideouts"—they play from wide of the rest of the formation. The playing rules still distinguish between ends and backs on offense. There ...
A wide receiver who lines up behind the line, and counts as one of the four backs, is called the flanker. A wide receiver who lines up between the outermost wide receiver and the offensive line is said to be in the slot and is called the slot receiver. A wide receiver who can play running back is called a wide back.
A wide receiver who lines up in the backfield outside of another receiver. The term is used infrequently in American football, having been long since replaced by the "Z" wide receiver. flat An area on the field between the line of scrimmage and 10 yards into the defensive backfield, and within 15 yards of the sideline.
The run and shoot system uses a formation consisting of one running back and usually four wide receivers.This system makes extensive use of receiver motion (having a receiver suddenly change position by running left or right, parallel to the line of scrimmage, just before the ball is snapped), both to create advantageous mismatches with the opposing defensive players and to help reveal what ...
The system is designed out of a shotgun formation with four wide receivers and one running back. The formations often feature two outside receivers and two inside slot receivers. The offense also uses trips formations featuring three wide receivers on one side of the field and a single receiver on the other side.