🏈 starters

[paintrockfan]

Someone please give me some football knowledge. I hear the term starter and I am confused when it comes to football. It is easy in basketball because the starters are the first five on the court. Considering the different variations in schemes that are allowed in football, what constitutes someone as a starter? If the defense switches from a 3-4 to a 4-3 is the extra defensive lineman a starter? If you add a wide receiver is the extra receiver a starter? Am I making sense here? Please excuse my ignorance, I have never actually played football.:headscratch:

 

[TidePride50]

Generally your first team on your base offense and defense are considered the starters.

 

[JoshB]

Naw being referred to as a 'starter' really doesnt mean anything at this point. In our 'D' I would say that Marquis Johnson and Marcell Dareus should be considered 'starters' because they see about as much playing time as anyone else but aren't on the depth chart as 'starters'. Same goes with Hanks and Richardson on offense.