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<blockquote data-quote="1939hotmagic" data-source="post: 89332" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>Just a bit of history for folks who might be interested: In the days in which the single-wing was the predominant offense, not only was the quarterback "a quarter of the way back" in the backfield (per previous posts), and not under center, the quarterback often (not always, but often) was more of a "blocking back" -- what many fans often think of as a "fullback" today -- than other offensive backfield players. However, as the T formation rose to prominence in the mid-40s, with the quarterback under center and almost always the first player to receive the snap and to direct the offense, the popular understanding changed re the quarterback position and the duties expected from players in that position. Even as the T formation was revised -- the split T, the "Fly T," the wing-T, for example -- and later the I formation came along, then the veer/wishbone, etc., the quarterback 99+% of the time received the snap, and seldom if ever had blocking duties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1939hotmagic, post: 89332, member: 1792"] Just a bit of history for folks who might be interested: In the days in which the single-wing was the predominant offense, not only was the quarterback "a quarter of the way back" in the backfield (per previous posts), and not under center, the quarterback often (not always, but often) was more of a "blocking back" -- what many fans often think of as a "fullback" today -- than other offensive backfield players. However, as the T formation rose to prominence in the mid-40s, with the quarterback under center and almost always the first player to receive the snap and to direct the offense, the popular understanding changed re the quarterback position and the duties expected from players in that position. Even as the T formation was revised -- the split T, the "Fly T," the wing-T, for example -- and later the I formation came along, then the veer/wishbone, etc., the quarterback 99+% of the time received the snap, and seldom if ever had blocking duties. [/QUOTE]
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