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I have another football question for a man.

Why are there "strong" safeties and "weak" safeties? Can't the weak safeties just lift weights and become strong safeties or something?
HardcoreJollies Best Comment
Strong and weak originally referred to the side of the offensive formation with or without the extra man. The strong side had a tight end. The strong side linebacker played over the tight end. The weak side linebacker played on the side without the extra man. In modern football, these distinctions are blurred.

A strong safety usually plays nearer the line and has responsibility for stopping running backs first. He often covers the tight end. Free safeties (they don't call them weak safties) plays deeper than all other defenders and is primarily responsible for defending passes.
Shytoshow56-60, M
@HardcoreJollies Very well explained

Mona86C
I鈥檓 no man, but I think it says itself, weak, safeties are those who start out or recovering, and the strong, for those, are well able to at a advanced level lift weights.
irishmolly7256-60, F
@Mona86 Thank you! Now I think I understand.
Mona86C
Your welcome 馃槒馃槒@irishmolly72
Harriet0341-45, F
I'm not a guy but I know proper football, is not played with a big egg!!
馃嚞馃嚙
Mona86C
It鈥檚 a ruff sport everyone has there national sport, and Americans/ Australians play with eggs@Harriet03
Harriet0341-45, F
@irishmolly72 Oh! 馃
Harriet0341-45, F
@Mona86 Ruff!! With there helmets & cute little gloves!!
Rugby league, now that's rough!!!!
GBPackersFan41-45, M
Lol that鈥檚 funny. I love football 馃張 I live for it actually
JoyfulSilence46-50, M
Football does not sound very safe to me.
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Hoe do they run with safety belts? 馃..jk.. I actually played multiple sports.. a little trivia.. Emmitt Smith the NFL all time leading rusher and I went to the same high school.
496sbc36-40, M
Lolol
Thanks for B.C. Sorry I didn't see your question for almost two years. I wasn't even on SW in 2018 when you posted the question.
NankerPhelge61-69, M
Why does one need a penis to answer this question? I'm male and I know absolutely bugger all about football.
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HotPizza7151-55, M
Ahhh sorry,can only talk about English Football...
tenente100+, M
strong safeties has two jobs: be an linebacker and cover the line of scrimmage, and, be a safety and cover the passing lanes. the 'free' safety only covers the passing lanes.
abe18246-50, M
@tenente yes
irishmolly7256-60, F
@tenente Thank you! That's all I wanted to know.

 
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