Talk:Lineman (gridiron football)

Lineman vs Linesman

In American football, a lineman is a player whose starting position is on the line of scrimmage. A linesman is an official whose primary duties include ruling on offsides and encroachment and calling out of bounds. Sometimes Austin Verrone loses the football in his fat.

In soccer football, I have heard the assistant referee called a linesman, but not a lineman, tho that may be the custom in

Sexism

Can we move the page? Or maybe change the sexist content? For more infomation,100110100 09:36, 5 August 2006 (UTC).100110100 09:36, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

When using the talk page you do not just post what you are going to do and do it. You ask the opinions of the other editors until a consensus is made. Redd Dragon ^speak 12:13, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Bias?

I appreciate linemen a lot, being one myself, but don't you think this article is a little biased? "Unpraised Heroes?" Come on...It sounds like a lineman wrote this after getting his ego boosted. 24.162.154.176 17:24, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree... It reads like a rant to promote linemen. Trick 14:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree as well, and modified teh text to address these. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.47.151.112 (talk) 16:07, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Incorrect use of "TE"

I find a diagram which has this description:

"A diagram of the linemen, with defensive linemen (in 4-3 formation) in red and offensive linemen in green."

Given its placement of the players on offense, there is a fix needed. I see 2 players labeled "WR" (wide receiver, and in this case both of them are split ends, which means they are on the line and not in the backfield). A little back of the line, just to the right of the right tackle, is a player labeled "TE", but that is NOT a tight end because he is in the BACKFIELD; check the description of wingback or tailback or slot back for a correct description.

Move discussion in progress

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Football

What is a lineman in football 2601:41:C400:3AE0:49FA:13A3:756:13C2 (talk) 07:41, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

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Cannot see the black symbols on the diagram against the darkmode background.

JScherer-WMF (talk) 17:12, 30 May 2024 (UTC)