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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GleefulGary" data-source="post: 867380" data-attributes="member: 12583">Oh I'll get you going. It's not about distance from the ball, it's about role. An inside backers primary role is a couple things. Unless they are blitzing, they are not rushing the ball. They are reacting to their keys. Step forward, read, react. Hit the gap if it's a run play, drop into coverage if it's a pass (zone), find man and cover him if it's a pass (man). Your iDL, and edge rushers, they are attacking on the ball. Now some people say the OBLB is more of a coverage backer, some use it to refer to Sam, Mike, and Will as a group. I fall into the latter, but in general, it's a pretty synonymous group meaning LB's who aren't pass rushers. You're making this whole thing more complicated than what it actually is. Terminology, positions, they change. You don't see tailbacks, or wingbacks, or flankers out there anymore. Heck, even wide receivers aren't all out wide anymore. You probably hate that there are slots, or even X WR's, Z WR's, etc, etc. Perhaps we should just call them ball catchers who sometimes block. Wait.. is that a TE too? FB's block and catch too. Hmmm...Distinctions between positions are important. They're also relatively simple. Stop trying to make it more confusing than what it is.</blockquote>

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