The Offensive Line

The Offensive Line is made up of two guards, two tackles and a centre. The centre starts the play by snapping the ball (passing it through his legs) to the quarterback.The offensive line's job is to protect their quarterback against the onslaught of defensive players. They must be big and strong, and buy their quarterback as much time as possible to make a good play and throw an accurate pass. One of the golden rules is that the offensive line can only block, and not hold the defender. If he does this it is a ten yard penalty against his team.