Tenets of Football*


due to extremely late night game-planning and strategizing ("oh, so that's what the kids are calling it these days") la commish is uncharacteriscally lackluster this afternoon. today's informative post is provided courtesy of consistently well-dressed and perennially urbane guest coach [CENSORED HEARTBREAKER TYPE] one of the -mono.league's- favorite [GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY] imports & drinking companions. he of ‘if-foreplay-was-football-he'd-win-the-heisman’ fame has the following basic football points to share:


(time)
a game of football is comprised of 4 quarters, each 15 minutes in length

(time-outs)
each team--there are 2--is allowed 3 time outs per half

(how the ball moves on the field)
a ball can be handed off to another player or passed or a player can run with the ball

(playa's) ...are divided into 2 groups, labeled the offense and the defense. more on specific positions later, as soon as la commish figures out exactly what all the x's and o's stand for....

(scoring)
the defense can score by tackling an opposing quarterback in his end zone, which is called a safety and which wins them 2 points and possession of the ball.

the offense can score by scoring a touchdown for 6 points or kicking a field goal for 3 points

--additionally, they can win extra points after scoring a touchdown by either trying to score an extra point (worth one point) or going for a two-point conversion (worth, obviously, two points).

1 point=
if a team tries for an extra point, they ball is placed on the 3 yard line and kicked like one would kick a field goal. if the ball goes through the uprights, the team is awarded a point.

two-point conversion=
if a team opts for a two-point conversion, the ball is again placed on the 3yd-line; however the ball is not kicked. rather the team tries to get the ball into the end zone by running or passing. if the team is successful, they're awarded two points.


*tenets are subject to change, additions and substitutions as needed.