Quote:
|
Originally Posted by JoeRedskin
I always thought that fullback and halfback came from the T formation where the fullback was at the back of the formation (i.e. he was "fully" back from the line of scrimmage) and the halfback was halfway between the full back and the line of scrimmage and the quaterback (surprise surprise) was one quarter of the distance between the line of scrimmage and the fullback.
|
In the traditional T-formation, the fullback is indeed "fully" back from the line of scrimmage (straight behind the quarterback), with the halfbacks split to both sides of the fullback (or each "half" of the backfield). In the wishbone, the fullback lines up a couple of steps closer to the quarterback (3-5 yards off the line of scrimmage), with the halfbacks remaining in their standard T-formation positions (approx. 7 yards off the line of scrimmage).