Pass Rush
The pass rush describes a defense strategy in American football in which players on the defense try to put the opposing quarterback behind the line of scrimmage under pressure. The quarterback should be hindered when throwing passes and the play should ideally end with a sack . The pass rush is used in particular when the defense assumes that the opposing offense wants to succeed with a quarterback passing play. This is especially the case when the attack has to gain a lot of space with a single play in order to remain in possession of the ball ( 3rd & long ).
The defense tries to overrun or circumnavigate the opposing offensive line by making quick attacks . This exploits the fact that the players on the offensive line are not allowed to step over the line of scrimmage during a pass play and can therefore only act passively against the pass rushers.
The aim of the defense variant is to disturb the quarterback in such a way that he cannot throw a pass at a running back , wide receiver or tight end and makes mistakes. In the best case, the quarterback is brought down behind the line of scrimmage ( sack ), throws a bad pass ( incomplete pass ), loses the ball ( fumble ) or an opposing player intercepts his pass ( interception ).
An aggressive variant of Pass Rush is lightning .
literature
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
- Stephan Faust, Markus Hederer (Red.): American Football. The official rules. Falken, Niedernhausen 1996, ISBN 3-8068-1673-5 .