Fullback switch

[Rjk]

https://getgoalside.substack.com/p/w...witch-is-great

Interesting article on this latest fad.

Can't see us doing anything like this mind you

[Optimistic Nick]

Remember when switches were still called passes? Why not go full yank and call it a lateral?

[NYCBlue]

Remember when switches were still called passes? Why not go full yank and call it a lateral?

Because in "yank" parlance a lateral has a specific meaning which cannot be applied to this.

[dembethewarrior]

Remember when switches were still called passes? Why not go full yank and call it a lateral?

Because you’re not passing play, you’re switching it.

[B. Oddie]

Because you’re not passing play, you’re switching it.

Yes. Thankfully, I wouldn't class 'switching play' as an Americanism.

If one Fullback said to the other "Hi, can I get a switch in play right here?", then Nick may have had a point.

[dembethewarrior]

Yes. Thankfully, I wouldn't class 'switching play' as an Americanism.

If one Fullback said to the other "Hi, can I get a switch in play right here?", then Nick may have had a point.

Exactly. It just sounds right to say “switch the play”