Sports
The Quarterback’s Tricks of the Trade • Bootleg: The QB pretends to hand off the ball to another player but instead he keeps the ball moves in the opposite direction of the fake hand off and either runs with the ball or passes it • QB Scramble: The QB runs out of the pocket to avoid being sacked hoping to buy time for one of his receivers to get open so the QB can throw the ball to the open player • QB Sneak: Upon receiving the snap from the center the QB immediately lunges forward with the football. The quarterback sneak is used when the team only needs short yardage (sometimes a few inches) to gain a 1st down or score a touchdown by reaching the goal line. • Draw Play: The QB makes another fake move by dropping back as if to pass but instead he runs the ball or hands the ball off to another player to run with it • Hail Mary: The QB throws a long, aerial pass hoping to find one of his receivers near the goal line who can catch it and score a TD. This pass when it works is a “thing of beauty.”