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the quarterback leads the team on offense in football. He tells the team what the play is and also tells them how to run the play. The quarterback gets the ball form the center at the beginning of each play. Once he gets the ball he has the right to hand it off to a running back, pass down the field, run with the ball or do any combinations of those actions. The quarterback is the most important player on offense.

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The quarterback receives the snap of the ball to start the play, and then distributes it to a teammate based on the play called and reacting to the defense employed. Sometimes he will make the play on his own, but most offenses prefer the quarterback to act like a point guard in Basketball. This distribution may be a handoff or 'lateral' to a runner behind the quarterback, or it may be a forward pass to one of five eligible receivers. Because the quarterback is so instrumental to the operation of an offense he is a de facto leader on the team and is given the job of calling the play in the huddle, audibling to alternate plays when the defense looks well positioned to stop the called play, and other leadership tasks.

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The quarterback in US and Canadian football runs the offensive team. He calls the offensive plays and is normally the first player to handle the ball when it is "hiked" from the center. He may hand the ball off to a running back or throw a pass to a back, tight end, or wide receiver. Or he may keep the ball and run it himself. He is covered by specific rules regarding what he may or may not do with the ball. In the NFL and College Football, he is protected by rule from flagrant attack when not in possession of the ball.

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the quarter back throws the ball!

ya seriously i though everyone in Antarctica knew that!

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he is in charge of running the offence on while on the field. the qb gets the ball to the other players

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looks for the wide receiver for a touch down

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