Positions and roles
Offensive coordinator
The coach who designs the offense and, in most cases, calls the plays.
The offensive coordinator designs the offense and, in most cases, calls the plays. Pace, personnel preference and pass rate on early downs are all coordinator decisions, and all three feed directly into prop volume.
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- Head coach (HC)
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- Wide receiver (WR)
- X receiver
- Z receiver (flanker)
- Slot receiver
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- Center (C)
- Guard (G)
- Left tackle and right tackle
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