# Football Questions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-questions/184964>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 28, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-questions/184964 "2003-06-28T12:19:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-questions/184964/41 "2003-07-02T18:09:48Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Isabelle \*  
> \*\*I believe there is also a strong and a weak side of the field…the strong side is the side the tight end lines up on offense….the weak is the other side…sometimes players are designated as such…weak side linebacker…strong side etc…a safety the same way. \*\*

Yes, there is a “weak side” … but I played FREE safety in high school, damnit. Don’t you try to call me “weak.” :mad:

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