I have two football questions.

Factual Questions
1
  1. What position is the defensive equivalent to quarterback.
  2. Why do they pronounce Brett Favre as Farve?

Hey, at least I’m taking an interest. :slight_smile:
Peace,
mangeorge

2

Defensive quarterback…usually the middle linebacker. No set rule for that though.

As to the Favre pronunciation…

http://www.speedreading.com/phpBB2/ftopic2855-15.html

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  1. I see.
    Nobody actually knows.
    Maybe it’s one of those immigration things, where an agent puts down what he thinks he hears?
  2. Would that be the player who seems to be directing the others?
4

  1. There isn’t one. Signals are called by the Middle Linebacker or occasionally a safety, but generally speaking defensive plays aren’t as complicated as offensive ones, and there’s less changing at the line.

  2. He’s from Mississippi.

5

Interestingly, there are also some actual Farves down south as well. One went to my high school. I pronounce the football player’s name “Fav-ray” just…because.

And he’s not just from Mississippi - he’s from the Kiln (pronounced “kill,” and always “the kiln,” not just “kiln”), yo! Things are diff’rent there.

6

If by “they,” you mean the media, they pronounce it that way because that’s how Favre wants to have it pronounced. Spelling and pronunciation of a person’s name is always whatever that person prefers.

7

I knew some Favre’s when I was a kid. They pronounced it “Favor”.

:: shrug ::

8

There are team leaders or captains. The defensive captain is often a veteran star player of any position. Defenses also change a lot situationally. Coaches may rotate all sorts of several “packages” in depending on the situation at hand.