Jerry Rice Answers Football Questions From Twitter

Hi, this is Jerry Rice.

Welcome to Football Support.

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Aunty.

So what is the best position to play in football?

Really?

We talk about wide receiver.

That's the most exciting one

because you get a chance to catch the football

and score touchdowns.

Okay, Garoppogoat is in.

The narrator talks about the double moves of Thomas,

but I remember seeing Randy Moss, Jerry Rice,

doin' those routes in one move and being open.

What is better?

It really depends on the situation

because you have to set the defensive back up.

So, sometimes it takes double moves.

Sometimes you've just gotta,

you know,

just use that one move and try to get out of your route

as quickly as possible.

Let me show you how that's done.

The double move and the single move.

I used the double move when I wanted

to just buy a little bit more time

for the quarterback.

First off, my first move would be here,

to push him more down inside.

Now, defensive backs,

they are known to always react to second moves.

And they feel like once you do that second move,

now they have you in a position

where they can cover you.

So let's move here.

Now he's gonna jump all over this.

That's my second move,

and now I just slice right back down inside

and I pretty much got an area

where the quarterback can deliver the football.

If I do it in one move,

one single move,

and the guy's positioned inside of me,

I can't step this way

because he's still gonna be down inside of me.

So I gotta attack him more.

So I'mma go at him and try to get position,

then lean on him a little bit

and get inside and make the catch.

Alex Smith.

Is there anything prettier

than a perfectly executed post route

for a touchdown?

No, there is nothin' prettier,

because the execution has to be just right.

And when I'm runnin' the post route,

I wanna step right on the defensive back toes

before I go to the post.

And once I can close that gap,

I know I'm in a position where I can make the catch

and score the touchdown.

Rich Homie Steph.

Super random, but what's the black stuff

football players put under their eyes?

And why do they use it?

It blares out the sun just a little bit.

If the ball is in a position up in the air,

you can focus in on it just a little bit more.

But, I always did it just because

I thought it was cool.

Bradford Myers.

Can you explain why crossing the plane rules

are different for a runner than a wide receiver?

The rules are a little bit different

between a running back and a wide receiver.

The second a running back crosses the goal line,

or if he's making the effort

to stick the ball out and score a touchdown,

and breaks the plane,

and he lose control of the ball,

it's a touchdown.

But with a wide receiver, it's totally different.

The new rule states that we have to have

complete control of the ball all the time.

Okay, Kay.

Wait, they stop playing football when it's raining?

So wimpy.

You know in real football,

they play in the rain and even in the snow.

The only thing that's gonna stop a football game

is lightning and thunder.

Justin.

How did Jerry Rice play until he was 42?

That's just crazy.

That is crazy,

you know,

to play for such a long time,

but I think I loved the game of football

and I had conditioned my body in a way

that I could play for a long time.

The lifespan of a football player is about four years.

I played for a long, long time,

and I wish I could've played until I was 50.

I've never heard of a wide receiver

giving himself up on a play.

Isn't that reserved for quarterbacks?

If you have to give yourself up

as a quarterback, and go down,

just like a quarterback,

you have to do that to stay safe on the football field.

Andrew McLaughlin.

If you have a wide receiver jammed into the inside,

what does your brain tell you to do?

If you have a wide receiver that's inside of you,

I really wanna keep him inside.

So what I'm gonna do,

I'm gonna give him a step inside

to make him go farther inside,

because now I'm opening up more room on the boundary

for the quarterback to deliver the football.

And I'mma show you how to do that right now.

If a defensive back is jammed inside,

my thing is,

now I have to be a actor.

I gotta get him off his position

to make him feel uncomfortable.

So, it's more about acting.

If he's inside like that,

I wanna go here first.

And if I do that,

he's gonna attack me,

now I can get back down inside.

So it'd be more like this.

I'mma stick him down on his side,

here,

here,

back.

She is queen.

I wonder,

do football players practice

how they're going to celebrate their touchdowns?

You know, I never practiced a celebration.

You have to think about everything

that goes into preparation during a week,

what they have to work on once they score a touchdown.

But I'm not totally against it.

Elinor Penna.

What did Browns have to do to satisfy the Rooney rule?

The Rooney rule,

it gives black coaches an opportunity to go in

and showcase what they're capable of doing

also as a head coach.

It was something that needed to be done,

and it's just only gonna help those black coaches

get an equal opportunity just like everyone else.

H.

Can girls play football?

Yes they can,

and I think it's great seeing them out there.

So, I strongly support it 100%.

Zachary.

Could football be obsolete in 50 years

if technological advancements

aren't made to better protect players?

I don't think football is gonna go away.

Fans love seeing these gladiators

go out there and do battle.

Rob Winn.

When does old age outweigh experience in football?

Should a forced retirement age be introduced?

(laughs)

I think when your body can't sustain expectations

of what you used to do on the football field,

I think it's time for you to walk away.

But it's a really tough decision.

You have to do a lotta soul searching,

but, you know,

if you can't sustain what you used to do

on the football field,

it's time to walk away.

Evan Alfredo.

Who is the best wide receiver of all time?

I don't know.

That's kinda hard to say.

For me, I just loved playin' the game,

and it's great for my fans to say I was the greatest.

But, you know, you'll never hear me say that.

(chuckles)

Alex Ferguson.

Do you think college football players should be paid?

Yes.

They are generating so much money for those schools,

and I think it's only fair

that these college players should be,

you know, compensated for it.

Jordan Awbrey.

What is the most realist football movie?

I would hafta say Rudy.

That was my movie.

That was the movie that inspired me to go out

and be exceptional on the football field.

Jason Gross.

What is the best song a stadium can play

to kick off a football game?

I don't have a favorite,

but it has to be something really upbeat,

something to get my juices goin' on the football field,

but just the energy from the fans

and being in that stadium,

I'm ready to go.

Ed Smith.

What type of exercise, weight lifting exercises,

ready a player for football

at the highest level?

Football is a game of speed,

so it's all about track work,

being able to run good routes on the football field,

being able to catch the football.

This is how you do that.

I have been known to also do triple moves.

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The triple move consists of this:

I'mma go here,

here,

come back.

I call that the rat a tat tat.

Hey, thanks for watching.

I'm Jerry Rice,

and this was Football Support.