Tuesday, March 20, 2018

If Earth Scientists Were American Football Players



Quarterback = meteorologist (a small part of the roster but the one most of the general public knows and they always get the air time)
Defensive End/ pass rush specialist linebacker = Petroleum geologist (can bring in the big bucks if very good at what they do)
Wide receiver = volcanologist (can be flashy and well known by the public)
Running back = seismologist (can be flashy and well known by the public)
Fullback = structural geologist (unsung but sets the groundwork for much of the play)
Center = geochemist (often unsung but literally things can’t get going without them)
Offensive guard = geomorphologist (generally obscure and not well known)
Kick/punt returner = paleontologist (can be flashy and become a star if successful, but not of high value to most teams)
Defensive back = climatologist (becoming more and more important in the public eye)
Offensive tackle = sedimentologist/stratigrapher (generally obscure and under-appeciated)
Tight end = hydrologist (can be crucial to overall team success, occasionally important and well known to general public)
Special teams player on punt/kick plays = oceanographer  (covers a huge amount of ground but not well known outside of specialist circles)
Defensive interior line = petrologist, mineralogist (often unsung and not well known but the stuff they deal with is the  very basis of much that goes on)
Inside/run coverage linebacker = geophysicist, other non-seismologist (generally unsung and obscure and under-appreciated)
Kicker/punter = engineering/economic geologist (can score crucial points and get public acclaim or criticism depending on what they do)
Long snapper = soil scientist (who are they? Such a thing exists?  But some plays that count on the scoreboard must start with them)

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