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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