quarterback

quarterback (ˈkwɔːtəˌbæk)

—n
1.	a player in American or Canadian football, positioned usually behind the centre, who directs attacking play
2.	Monday-morning quarterbacking wisdom after the event, esp by spectators

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quarterback definition

tv.
to manage, lead, or direct someone or something. : I quarterbacked the whole company for more years than I care to remember.

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Ultimately, that's the best part about being a quarterback.

He's the only quarterback to reach the playoffs in each of his first four

seasons.

It's easy to armchair quarterback when your job is not on the line.

Thus were born the scrimmage, the snap-back, and the position of quarterback.

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"Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you you ought to have had your brakes relined last week before you smashed a front end this week. Common sense is the Monday morning quarterback who could have won the ball game if he had been on the team. But he never is. He's high up in the stands with a flask on his hip. Common sense is the little man in a grey suit who never makes a mistake in addition. But it's always somebody else's money he's adding up."

-Raymond Chandler

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