Sentence examples for hitting the quarterback from inspiring English sources

"Hitting the quarterback?" Hamilton said.

It's nice to see guys hitting the quarterback; defensive backs are intercepting balls.

Matthews ran directly at Smith and sacked him, without hitting the quarterback in the head or below the knee as prohibited by NFL rules.

Using a quarterback repeatedly in this role — popular in the college spread offense — would be foolhardy in the N.F.L. "Defenses are willing to exchange 4 or 5 yards for continually hitting the quarterback," Schwartz said.

The attention was astonishing for a player who required an assistant before the first two games to help him put on his pads; who once plowed into opponents out of bounds because the field's white stripes were meaningless to him; who has been penalized for roughing the punter and hitting the quarterback late because he was unaccustomed to shutting down quickly at the end of a play.

Days before their Week 1 meeting, Matthews spoke to local media about hitting the quarterback who is running the read option.

He hit the quarterback twice.

Back in the '80s and '90s, you could hit the quarterback low, you could hit the quarterback high.

"I'm paid to hit the quarterback," he said.

Instead, he would remind them, over and over, "You hit the quarterback, you win the game".

Of course, in pro ball, they never hit the quarterback in practice.