When did the term “EDGE” come about?

[Prison Bitch]

I’ve watched football prob 35 years. I’ve never once heard this term until maybe a year ago, or maybe it was this year. Or maybe it’s always been used and it was the sole football term I was oblivious to. Used to be DE or OLB.

So I ask: when did this come into vogue and why? Or it’s annoying twin sister “setting the edge”

[TwistedChief]

Trump conjured it up out of thin air.

[Beef Supreme]

It's always been used and you have been oblivious.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by Beef Supreme

It's always been used and you have been oblivious.

I think you’re full of it.

[warrior]

Someone farted and said that's the edge of a crap

[O.city]

Once teams started being in sub package defenses more, the lines between 34/43 got blurred and the difference in a OLB that stands up and a DE that has the hand in the dirt all the time was negligible.

So teams started qualifying guys as "edge" players.

[Beef Supreme]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I think you’re full of it.

Well, you are free to think that. I remember coaches in pee-wee football in the 70's using the term "set the edge" when coaching defensive ends. And on into high-school.

But you go ahead and believe what you want. You asked. I answered. Don't really give a shit if you believe it.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by Beef Supreme

Well, you are free to think that. I remember coaches in pee-wee football in the 70's using the term "set the edge" when coaching defensive ends.

Oh bullshit.

[Titty Meat]

You dont watch football

[kcclone]

Originally Posted by Beef Supreme

It's always been used and you have been oblivious.

I think prior to the last few years, it was used to describe an action (speed pass rush from DE or OLB), but recently has morphed into a noun.

Previously there were DE's and OLB's and when discussing those players a commentator might say "Player X is a great edge pass rusher".

It's only been more recently that Edge is used as a position group.

[staylor26]

It’s a way of lumping 4-3 DE’s and 3-4 OLB’s together.

And yes it’s been around for a long time.

[ghak99]

"Set the edge" has been around forever.

The blending of the positions being called EDGE and their constant use of capitol letters seems new and reeruned.

[Mecca]

Setting the edge is absolutely a phrase everyone started using recently, watch when the season starts an announcer will say some phrase like that 15 times and then it's the new phrase of the year.

[ModSocks]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I think you’re full of it.

Agreed.

There's been numerous times i've wanted to mention it and didn't bother.

"Edge" was never a mainstream term until recently.

It was used sporadically. But not like it is today.

With that said, it makes sense as to why it's used over traditional OLB/DE designations.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by O.city

Once teams started being in sub package defenses more, the lines between 34/43 got blurred and the difference in a OLB that stands up and a DE that has the hand in the dirt all the time was negligible.

So teams started qualifying guys as "edge" players.

This makes a lot of sense^