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call the play
verb as in dictate
verb as in operate
verb as in supervise
Example Sentences
The Eagles — who also call the play the “Brotherly Shove” — have been nearly flawless in executing the push since 2022, with two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jalen Hurts carrying the ball.
“The speaker has to be the quarterback. So you gotta act like a quarterback and get the team on board and call the play. I know he’s figuring it out and I hope for all of our sakes, and for the majority’s sake, he’ll figure it out quickly,” Rep. Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, told The Washington Times.
Love was more blunt, saying he deserved blame for the the failed sneak because he didn’t correctly call the play with the Packers leading 24-22 in the fourth quarter.
Bowles was asked if Bernard had tried to call the play off before the snap.
“Create layups for guys and…shoot, again, create a situation where we know what the outcome is going to be before we call the play.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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