8. Try to keep ball in middle of field.
Quarterbacks Must Remember:
1. Poor field position calls for conservative plays.
2. When you are ahead and the game is drawing to a close, play slowly, conservatively, and very deliberately.
3. When you are behind and the game is drawing to a close, play faster, be more reckless, and get the ball out of bounds to stop the clock.
4. When you are in scoring territory, you must score. Any yardage gained without scoring is of slight value only.
5. Any yardage you make deep in your own territory which does not serve to get the team into the free wheeling zone is of slight value.
6. If you are ahead by 11 points and there is not more than five minutes remaining to play and there is a strong wind against you, it is smart to take a safety instead of trying to punt out from inside your 10-yard line.
7. Time works with you when you are ahead; against you when your team is behind in score.