quarterback

4 definitions • 2 examples

in American football, the player who receives the ball at the start of every play and tries to move it along the field

(in football) the player who receives the ball at the start of every play and tries to move it along the field by carrying it or throwing or handing it to other members of the team

to manage or organize something:

The role of a financial adviser is to quarterback the sale of bonds.

the act of saying how an event or problem should have been dealt with by others after it has already been dealt with:

The criticism now is nothing more than Monday-morning quarterbacking.