....somethings been on my mind since. First of all I was sitting 2 rows back from the middle of the endzone so I had a great view of the action when the teams were down that end of the field. Now,this is whats bothering me- during the play when Sanchez scored the TD it was quite obvious that because of the formation and spread offense that that particular play was a viable option, so much so that I heard other Dolphin fans around me yelling " QB sneak, QB sneak" ( as did I ). Also, a Dolphins player turned around for a split second which lead me to believe he indeed heard us. The question is if it was SO OBVIOUS to us sitting right there then why did the defense seem to be caught by surprise????... The middle of the field was wide open clearing a lane for the QB to run up the middle. I`m not saying we know more then they do but....damn,that was frustrating.
I know, as I watched the play unfold, what happened was: -McKnight split out wide, taking Dansby with him -Jones pointed to that side of the field and took maybe 3 steps that way -Sanchez took off (nt was blown out of the play) -Jones was..3 steps late..and missed the tackle There were reasons for my dislike of Reshad Jones
I DVR`d the game so I can watch it but I havent been able to willingly torture myself yet. But,I will soon so I can see exactly what happened on that play from a TV spectators view.
When you are losing there is a tendency to overthink situations.A defense lines up like its going to be a QB sneak and the overthinking DC thinks its a trick play . They know more than us, right ? Thats why they get paid the big bucks.
They out-think themselves, players and even coaches sometimes. It's like on Netflix when you follow recommendations based on one choice, then recommendations based on subsequent choices, and it gets to the point where you're so far outside the realm of your first choice that you're looking at a screen full of S&M flicks. Okay, maybe that's just me. But I think these guys are so intent on not being out-thought that they follow scenarios out to redundancy. They need a coach or an experienced player, someone who brings them back from the fringes to the center again; zero-based football, if you will.
I think it has more to do with the fact that we can see the whole field (from television or from afar in the stands) while the players don't have that luxury. I think this team is lacking communication because we cut him during the preseason.
Our defense has been torched by the QB sneak for about 4-5 years now. I still remember watching Schaub walk into the endzone untouched.
every player has an...........ASSIGNMENT....... to take care of.....they just did what they were COACHED to do. So I cant blame the players on this play.....but it still sux. Crowder would have done the same thing.......Crowder DID DO the same thing....
What's the over/under on how many times Tebow runs it in next weekend? I tried to pick him up for my FF team but my opponent for this week was higher on the waiver priority and stole him...
Aaron Rodgers did it to us last year in GB to send that game into OT as well. Something is wrong with your defense when you don't account for the guy who will have the ball in his hands EVERY SNAP
Didn't Big Ben do it to us too? Bottom line, it looked like a total blown assignment. Jones would be the most likely suspect based on what I saw, and as Padre described above. But, why would Dansby stay with McKnight? That's a total mismatch...no?
And they let THE SAME THING happen today again. Its not really funny but I got to admit I did laugh when Tebow ran in the conversion.
