It's put together in such a way that the entertainment aspects limit what you can really take-in so re-watching from as many angles as possible is mandatory if you're trying to learn something, particularly in regard to how a play is developing down-field.

On CBS, FOX and NFLN, you basically only see the pocket so it's easy to a good sense of which linemen are doing well and which are not and how the QB is responding to the action around him.

Much of the time I watch casually and for enjoyment (more or less ball-watching) and try to take in as much as possible but if I'm trying to really understand something, I'm going to re-watch a play several times in order to carefully observe each player's movements.

Most of the time with the Dolphins, it's pretty clear pretty quickly why something didn't work: Dallas Thomas misses a block, Damien Williams drops a perfect pass, etc. :)

 

There's heavy drinking involved usually. Then the self loathing and depression. Then piles of cocaine to get me back up and running in time for the second half.

 

I usually mix in a little meth too, but only when I run out of crack

 

Alcohol is involved. A lot of begging too. Mostly begging:

"Come on Tanny, we need a first"
"Throw the damn flag"
"Cmon D, gimme a stop here"
"Do not call time out here"
"Do not take a knee here"
"They're holding Wake!"
"One butt cheek equals two feet!"

 

You forgot
"Hold them to three"

 

isolation and beer.

 

Then ok D just finish it. #$@& are you &^%$ing kidding me. WT#

 

Seriously, almost every Sunday I go to my buddy's condo. He picks me up every week so we can get ripped and then I take a cab home. Being a Miami fan, this really helps. You all know whats up. As a Canadian I get access to live games via the GamePass service. So, Miami is on the big screen (each week, regardless) and then we watch 4 other games with game pass that is being streamed from the laptop in the picture.

 

Ah yes, the meth. Great way to shed the pounds of the beer belly.

 

I prefer to watch the game by myself. I used to be insane watching the games and would get really upset. Now I just wait for the bad things to happen never expecting too much.

 

Lights dim, scented candles, silk robe, nice Cabernet, little Kenny G...and prepare for the plowin'

 

lol..prepare for the assrape.

 

Oh no...i agree to take it. We all bend over and take it deej!

 

Sit alone and cut myself.

 

First I'm like this:



By halftime I'm like this:

Spoiler

After the game I'm like this:

Spoiler

 

In the fetal position

 

I follow the football the first time I watch a Dolphins play, the second and however many more times i watch the same game I watch the trenches.

 

Delaware Lotto has NFL parlays.
So I go to Delaware Park Casino "Sportsbook" to watch.

Basically plop myself in front of the Dolphins and watch about 90% of the game, or until I get repulsed by them.
I find gambling really takes my edge off of my hatred for this team.
When they lose all my anger doesn't go completely towards them. It may go towards another team who lost a bet for me. Or it is soothed by a winning bet.

What I'm trying to say is gambling fixes everything.

 

this is pretty spot on

 

Like others have said there is plenty of drinking going on, I smoke a few bowls, and I am constantly doing superstitious things that i like to think works but in reality I know never works, things like sitting a certain way, turning my hat around, eating certain food, changing clothes, taking off articles of clothing like my shirt or one sock, changing alcoholic beverages, yelling, being quiet, cracking my fingers, biting my nails, combing the beard I use to have, etc. This was a good therapy session, now that I realize how crazy I am after reading this I think I just talked myself out of all this crazy behavior that never works. I'm bringing back the beard next season though, it had a pretty good run of luck but it gave me yet another reason to hate the cheatriots more than I already do if that is possible.

 

Since the New Years is fast approaching, I nominate this as post of the year.

 

Realistically to answer the question without a joking (which is hard) I watch the quarterback on each play. Obviously if its a run play i'll watch the offensive line and the running back, but for the most part my eyes are on the QB. I guess you could call this "ball watching" (no homo). The quarterback tells me everything I need to know within that few seconds the play is alive.

Basically from all the years of watching football (but never playing it, aside from backyard stuff), this is what I have figured out,

1.If the QB has time to throw the ball in the pocket, 85% of the time its going to be a completed pass (unless its a deep throw and then that percentage goes down to about 50).

2. If the QB is under duress, pressure, bad snap, etc he's likely to complete maybe 35% of his passes if talented enough.

Those two things right there tell me basically everything I need to know about how the game is going to end up going.

As for me personally...How I watch a game......
I'm superstitious so if we make a great play or get a nice long run, big first down, etc...I will stay in the exact same bodily position I was in when that positive awesome play took place until no more good plays are made. If my hand happens to be on my balls when Tannehill completes a 15 yard pass to Landry, then that is where my hand will stay until the next bad play. I believe in keeping the momentum going so I will almost always do a set of 50 push ups after each touchdown (as long as we are still in the game). Last year when we beat Atlanta, (The TD pass to Sims) I was holding my newborn baby for basically the entire second half of that game...And we won! Same for when we beat New England last season. Not sure where I went wrong, maybe I should hold him during every game, but I can't keep doing that if we aren't winning games. I'm not trying to hold him when he's 25 and we still suck.

 

I figured out this season, it doesn't matter what I'm wearing, or if I watch standing or sitting, go to church or not, or drink tequila or vodka. It turns out none of it makes them win :(

 

I'm a ball watcher. I don't notice the holds and OL/DL penalties as well as some other posters/fans. I'm watching for the big play all the time. On Defense I watch the ball and the DL. Esp #91.

 

not always, but most of the time..full time single dad these days.

 

I also watch alone. The emptyness after every loss is awesome and continues til about Wednesday.

 

If the team is playing well, I will not move from the couch. I'll stay there until something bad happens.

 

Usually screaming YOU MISSED ANOTHER OPEN TARGET.

 

You should be officiating Dolphins games!

 

Sitting on the edge of the couch with coffee foe the 10 am games. Yelling, f Bombs, trying to watch
for any penalty calls, Looking at the demeanor on Philbin's face. Beer starts calling me in the 4th quarter or sometimes earlier.

 

Boy, that is some serious restraint, man.

 

10 am guiness for me.

 

Some of the holds I've seen against Cam that were so blatant over the years that don't get called make me sick even now.

 

I usually watch the game seated, with a 12 pack of Guinness, tortilla chips and a bowl of freshly made pico de gallo :up:

 

after 4 guiness I'm toast, have no idea how you could out down a dozen, and I don't like pico because of the raw chunky onions..hate raw onions.

 

Usually with a bottle of Jack and a loaded .45. Nobody's been hurt yet. But, it's been close a time or two.