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Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by TheAnswer385, Sep 28, 2008.

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  1. TheAnswer385

    TheAnswer385 Stay Low Run Free

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    I'm sitting here watching some football and I see Josh Cribbs take a direct snap for the browns, but it doesn't mount to anything. Then I see a highlight come up and some Owens guy for the jags takes a direct snap for a long TD. What a bunch of crap, the rest of the NFL is copying us. :tantrum:
     
  2. Vengeful Odin

    Vengeful Odin Norse Mod

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    Nothing to get upset about, the NFL is a copycat league. I would have been more surprised to see someone not try it after the success we had with it last week.

    I'm excited about the formations proliferation. It adds a new dimension to the game. And it's nice for us to be trendsetters for a change.
     
  3. GISH

    GISH ~mUST wARN oTHERS~

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    we should copyright it.
     
  4. dolfan32323

    dolfan32323 ty xphinfanx

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    good to see teams taking note of what Miami does
     
  5. Dorfdad

    Dorfdad Well-Known Member

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    too bad we wont use that again... Oh you will see it, but Im betting one of these times were going to toss it to the Quarterback who takes it in for a touchdown..

    Also I think we will show it again not next week, but sometime and it will be a different play not the same..

    So copy it, whatever.. Just hope oour own defense does not get burned with it!!!!
     
  6. FinsAreLife

    FinsAreLife Well-Known Member

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    i just dont think there are that many teams that have the personal/patience/practice to run that formation successfully in the NFL
     
  7. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    We should be thrilled. We've gone from bottom feeders to trendsetters in a week!
     
  8. Samphin

    Samphin Κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει

    It was bound to happen. Its fine. It shows me who the proactives vs. the reactives in this league.

    No biggy.
     
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  9. like2god

    like2god Typical white person Luxury Box

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    I'm sure the fans of Arkansas were saying the same thing last week when they saw us use it. Miami wasn't the first team to use that play or use direct snaps and they won't be the last. Football is a game of adaption and people are constantly borrowing ideas from each other, especially if something really works the way it did on Sunday.
     
  10. Crappy Tipper

    Crappy Tipper AKA Hero13

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    Let's see how thrilled we are with it when a team torches our defense with it.
     
  11. Regan21286

    Regan21286 MCAT's, EMT's, AMCAS, ugh

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    It's the new 3-4 or the new Cover 2. Trends happen.
     
  12. brandon27

    brandon27 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    thats exactly what i was thinking! whens the last time we've heard of teams trying to copy what we do?? Its a refershing change IMO
     
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  13. Larry Little

    Larry Little Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    You're right about that.

    Along with finding new wrinkles to use out of that formation, we need to be working hard to figure out a way to stop it on defense.

    Since we had so much success against a very good defense with the 'Wildcat', you can be sure that teams are going to be coming at us with a version of it. The first time we see it in a game... which will likely be against the Chargers... we better stop it.

    One thing to remember, though... there aren't many offenses that have Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. You can't run that formation with just any two guys. San Diego, New Orleans, and Dallas could certainly pull it off.
     
  14. cnc66

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    Marvin said they direct snapped to a back in punt formation.. nothing at all like what we did.
     
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  15. Georgia Fin

    Georgia Fin Fin For Life

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    Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.:up:
     
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  16. Califin

    Califin Well-Known Member

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    You have to assume with the time the offense has spent perfecting it, Pasqualoni and the defense have had plenty of time to learn how to defend against it, certainly more than any team competing, and preparing on the fly, week to week, will see.
     
  17. Samphin

    Samphin Κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει

    To be fair, the St. Louis Rams have been copying the 2007 Miami gameplan all year long this year...
     
  18. TheAnswer385

    TheAnswer385 Stay Low Run Free

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    I heard thats about to change with Scotty about to be fired
     
  19. Larry Little

    Larry Little Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    If you're talking about JAX, then yeah... it was a direct snap out of a punt formation on 4th and 4, and the runner had a lead blocker. It wasn't what we ran at all.

    What JAX ran was the 'Mildcat'. :up:
     
  20. steveincolorado

    steveincolorado Spook, Storme & Pebbles

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    The Raiders direct snapped to McFadden last week.
     
  21. GISH

    GISH ~mUST wARN oTHERS~

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    Still didnt see anyone score 5 tds with it. Geez, we did that our first try. We'll probably get 10 next time.
     
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  22. The Dude

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    I think we will use it again but not as often as we did against New England. Its a formation not an offense.
     
  23. King Felix

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    like san diego who has all the weapons to make that so successful
     
  24. Larryfinfan

    Larryfinfan 17-0...Priceless Club Member


    The Raiders ran the play several times last year as well. It's not a 'new' formation, it dates back to before the forward pass, but it's not been run with such success as we had by many teams. Arkansas, as someone else said, was the last football team (pro or college) to run it with the type of success as we had...it does take the right combination of personnel though...and it can be defensed...the key is the flow of the LBs...if they are fooled, it works well...
     
  25. NJFINSFAN1

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    Ahhh, this has been done in the NFL and College way before we did it, so didn't we copy?:yes:
     
  26. PhinsRock

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    I just like how opposing DC's now have to spend extra time preparing for it while we might not even use it.
     
  27. Conuficus

    Conuficus Premium Member Luxury Box

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    The other teams just paid us a compliment.

    Plus considerign the age of that formation us claiming that it was copied from us would be a little pot calling the kettle black.
     
  28. GreenMachine

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    The Jets have run the same package for 2 years.

    Also, I believe this package was used alot by Arkansas with Jones and McFadden
     
  29. PMZQ

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    :sidelol: Now that was truly funny :sidelol:
     

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