We won't go Anywhere with Sparano

Just for today, can you go away, and STFU!!!

 

They won.

 

They kick on 3rd down just in case it is blocked, they can pick it up and kick on 4th.

 

Completely agree....Attempting a hail mary should have been a given especially when you have an arm like Henne throwing to a monster like Marshall. I hate going into overtime with sudden death rules because it usually ends up first possession wins it. Also I can kind of agree with him on the 3rd down field goal call. We were well in field goal range and we only got 1 yard the past 2 runs. He didnt want to risk any crazy fumbles happening. I also never thought about that from the above poster. GOOD POINT!!

 

Actually, its very common for teams to kick on third down in OT in case of a penalty, or a fumbled snap, or a block. Its actually quite a good call by the coach.

 

you always kick it on third down. that might have been the dumbest thing you said there, amongst a lot of dumb things.

Bad snaps happen, thats why you kick it on third. if the snap is bad, the holder eats it, and you still have 4th down to try again.

Sparanos not perfect, but hes right more than hes wrong. And now we're back to a winning record, enjoy it.

 

Exactly. Smart thinking considering the special teams blocks lately. Also they failed at a 4th and 1 WITH the lead. That's not being conservative.

 

And as Dungy opined on primetime a couple weeks ago, you lessen the risk of injuries to your players...

However, to some extent I agree with the opening poster's sentiments...This case no.

 

Correct me if im wrong, but if a field goal is kicked on third down and then blocked, the ball switches possession. Right?

 

No, it would be 4th down.

EDIT: It would change possessions if the defense recovers.

 

No, it's a live ball.

 

As far as the call at the end of regulation. Im ok with it if they werent sure of marshals status after he limped off. Not enough time to decide what to do with him and not worth risking an injury. And without him I don't think we have a threat to take it to the house. It'd be an airball up for a pick run back.

 

The probability of a serious injury is, I would guess, much less than 40%. However, you do not push your luck. We win this game in regulation and Dansby, for example, does not injure his knee. Lets hope it is nothing serious, but you see my point and that is why Dungy, among others, opines that it is better not to risk injury and kick earlier in OT.

 

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.......W




...that is all.

 

Aye, I concur LM...we are starting to sound like most JETs fans complaining and complaining after wins or losses...

 

no we wouldn't... Teams want a TD not a field goal. Unless you are in OT, there any point you settle for. It was a good call imo and won us the game.

 

I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THAT ANY DOLPHAN IS *****ING & MOANING AFTER A PHANTASTIC OVERTIME MIAMI DOLPHIN WIN.

Again, just for today, go away and STFU!!!

 

After reading this thread, I wish it was a botched snap on 3rd, Miami recovers and wins it on 4th down.

 

They'd still complain saying we should have thrown it into the endZone. Because winning by 7 looks prettier than 3

 

I'm sorry, but I see absolutely no reason to complain here. We went on the road, beat a team that despite it's injuries, is a better team than ours and you're complaining in the method used to win ?? I mean, that power football game you spoke of moved us into field goal range and won the game for us....I just don't understand what you're trying to say here ?? Would you have preferred that we lost ??

 

Maybe if he was using his head (turnaround is fair play). His thinking is kinda like our special teams play the last few weeks

 

If you're trying to troll, you're doing it wrong. The Patriots too just kicked a FG on 3rd and down. Most teams do it in OT. Know a little about what you're talking about before tells people to use their heads.

 

wow.

 

Maybe you just started watching Dolphins games today, but we had a punt partially blocked today, a punt blocked last week, a punt blocked the week before, 2 punts blocked in the preseason, and a FG blocked last week. He has every right to "be scared" even though he was doing something EVERY team does in OT.

 

You probably can't talk **** on game management when you clearly have no idea what you were talking about.

I only say probably because it's not really a huge violation of the kind of posts we've seen here recently.

 

After reading this thread, I wish I would not have. This is unFRAKINbelievable. GREAT WIN and people are talkin of what may have gone wrong because they don't know any better.

Why don't you start a "DEBBIE DOWNER" thread. This is pathetic. JMHO.

Anyone here care that we won in OT?

 

End thread here. The smackdown has been laid permanently.

 

Hmm...I must have missed that one.

 

No we wouldn't you use your head. In regular play, why on earth would you kick on 3rd down when you still have the chance to convert, and if you dont, or if you blow the kick for any reason, you still have the rest of the game to make up for your mistake. At the end of the game in the 4th quarter, or in OT, you don't really have that luxury since its sudden death. Also, like i just said, its sudden death. you want TD's at all costs in regulation, in OT you just want any points, any way to get off the field with the W

When you have a kicker you know can hit the FG easily from 44, you kick it.

 

1) won the game, but it was a gift
2) Henne continues passing the ball like a back-up QB
3) if we don't make post season, Sparano will be gone

 

if you're seriously going to complain about things with this game, the 2 points you made are some of the least reasonable things to be complaining about. if you want to be upset with our WIN, at least pick better points

how many posts does a thread require before it can be rated 1 star?

 

Perhaps you haven't heard, but there is a great new sub form called The SoapBox, use it.

http://forums.thephins.com/forumdisplay.php?f=86

 

In OT the patriots went for the field goal on third down no less

Talk about STUPID football