My good friend in high school was into football and there was this one play where the QB would act like he had the ball, ACT like he was throwing it, then some guy downfeild would ACT like he had caught it and RUN.Gibbzilla said:
PlagueBearer said:My good friend in high school was into football and there was this one play where the QB would act like he had the ball, ACT like he was throwing it, then some guy downfeild would ACT like he had caught it and RUN.
In reality, the QB passes off the ball to my friend who calmly trots towards the endzone while all the other brutes are chasing the ball he didn't throw.
It reminded me of how you can pretend to throw something and make a dog chase thin air.
It's called a fake and they do it all the time. Normally though this only buys a second or so since the defense doesn't see the ball in the air. The receiver prentending to catch it is only fooling his defender since this guy is concentrating on him and doesn't see that the ball is not coming. This move only takes the one guy out of the actual play.PlagueBearer said:My good friend in high school was into football and there was this one play where the QB would act like he had the ball, ACT like he was throwing it, then some guy downfeild would ACT like he had caught it and RUN.
In reality, the QB passes off the ball to my friend who calmly trots towards the endzone while all the other brutes are chasing the ball he didn't throw.
It reminded me of how you can pretend to throw something and make a dog chase thin air.
It was a night game and the feild had crap lighting. Gotta take advantage of your terrain when it favors you, neh?P2blr said:how would the defense no see the lack of ball in the air? and even the guys who would be chasing buddy not see him not catch anything?
Sportsmanship is a lost art.Stompwampa said:It seems like a cheap shot to me. . .
I'm in the "If they fall for it they deserve to lose" camp myself. The lack of intelligence so often excused by athletic ability should not be tolerated. Getting upset over a play SO easily countered (and taken advanatge of, for that matter) by a team with even a HINT of intelligence is like saying "Hey, that's not fair, football players shouldn't have to think!" Hell, even ONE MEMBER of the defense with HALF a brain could bust the thing to peices.bg1256 said:Sportsmanship is a lost art.
If I were a parent, and my kid's coach pulled a play like that, I'd be upset. That's not competition. That's just taking advantage of naive high schoolers.
I somewhat agree with that, but I'm still with bg1256 too. There's a difference between running a well-thought out and practiced play and downright deceiving your opponent to take advantage of them.PlagueBearer said:I'm in the "If they fall for it they deserve to lose" camp myself. The lack of intelligence so often excused by athletic ability should not be tolerated. Getting upset over a play SO easily countered (and taken advanatge of, for that matter) by a team with even a HINT of intelligence is like saying "Hey, that's not fair, football players shouldn't have to think!" Hell, even ONE MEMBER of the defense with HALF a brain could bust the thing to peices.
Being able to think outside the box is a life skill. The offense should be rewarded for this, just as the defense should be punished.
If they were professionals, I'd agree with you. But they're not. They're high schoolers. Imo, this is simply a play in poor taste which exploits the naivity and inexperience of 16-18 year-old kids.PlagueBearer said:I'm in the "If they fall for it they deserve to lose" camp myself. The lack of intelligence so often excused by athletic ability should not be tolerated. Getting upset over a play SO easily countered (and taken advanatge of, for that matter) by a team with even a HINT of intelligence is like saying "Hey, that's not fair, football players shouldn't have to think!" Hell, even ONE MEMBER of the defense with HALF a brain could bust the thing to peices.
Being able to think outside the box is a life skill. The offense should be rewarded for this, just as the defense should be punished.
My school is known for football more than our academics(we do a hell of a lot better in academics too) and I have to say the majority of the football team is scarily stupid. I'm not saying all football players are dumb, but if they do one thing(football) they should know that time was never called and that the handoff was a valid start to a play. They should also know there is only one type of ball in their sport.bg1256 said:If they were professionals, I'd agree with you. But they're not. They're high schoolers. Imo, this is simply a play in poor taste which exploits the naivity and inexperience of 16-18 year-old kids.
Got a problem with my team?That is unless the teams you played against came to the game in a short bus.