DOLPHINS: Why run the ball at all

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you cannot leave things to replays - as we've seen last week. plus
replay also depends on the call on the field and having the right
angle to overturn if indeed they ferk it up.

On 12/21/08, Mark L. Diana <mdiana at tulane.edu> wrote:
> Even so, I thought that was clearly not a fumble, and I thought the
> replay was conclusive.
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> On Dec 21, 2008, at 8:27 PM, Danny Nelson wrote:
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>> Yeah, and like I said, I understand that logic.  It just didn't
>> *feel* like
>> there was anything that needed to be done other than run the ball.
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>> I agree though that I would have preferred to go inside the tackles
>> with
>> Ronnie.
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>> ------ Original Message ------
>> From: Gmail <ldouglas at gmail.com>
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>>> a bigger chance to kick a gimme FG on 1st or second down rather than
>>> on 4th down after 2 fumble-enticing running plays on a cold day? I
>>> have to disagree.
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>>> However, if you ARE going to run - run up the middle with Ronnie, not
>>> wide with Ricky. And tell them to get 2 hands on it. Scoring a TD
>>> should not be a priority. Scoring should be a priority and given the
>>> conditions -  I would have gladly taken the 3. Or a couple trap plays
>>> and then a 6 or a 3.
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>>> On 12/21/08, Danny Nelson <cheesefrog at usa.net> wrote:
>>>> 2nd and 7 inside the 10, just under 2 minutes- I don't really
>>>> think you
>> do
>>>> anything but just run the ball there.  I think the odds are in
>>>> your favor
>>>> running down the clock (or forcing timeouts) and working yourself
>>>> towards
>>>> the
>>>> field goal.
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>>>> Yes, you can fumble.  But what happens if you take the kick before
>>>> you
>> have
>>>> to, and miss (always possible in those conditions)?  Then you give
>>>> them
>> the
>>>> ball and a one score game.  I mean, I see the logic but you're
>>>> taking a
>>>> bigger
>>>> chance IMO.
>>>>
>>>> Personally I don't believe it was a fumble but they didn't have a
>>>> camera
>>>> angle
>>>> to prove it, so there was no basis to overturn the call.
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>>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>>> From: Gmail <ldouglas at gmail.com>
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>>>>> Mandich advocated and I agree - why not just take a knee and kick
>>>>> a FG
>>>>> that makes it a 2 score game instead of risking a turnover. It's
>>>>> not
>>>>> like Ricky is the most surehanded runner especially in the cold.
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