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November 20, 2009

Bethel College Scores TD on Trick Play
— Ace

The trick here is a little subtle and hard to see from a distance.

What happens is that the quarterback turns back and to the right, as if he's pitching or rolling out in that direction. But he then tosses the ball over his head, backwards and to the left.

I wonder if this can be duplicated or if it's a one-off. The idea seems sound -- the defense moves in the direction the play seems to be going. If you throw the ball backwards over your head (without looking -- a timing play) they're not really going to be ready to make that interception.

I'd like to see the NY Giants try this. We can't score in the red zone, and Eli Manning tends to throw interceptions when he's aiming and looking at his receiver, so...

Thanks to Larissa.

Posted by: Ace at 03:17 PM | Comments (42)
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1 That was weird.

Posted by: Blue Hen at November 20, 2009 03:20 PM (1O93r)

2 Was there no way for them to lure the Stanford marching band onto the field?

Posted by: stuiec at November 20, 2009 03:21 PM (7AOgy)

3
Jeezus that was ghey.

Posted by: Blazer at November 20, 2009 03:21 PM (+FzLa)

4 That's no way to score a touchdown.

Posted by: Janeane Garafalo at November 20, 2009 03:29 PM (khPxz)

5 Is this what passes for a football thread at HQ these days?

No thread during the Colts-Pats game, but we get this? Ideological purity sure comes with a heavy price tag.

Posted by: Y-not being snarky at November 20, 2009 03:29 PM (sey23)

6 My favorite play is the direct snap to the RB while the QB is walking over to the tightend and appearing to be changing the play. Our HS team used to run that.

Posted by: toby928 at November 20, 2009 03:32 PM (PD1tk)

7 Back... and to the left... back... and to the left...

Posted by: Seinfeld at November 20, 2009 03:32 PM (VuLos)

They learned this from watching the Democrats pass legislation to destroy liberty.

Posted by: Truman North at November 20, 2009 03:32 PM (XH/G8)

9 No thread during the Colts-Pats game

What would that thread be about? Which team is hated more?

Posted by: Blue Hen at November 20, 2009 03:33 PM (1O93r)

6 My favorite play is the direct snap to the RB while the QB is walking over to the tightend and appearing to be changing the play. Our HS team used to run that.

Any variant of the Statue of Liberty is awesome. But, as a running purist...

Why not just run the option?

Posted by: Truman North at November 20, 2009 03:34 PM (XH/G8)

11 Old stuff but this is the BEST 4 minutes or so of football ever at any level. http://tinyurl.com/ycbdxv

Posted by: FishFearMe at November 20, 2009 03:35 PM (4YamK)

12
Thanks ace, next time its fourth and 2 on my own 28 with the game on the line, I'll have to remember this one.

Posted by: Bill Belichick at November 20, 2009 03:40 PM (+FzLa)

#7 beat me to it!

_{well played sir- well played}

Posted by: Jones at November 20, 2009 03:40 PM (JL3qV)

14 I love it! It reminds me of the fun old days when Jack Patera was coaching the Seahawks!

Posted by: itsonlywords at November 20, 2009 03:40 PM (McpP+)

15 I guess you can throw a two handed pass. Just as long as it goes over the line of scrimmage. Then it could be called a fumble if it doesn't.

Posted by: mystry at November 20, 2009 03:44 PM (kmgIE)

16 Totally off topic, please ignore, but damnit, I gotta get this off my chest, and yelling at my $16 potted palm from Home Depot ain't doing it.

So here goes:

F%&$##%^ $^^$#%* YOU, ALLAHPUNDIT, DAVID FRUM, CHRIS BUCKLEY, MEGGIE MACK, BULLSHIT $&%#% SNARKY %*$# "WITH FRIENDS LIKE YOU" %*&

&%!!! ETC.ETC. EAT A #&& BAG OF #^&*!@!

Ok, thanks. And sorry. Carry on.

Posted by: . at November 20, 2009 03:47 PM (hB0zM)

17 throws like Obama

Posted by: pat at November 20, 2009 03:47 PM (h4Zo6)

That looks like a one in a million type of play. The timing must be damn near perfect, and if one defensive back sniffs something funny, he'll blow up the play. Still, kudos to the coach for having the ingenuity and balls to pull it off.

Posted by: UGAdawg at November 20, 2009 03:49 PM (O4miG)

19
That's a risky play.

Posted by: Bill Belichick at November 20, 2009 03:51 PM (k9Ti8)

MORON ALERT!!

I followed a link to HuffPo's coverage of Ricky Hollywood, and stumbled across pictures of MEGAN FOX IN HER UNDERWEAR LIFTING HER FOOT ABOVE HER HEAD.

That is all.

Posted by: FUBAR at November 20, 2009 03:56 PM (eRJUD)

21

Still, kudos to the coach for having the ingenuity and balls to pull it off.

Posted by: UGAdawg at November 20, 2009 07:49 PM (O4miG)

That's real football. Manly men aren't ascared to take chances.

Posted by: Tinian at November 20, 2009 03:57 PM (7+pP9)

22 Oh, and that play was sheer luck. Receiver was covered and got lucky.

Posted by: FUBAR at November 20, 2009 03:57 PM (eRJUD)

23 Pretty risky. He's basically just throwing it up for grabs. I say he's lucky it was caught by his own receiver and not by an opposing linebacker.

Posted by: OregonMuse at November 20, 2009 03:58 PM (hoowK)

24
I find it somehow satisfying that Jintsfan is as unhappy with Eli as we are with Romo.

And remember Ace, it could be worse; it could be the Redskins _{(take that *pow*)}

Posted by: Dang Straights at November 20, 2009 04:03 PM (djkiW)

25 Zzzzzzzzzz.........

Posted by: Iamnotanalcoholic at November 20, 2009 04:05 PM (zDO4e)

26 I find it somehow satisfying that Jintsfan is as unhappy with Eli as we are with Romo.

And remember Ace, it could be worse; it could be the Redskins _{(take that *pow*)}

Posted by: Dang Straights at November 20, 2009 08:03 PM (djkiW)

Ouch. That hurt.

Posted by: Blazer at November 20, 2009 04:06 PM (+FzLa)

27 Though i sells the laptop battery for the company,but this is a interesting trick play.hehe

Posted by: Laptop-battery at November 20, 2009 04:12 PM (ZBfcO)

28 Sheli would not be able to do that play.... his head is way too big to get the ball over.

Posted by: EliSUCKS at November 20, 2009 04:15 PM (PfFpz)

29 Can we get a thread to bitch about how awful Stargate Universe is, AND how the new episode apperently just leaves the old episode hanging and doesn't resolve anything at all... just picks up like nothing happened at all?

According to the available information, at least.

Posted by: Sir Elliot at November 20, 2009 04:19 PM (DUNS7)

30 i can do that.

Posted by: trailortrash at November 20, 2009 04:21 PM (2Z+7j)

31 but how many points did he save? hmmmmm....

Posted by: Tomador at November 20, 2009 04:32 PM (QzA2M)

32

Ara Parseghian won about a bajillion games by pulling off this kind of audacious stuff.

Worked at Pointe du Hoc, too.

America just loves to pull off this kind of shit. BTW -- I hate Notre Dame.

Posted by: Tinian at November 20, 2009 04:38 PM (7+pP9)

saw the Star Trek dvd today

since when is Spock banging Uhura?

Posted by: Bloody climate change fraud bollocks what? at November 20, 2009 04:42 PM (JL3qV)

That's real football. Manly men aren't ascared to take chances

Hey, I'm as big a fan of gutsy calls and trick plays as anyone. But one has to be smart when making those calls. A trick play that blows up in a team's faces is a huge momentum swinger; one that blows up at the goal line and snuffs a scoring opportunity can kill a team's will to win.

Posted by: UGAdawg at November 20, 2009 04:48 PM (O4miG)

35 Guess it's the first time that play was done.

Posted by: JavaJoe at November 20, 2009 04:54 PM (Am6n/)

36 I, for one, welcome our well-shod overlords.

Posted by: toby928 at November 20, 2009 05:49 PM (PD1tk)

37 Who is that they're playing? Sterling?

Posted by: Stephen at November 20, 2009 06:04 PM (YoO+e)

38 #11 Wow, never seen that one before... Fantastic..

Posted by: TheGarbone at November 20, 2009 06:12 PM (DpCj+)

39 burberry scarf | CD Keys

Posted by: jason at November 20, 2009 06:26 PM (0dxbq)

40 That these guys pulled it off was totally due to luck. That ball floated long enough that a more well-positioned defender might have had a chance to intercept.

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at November 20, 2009 06:52 PM (jV9DU)

41 As an O and D-line coach, I hate gadget plays. Too much downside. This one is definitely a one-off if the defense is playing assignment football. In fact, some of the defenses I've coached would have taken this the other way for six.

Posted by: Mr. Naron at November 20, 2009 07:39 PM (JMjub)

Ace,

I send you an email during the Rush controversy and you respond you are no longer a Giants fan, but now you are?!?!?! Stop being a women and make up your mind.