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Australian football hasnt really seen anyone seriously doing dropkicks for decades, but our forwards often have a really good end over end punt.
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Chichevache posted:If you look at Australian football they do it too. In fact all the best. (read hardest hitting) punters are Aussie Rules players. Jeff Wing... I think you'll find his name is Brad Wing  Anyway, these images might be useful for illustrating the subtle differences between the three types of football. Steeden:  Sherrin:  Wilson:  I've managed to find a way to get an American football to bounce with some vague level of consistency (you've got to tilt it slightly backwards and bounce it off the last little curving part of the panels, rather than directly on the point), but I wouldn't like to try it under pressure unless I was on artificial turf.
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GNU Order posted:Here's something that might be good for a laugh It's extremely Chicago Bears that Mike Ditka is the 4th leading Bears receiver of all time.
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Trin Tragula posted:I think you'll find his name is Brad Wing Dammit. I know a Jeff Wing and it always throws me off.
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Even with a nice rugby ball dropkicks are a lot less accurate than placekicks because moving ball vs stationary ball. There also aren't many possible circumstances in American football where a dropkick would be useful. Surprise field goal! Field goals never get blocked so why would you. I guess if you were to try a two point conversion, see that nobody was open, and then drop a goal that would be cool. Or if there was a bad snap and the kicker had to do something on the spot. But either case would mean doing a dropkick in the face of a pass rush and that's, uh, not a good idea.
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we would dropkick pat's in high school once in awhile, I don't think we ever missed, but there wasn't really any benefit.
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Dankzilla posted:we would dropkick pat's in high school once in awhile, I don't think we ever missed, but there wasn't really any benefit. It's fun and if you're not terrible at it then you don't have to do weird stuff like let your DT try and kick an extra point if your normal kicker is out.
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Declan MacManus posted:It's fun and if you're not terrible at it then you don't have to do weird stuff like let your DT try and kick an extra point if your normal kicker is out. Not everyone can be CHAD OCHOCINCO HOF 20??
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Declan MacManus posted:It's fun and if you're not terrible at it then you don't have to do weird stuff like let your DT try and kick an extra point if your normal kicker is out. Plus you can do more weird poo poo in high school anyway. One of the years I played, our QB was also the punter and the kicker was one of our wideouts.
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Our kickers in highschool were terrible so we always went for 2. I bet I could hit 90% of dropkicks though.
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Was at a HS game this past week where they had it with 4th and goal on the 4 yard line and opted to go for it (they were stopped at the 1). HS kickers are bad. Getting extra points is a bonus, not an assumption.
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No Safe Word posted:HS kickers are bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMF9qgs3PEw This guy has a right to be all 
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No Safe Word posted:Was at a HS game this past week where they had it with 4th and goal on the 4 yard line and opted to go for it (they were stopped at the 1). HS kickers are bad. Getting extra points is a bonus, not an assumption. My team lost the Ontario championship on a rouge. loving Canadian football We ran a fake punt on our last drive because our punter could only kick like 30 yards
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How does a blindside block get cancelled out by swearing on the bench about the blindside block???
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This is a gentleman's game.
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MonsterUnderYourBed posted:How does a blindside block get cancelled out by swearing on the bench about the blindside block??? cry more
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Does anyone know what type of software coaches use during games to track personnel and situations? I'm thinking about a final project for one of my courses and a web app to do this seems like it would be fun, but I don't really know if something widespread exists already.
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Good Will Hrunting posted:Does anyone know what type of software coaches use during games to track personnel and situations? I'm thinking about a final project for one of my courses and a web app to do this seems like it would be fun, but I don't really know if something widespread exists already. Are you talking about software for postgame breakdown or live game charting of plays?
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Something that lets coaches track more about each play than just run/pass and yards gained, so they have data to look at when making adjustments at halftime.
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Is there a certain time frame mandated by the league that teams have to wear their throwbacks in, or can they do it whenever they feel like it?
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Good Will Hrunting posted:Something that lets coaches track more about each play than just run/pass and yards gained, so they have data to look at when making adjustments at halftime. Pen and paper is the most effective way while the game is going on. The clipboard holders, which are typically both a reserve quarterback and a few coaches, record all of that information and refer to it during the game.
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So I may not have seen this right, but in the MNF game, it looked like the Eagles had a second receiver lying down on his stomach in the end zone, with the other guy sorta serving as a decoy. Is that right? If so, what the gently caress. And is the touchdown that was waved off ruled null because it was a forward pass, or was there something else going on there?
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jeffersonlives posted:Pen and paper is the most effective way while the game is going on. The clipboard holders, which are typically both a reserve quarterback and a few coaches, record all of that information and refer to it during the game. Thanks for the info. I figured this. I still might use it as an idea for my project because my professor knows nothing about football anyway.
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Good Will Hrunting posted:Thanks for the info. I figured this. I still might use it as an idea for my project because my professor knows nothing about football anyway. With tablets becoming so commonplace maybe you could be on the cutting edge of something new.
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You could invent something that explodes when it rains, instead of just going soggy!
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Good Will Hrunting posted:Thanks for the info. I figured this. I still might use it as an idea for my project because my professor knows nothing about football anyway. If you make an awesome tablet app that goes pro you have to call it the Football Funtab
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Thoguh posted:With tablets becoming so commonplace maybe you could be on the cutting edge of something new. Those kind of apps definitely exist, but use of them during games is mostly banned at all levels.
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jeffersonlives posted:Those kind of apps definitely exist, but use of them during games is mostly banned at all levels. That's fairly interesting. Is there any reason? I feel like if they regulated it, things would run a lot smoother. Are people up in the booths like DCs making decisions based on info solely gathered via pen and paper? Having something to aggregate this info seems like it would be a pretty practical idea. Anyway, still probably going to write a web prototype for this which is super easy and interesting enough to keep me motivated for this project. Will post it if it turns out okay. Good Will Hrunting fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Nov 7, 2012 |
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Perdido posted:So I may not have seen this right, but in the MNF game, it looked like the Eagles had a second receiver lying down on his stomach in the end zone, with the other guy sorta serving as a decoy. And yes because desean Jackson is a retard and should've stopped and set his feet before he did it
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Blackula69 posted:Yes because it owned and was something new in a game that had seen everything. Brandon Boykin! Still a hell of a play though. Shame it didn't work. 
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Blackula69 posted:Yes because it owned and was something new in a game that had seen everything. What happened?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=engMm3aJ0TY
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New NFL rule: If you lay down you stay down. For safety, of course.
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Does anyone here actually play? Is there a thread for that? I'm about to become a real life rookie, preliminary tryout on Sunday. Calm down: it's in Britain. For probably the worst team in the league system right now 
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Vando posted:Does anyone here actually play? Is there a thread for that? I'm about to become a real life rookie, preliminary tryout on Sunday. Lots of us played in High School and there are at least a few posters who played in college at one level or another. If I remember correctly a year or two ago there was a guy who was on a D-1 team that posted (anonymously). But I don't think there is anybody actively playing more than recreational flag football.
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Vando posted:Does anyone here actually play? Is there a thread for that? I'm about to become a real life rookie, preliminary tryout on Sunday. Which one is that?
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Trin Tragula posted:Which one is that? Carlisle. A mighty 21 points from 8 fixtures, a mere 300+ against. The only way is up!
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what's a fixture? I played for years and I don't know what those words mean. What position?
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Blackula69 posted:what's a fixture? I played for years and I don't know what those words mean. 'Fixture' is a Brit word for 'game' (and I used it because technically there were two other games in there, but were default wins). Position: wherever. I think it's a bit 'get bodies on the field who have good physical performance' at this stage. I doubt I'd make a good lineman, though.
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