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Doug Flutie -- Dropkick Video (1 Viewer)
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The Shizzle
Footballguy
Didn't the NFL confiscate all the Patriot's tapes?
acme
Footballguy
funny -- although it 'seems' true as i can't find the video on YouTube or any other source...i know somebody at FBG must have this or at least be able to point me in the right direction!and WHY would it be so hard to find? it's practically a legendary play!
SaintArnold
Footballguy
NFL videos are aggressively removed from youtube, for obvious reasons.You can see a quick flash of the drop kick by going to nfl.com, click on videos->search and searching for Doug Flutie. It's at the very end of a segment about him being the #9 most mobile quarterback.
acme
Footballguy
acme
Footballguy
----just viewed it--- kinda weak--- its sort of a far-away camera shot and is cut short with no audio except for a voice-over.--still looking for an actual video of the play, with announcers voices and crowd noise.acme said:awesome. and thanks... going to click on it right now!first i gotta go pop some corndtour77 said:
--anybody have it? (the popcorn was good though!)
The Shizzle
Footballguy
So sorry to let you down.----just viewed it--- kinda weak--- its sort of a far-away camera shot and is cut short with no audio except for a voice-over.--still looking for an actual video of the play, with announcers voices and crowd noise.acme said:awesome. and thanks... going to click on it right now!first i gotta go pop some corndtour77 said:
--anybody have it? (the popcorn was good though!)
acme
Footballguy
don't be silly, you didn't let me down, you didn't shoot or edit the darn thing, you just pointed me in the right direction... what you gave was better than everybody else so far. i just really want to see the entire actual play from the snap to the point where the officials raise both hands over their heads.
and i still don't understand why the NFL takes their highlight clips off of YouTube... it only seems like that would help them promote their product.
(still looking)
and i still don't understand why the NFL takes their highlight clips off of YouTube... it only seems like that would help them promote their product.
(still looking)
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smcindoe
Footballguy
Click the nfl.com link above. See the ad that plays before the video starts? That's why.
acme
Footballguy
of course... i'm a little slow sometimes...anyone have the dropkick play on video they can share?
DropKick
Footballguy
Actually, I recognized the play immediately (from the 25 yard line). But thats just me.I was at that game it took everyone about 20 minutes to figure out WTF happen
TommyGilmore
Footballguy
I saw one at a college football game when I was a kid. The team scored a TD and lined up to go for 2. Suddenly the QB ran backwards about 10 yards. I asked my dad what was going on and my dad said "I bet he's gonna do a dropkick." And sure enough, he did.Then the idiot referee threw a penalty flag and said they weren't allowed to dropkick.Actually, I recognized the play immediately (from the 25 yard line). But thats just me.I was at that game it took everyone about 20 minutes to figure out WTF happen
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Just curious...Why do you want to see it?
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
Phlash
Footballguy
You drop the ball with the the tips pointing up/down and then kick it like a regular ball. Its really difficult as you gotta drop it in front of you without it falling over.
smcindoe
Footballguy
Basically it's the same idea as a FG or extra point. Those plays use a holder to steady the ball, a dropkick doesn't.It's different from a punt because the ball must touch the ground.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I am not sure I would go that far, but it was definitely overhyped. ESPN's (or Chris Berman's) man-love for Flutie is the main reason why such a big deal was made out of it.
Sweet J
Footballguy
So wait, what was the situation in the game? Did he kick for a field goal or extra point? If so, why not just let the placekicker do it?
smcindoe
Footballguy
Because Flutie had always wanted to do it. He'd learned how to do it in the CFL and always wanted to try one in the NFL. The game was a blowout, so they let him.
DropKick
Footballguy
I've also heard BB has an affinity for traditional football. It hadn't been done in the NFL for many years. Not unlike the throwback uni.
Das Boot
Footballguy
acme
Footballguy
Because I never have.Anyone have this video? Crazy with all the football fanatics out there and not one guy knows where to find this...Did it really even happen? (wondering...)
Borat
Footballguy
Flutie learned it thinking that the league had pretty much forgotten about it, but since it was still legal, it might be another way to fake out the defense. Obviously, just about anyone would rather just take their chances with the FG unit.
Borat
Footballguy
Honestly, you're not really missing that much. You can see what happened in the video at NFL.com. I know it's a long distance shot, but you're really seeing all there is to see anyway.
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JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Das Boot
Footballguy
While it's not much to see in one regard, it's pretty cool to fans of NFL history.I would like to see a closeup of the ball hitting the ground and then being kicked in Flutie's play.Totally cool that there was a drop kick in a regular season game.Back when my office FF league started in 1988 and I wrote the rules, I included points for a drop kick - although I didn't think I'd ever see one in the modern NFL.Yep, it was a pretty cool event.
Jimmy James
Footballguy
The drop kick was just another example of classless play on a team led by BB. Before Pats fans jump on me too much, I'll stipulate that no rule in the NFL says you have to do classy things. This is an issue separate and apart from breaking NFL rules. It's just not classy to have your backup QB drop kick an EP when nothing is wrong with your kicker in a blowout, just like it isn't classy to take a 70-0 game to 77-0.
Das Boot
Footballguy
Jimmy James
Footballguy
It wasn't kicking an extra point. They have a KICKER on the roster to do that. It's like letting your star outfielder come in to pitch in a 16-0 game because he always wanted to do so. It's rubbing it in.If it weren't, they'd have done it in a competitive game.
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Franchise Playa
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No why WOULD they do it when the game is on the line? That was the whole point...the NFL is not as fun as it used to be so im not sure why you deem a coach letting his "backup" QB do something memorable and fun as "classless". I can remember LT throwing a TD pass or 2 when the game was well out of reach...was that a classless move by Shotty? They have QB's for that don't they?It wasn't kicking an extra point. They have a KICKER on the roster to do that. It's like letting your star outfielder come in to pitch in a 16-0 game because he always wanted to do so. It's rubbing it in.If it weren't, they'd have done it in a competitive game.
Jimmy James
Footballguy
You just illustrated the difference. If it's not a play you'd consider using except in a blowout and if it's a play called to score points, it's classless to call the play. I don't know whether or not LT2 has thrown an option pass in blowouts or not, but I know LT2's passes and option passes in general are not used only in blowouts. They're a fairly common tactic that gets used every single year.
Das Boot
Footballguy
My guess is that very few people took this as rubbing it in, it had nothing to do with who they were playing against.Most fans probably thought it was fun and of historical interest.That was my opinion.It wasn't kicking an extra point. They have a KICKER on the roster to do that. It's like letting your star outfielder come in to pitch in a 16-0 game because he always wanted to do so. It's rubbing it in.If it weren't, they'd have done it in a competitive game.
Jimmy James
Footballguy
BTW, I have to own up to being completely wrong about the circumstances of this game. It wasn't a blowout -- it was a game the Patriots were actually specifically trying to tank for playoff matchup purposes (to get the Jags in round 1 as I recall). That actually does change the analysis, though I personally think it was still classless for that reason. I subscribe to the school of Herm -- you play to win the game.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I remember that. Plus, it was obvious that they wanted to be the 4 seed, so they could potentially be matched up with the 1 seed, Indy (whom they hadn't lost to in forever at that point), in the 2nd round instead of the 2 seed, Denver (who always clobbers them). And the best part was the 3 seed, the Bengals, lost in the first round, so the Patriots got the Broncos in the 2nd round anyway and got their usual defeat.
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QuizGuy66
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SeaDogStat
Footballguy
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
LOL at anyone who would pay money for that.
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Jimmy James
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It would be like Tiger Woods playing a round of golf from the opposite side to show you he could still kick your butt. It's not just him playing golf.
