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Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase wants to minimize the effects of the six-hour flight to Seattle, so the team is leaving Thursday, two days earlier than they’d leave for a typical road game and a day earlier than most East Coast teams would travel to the West Coast.
Gase reflected on flying from South Florida to San Francisco to watch Super Bowl 50 earlier this year.
“It just felt like you were on the plane for like a day,” he said.
Gase said he’d like to get his players “accustomed to the sleep patterns” associated with the three-hour time change among other things, so the Dolphins will practice Friday in Seattle.
In the NFL, the trip going from West to East is considered the crusher. You lose three hours. A 1 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff is akin to a 10 a.m. kickoff to the Seahawks, Rams, Chargers and 49ers, teams on Pacific Time.
Seahawks are tough, but not unbeatable
Going from West to East, which the Dolphins are doing, is considered rough because of the flight time, not the time change.
But Gase isn’t taking any chances on travel.
The Dolphins have back-to-back West Coast games later this season – at San Diego (Nov. 13) and at the Los Angeles Rams (Nov. 20).
Instead of flying home and then flying out West again they’re staying out West all week.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...oach-to-opener-in-seattle-20160907-story.html
 
Who makes that decision? Tannebaum, or does Gasehave that kind of power?, or does Gase recommend doing things differently and Tannebaum and Ross agree???
 
I love the forward thinking he's exhibiting already. Looks to be the type of guy who will analyze and scrutinize everything to give us even the slightest edge. Love it
 
Going from West to East, which the Dolphins are doing, is considered rough because of the flight time, not the time change.
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I'm not a cartographer nor do I play one on TV but I think (:err:) Perkins means the phins are going from E to W (Literally from 1 corner of the US to the other).

That said, I've flown from SLC to Hawaii; it does seem like you are on the plane most if not all of the day. The gaining time does help somewhat.
 
Amazing. I've played college basketball travelling west coast to east cost and know first hand that jet lag is real and it affects your game.

also if you noticed SD specifically. when they come here we DESTROY them always and when we went there they DESTROYED us.

I love gase for being on top of this. I feel like most coaches overlook it. stayed over on the west coast is also a brilliant idea.
 
Pretty sure we've done this before. This is not a novel idea. Glad they are going though early.
 
Anvil35 said:
Who makes that decision? Tannebaum, or does Gasehave that kind of power?, or does Gase recommend doing things differently and Tannebaum and Ross agree???
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I'm thinking Gase all the way.-
 
I mean it's not that long of a flight. It's worse when you're with random people and you have a connection. These guys have all of the latest technology to entertain them on the plane as well.
 
I like that he said for later in the year we will just be staying out west
 
I thought the NFL wanted coast to coast trips capped at 2 per team? What happened to that?


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beanorange said:
I thought the NFL wanted coast to coast trips capped at 2 per team? What happened to that?


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That would be pretty hard to do considering the schedule is pretty much set in stone every year based on what NFC division you play and where you finish in the standings. The NFL would have a hard time limiting the trips with the way the current schedule formula is.
 
Our schedule is so weird this year. We play 3 games on the west coast, have a slew of road and home game strung together - as opposed to nicely staggered. The only thing missing is a game in London. What's next? We'll probably play NE 3 times in the regular season next year.
 
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