SkapePhin
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Everyone seems to think he is the most gutless, cowardly, conservative head coach to ever exist.. Yet I have seen on several occasions wanne rolling the dice.. and the majority of the time it didnt work out..
The most recent was MNF against the Eagles when he went for it on 4th and 7 when they were only down by a score or so.. Rather than taking the "conservative" route, he went for it and failed.. Fiedler threw an incompletion or something.. Wanne haters around me at the Pro yelled "DUMBASS!!".. but isnt that what they wanted? Aggressiveness?
Even earlier this year against the Giant or Bills (Forgive my memory loss).. He pounded Ricky into the endzone unsuccessfully on 3 occasions and went for it on 4th and goal.. Ricky leapt over the linemen and scored.. Going for it on 4th and goal wasnt essential since I believe they were either tied or winning by a 2 points.. but he went for the score to put it away..
The one call that sticks out the most was the call to go for a 4th and 2 in Buffalo in the waning moments of the 1st half at the Buffalo game in Buffalo last year... The Dolphins were leading at the moment and couldve stayed conservative and punted.. Instead, Wanne attempted to keep the drive alive.. Ray Lucas fumbled, the Bills recovered and went on to score.. That changed the entire game and the Dolphins lost..
So.. This assessment that Wanne is gutless is quite baseless IMO.. He was labelled that after a few conservative calls and it stuck.. The guy just couldnt win with the fans and that is why he is getting kicked out of town.. Everything he did was viewed negatively..
For whatever reason he just isnt getting it done here.. Maybe the players dont believe.. Maybe the plays believed to much in what the fans/media is saying.. Maybe Wanne is just not enough of a motivator.. Yet, I still think he got a bum rap down here..
But I do agree.. it is probably best for all involved to move on..
The most recent was MNF against the Eagles when he went for it on 4th and 7 when they were only down by a score or so.. Rather than taking the "conservative" route, he went for it and failed.. Fiedler threw an incompletion or something.. Wanne haters around me at the Pro yelled "DUMBASS!!".. but isnt that what they wanted? Aggressiveness?
Even earlier this year against the Giant or Bills (Forgive my memory loss).. He pounded Ricky into the endzone unsuccessfully on 3 occasions and went for it on 4th and goal.. Ricky leapt over the linemen and scored.. Going for it on 4th and goal wasnt essential since I believe they were either tied or winning by a 2 points.. but he went for the score to put it away..
The one call that sticks out the most was the call to go for a 4th and 2 in Buffalo in the waning moments of the 1st half at the Buffalo game in Buffalo last year... The Dolphins were leading at the moment and couldve stayed conservative and punted.. Instead, Wanne attempted to keep the drive alive.. Ray Lucas fumbled, the Bills recovered and went on to score.. That changed the entire game and the Dolphins lost..
So.. This assessment that Wanne is gutless is quite baseless IMO.. He was labelled that after a few conservative calls and it stuck.. The guy just couldnt win with the fans and that is why he is getting kicked out of town.. Everything he did was viewed negatively..
For whatever reason he just isnt getting it done here.. Maybe the players dont believe.. Maybe the plays believed to much in what the fans/media is saying.. Maybe Wanne is just not enough of a motivator.. Yet, I still think he got a bum rap down here..
But I do agree.. it is probably best for all involved to move on..
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