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Why don't we ever QB sneak it?

phinman1 said:
There has to be a reason. Somebody explain it to me.
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THIS x1000!! Whoever ripped this page from our playbook years ago needs to be shot. Im soooo sick of the Dolphins needing inches and handing it 5 yards deep to a RB. Tannehills a big dude you tell me he cant fall forward for an inch? GTFOH. Jesus when we got to the line Seattle was walking around not ready he coulda quick snapped it and got two yards. Unbelievable...we NEVER run the sneak.
 
I hate when Tannehill runs. I just feel like with all the punishment he takes in the pocket it would be dolphinesque for him to get hurt scrambling
 
If Tom Brady can sneak it when every one and their brother knows he's gonna sneak it why can't a superior athlete Tannehill do it? Was so frustrating to watch.
 
Second question, why did it take so long to snap it??


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Not only did we not sneak, there was a clear gap on Steen's right side. Tannehill could have easily taken the snap and gained the 1st down.

It's a good enough play for Tom Brady -- who doesn't have half Ryan's athleticism.

It's really hard to stop a QB for no gain unless the defense times it absolutely perfectly, which is difficult to do. While no play is foolproof, your chances of converting 1/2 a yard when the defense stacks the box in short yardage is much greater with a quick hitting QB sneak than it is with a longer developing conventional run play that allows time for the defense to penetrate.

It's not rocket science, but most teams seem to make it out that way. I guess that's why teams like the Patriots win consistently -- because they use high percentage plays, the QB sneak being among them.
 
Bring in a fb. Would help out these short yardage and may open up our run game. Miss the days of Lousaka Polite getting ever short yard situation
 
For one the O-line sucks at short down yardage. In those situations it should always be a bootleg. Defenses never look for it
 
The QB keeper up the middle for the td was a beautiful sight to see though, wasn't it?
 
I was wondering the same thing. It was literally 1-2 inches. Once I saw we couldn't gain an inch, I knew we were doomed
 
This is one of my biggest pet peeves. I wanted to go for it on 4th and inches, but only with a QB sneak. RT is a big guy. He just needs to fall under C's ass to get an inch. The Patriots are masters of this. They do it every time, rarely failing. Yet on 4th and inches we'd rather call slowly developing run plays. Makes no sense.
 
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