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The Wild Porpoise Formation

That formation the Fins used in the game against the Pats was like Dan Henning's spin on the Wild Hog run by Arkansas with Darren McFadden. It was crazy. Every time the Dolphins used it, they got BIG results. I haven't seen a Dolphins' game with this many Dolphins highlights in i don't know how long.

Anyways, I've been calling the formation the Wild Porpoise.

What name have you guys coined it?

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Its really not that special.

My Varsity Football team runs this formation. The basic idea behind it is called the “Jet” its usually a read between, in this case, Ronnie and Ricky. Based on the blocking I saw today Ronnie could have chosen to either keep it or give it to Ricky on any of those big plays. We even have that Pass that Ronnie did. I do kinda Chuckle seeing the Patsies get run over by something my team runs. :-P haha.

by Rytackle on Sep 21, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think what makes it so special...

…is that NFL coaching staffs tend not to be creative like high school and college ones. They say things like “the players are too fast or too smart” for these kinds of plays to be successful.

But with perfect execution, you see that these kinds of plays can work.

by Matty I on Sep 21, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

soooo.....

You’re saying its a “Special Porpoise”???

"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game; In the deed the glory."

by HuskerDolphin on Sep 21, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think

ricky coulda scored on a few of those too…

also, Tom Jackson on ESPN said that Lee Corso, his college coach, used to say that if the team comes out in the formation, to kill the QB and they’ll stop running it. Look for teams to push Chad around next time.

by YatilGinnJr on Sep 21, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The great thing about using that formation

is that it opens up the offense and it forces the opposing defense to prepare for a rarely used formation that they may not see at all.

Oh and to answer your question we’re dubing it the Wild Fin over at The Phins.com

"How can I blame you
When it's me I can't forgive?"

-From the Unforgiven III off of Death Magnetic

by Patssuck456 on Sep 21, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You may want to keep your eyes open for Teddy Ginn running it. At Ohio State he ran the “Shot-Ginn” in the 2005 Alamo Bowl.

by gahnki on Sep 21, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I CALL IT

THE RAZOR FORMATION

PHINSIDER BLOGGING SPECIALIST

by Rzayo24 on Sep 21, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

RB Damned!

Ron, Ricky, Ron!
Half Backed Option
RB/QB
The Tricky Ricky
R&R Run & Gun

by Dolphriend on Sep 21, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The R&R Express

Like Rytackle pointed out, it’s a fairly common play in spread offenses, and most of the teams in my youth league (AYFL) run it in some form. It takes a Jet Sweep and adds a Read Option look to it out of a shotgun set. There’s alot of other things that can happen out of that formation without the Jet motion.

We can throw a screen to Ginn, Ricky, or Bess, because Ronnie can make the short pass well enough. Ronnie can run just a sneak. Pennington can motion into the backfield and take the handoff. Pennington can catch a screen and throw it. It’s a nice little offensive set, and I hope we see more of it because it’s not just a gimmicky, trick play setup

On this team, we are all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
-- Lou Holtz

by Little Nicky 21 on Sep 21, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

but lets not over use it ...lets think of a different one for next week lol

with 2 qbs

like this

wR TE LT-LG-C-RG-RT WR

                                        
             #34 #10 #23

that way we can do some sneaky shit and be kind of wierd seeing as how we have ronnie and ricky flanked out…but still behind the line of scrimmage

Ice Ice Baby

by finsxfactor on Sep 21, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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