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Post by tippecanoe41 on May 23, 2024 12:12:14 GMT -6
One year, we were really, really good. Just blessed with athletes at every position. Ended up drawing the eventual state champions, 1 against 2, and losing in the first round of playoffs.
Anyway, our conference was, at best, weak in spots. We started working on hurry-up offense. One of these games, we start going hurry up. Players have a wrist band. We keep it simple and just yell 43 or 22 or whatever. They look down and run that play as fast as they can get on the ball after the whistle from the previous play.
We notice in film that this kid who usually grades out pretty well at OT is messing up. We ask him what he's thinking. He says, well coach, I gave my wrist band to Johnny and didn't get it back, so I was guessing what I needed to do. Apparently he pretended every play was FB trap because every play for about six plays he ripped to the second level and tried to earhole the ILB. We didn't notice during the game live because, like I said, we were going really fast and we were really good, and we were gaining good yards regardless of his mixup. 3 step pass, he earholes the ILB - don't know why we didn't get called for lineman downfield. Iso right at him, he earholes the ILB, looks like we are running weak side power. Toss his direction, he earholes the ILB, it actually kinda works because the DE pinches when he steps inside and we get the corner. ETC. I mean he could have asked the dude next to him, but nope. He could have waved to the sideline and said hey guys I don't have a wrist band. Nah. He could have faked a cramp to buy us a little time. Why do that? He just figured, I can only be right so often, and if it happens to be trap, it's by God going to the end zone. And as long as 1st and 10 turned into 2nd and 4, I guess he figured he was right.
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Post by echoofthewhistle on May 23, 2024 12:27:38 GMT -6
2pt play to win a JV game have the QB go left instead of right on qb lead. Ask him about it afterwards. Says "coach I wanted to surprise the defense." We had been running right behind our good linemen the whole night.
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Post by CS on May 23, 2024 12:40:50 GMT -6
Most of my players
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Post by blb on May 23, 2024 12:52:18 GMT -6
A referee blowing dead a Field Goal Attempt we blocked (and would've run back for a TD) as if it were an Extra Point.
Fortunately for him we won anyway.
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Post by 3rdandlong on May 23, 2024 13:38:08 GMT -6
Too many to count.
But # 1 is definitely when a Linemen ran into our own ball carrier stopping him at the 1 yd line for the game winning TD.....
Also, anytime linemen pull and run into each other, that's always good.
Scrubs getting in at the end of the game where we're taking a knee. Inevitably, 1 kid who isn't the QB takes a knee as well.
In a JV game a lineman was so out of whack on a screen that he stopped our own play from happening.
A punter who had about a 8.2 40 time, decided it would be a good idea to take the snap and take off running to the outside because "we only needed 1 yard coach."
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Post by 44dlcoach on May 23, 2024 13:44:13 GMT -6
We had a really good DE last year. We were playing a good team in our region, but they really only had one good OL, who played their left tackle. We decided we were going to play our good DE on their other tackle so we could take advantage of the mismatch.
During one series their good guy lined up at RT, so our DL coach yelled at our DEs to flip sides for the next play. So the offense came to the line and our DEs flipped sides. So their tackles flipped sides. So our DEs flipped sides again. So their tackles flipped sides again. So our DEs flipped sides again. At that point they gave up and got to keep playing our good guy against their bad guy.
Sadly this whole exchange didn't end up on film.
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Post by bignose on May 23, 2024 13:52:23 GMT -6
In 50 years of coaching I've seen a lot of plays that make me question the capacity for stupidity of some of my players.
Here's one:
I was acting as the scout team QB, and I sent one of my less intellectually gifted kids out to catch a screen pass.
I very carefully explained where I wanted him to go, and all he had to do was to "turn around and show me your numbers."
I drop back, and as I release the ball, he turns as told, and procedes to pull his scrimmage vest up over his face. The ball hits him right in the chest.
His explanation:"But coach, you told me to show you my numbers!"
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Post by mattharris75 on May 23, 2024 14:27:00 GMT -6
Dumbest thing that I saw on the field this year was the opposing coaching staff, in the first round of the playoffs, all wearing matching letterman jackets...
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Post by fantom on May 23, 2024 14:29:52 GMT -6
A referee blowing dead a Field Goal Attempt we blocked (and would've run back for a TD) as if it were an Extra Point. Fortunately for him we won anyway. "Fortunately" is right. Same thing happened happened to us and we lost by 3. |
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Post by mattharris75 on May 23, 2024 16:27:19 GMT -6
Dumbest thing that I saw on the field this year was the opposing coaching staff, in the first round of the playoffs, all wearing matching letterman jackets... Photographic evidence.   |
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Post by raider92 on May 23, 2024 16:49:02 GMT -6
When i was a player I saw an 0-9 team run swinging gate/lonesome polecat as their offense exclusively. We played cover 0 and brought the house. It was the most brutal thing that's ever happened on a football field.
The offense itself could probably work ok full time with some good players and some built in answers but they had neither. The dumb part was making zero adjustments after 2-3 QBs are knocked out of the game.
Fun story, the very next year a flexbone guy took the job and they went 10-1 and lost to the eventual state champs on a missed extra point
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Post by silkyice on May 23, 2024 17:37:07 GMT -6
Dumbest thing that I saw on the field this year was the opposing coaching staff, in the first round of the playoffs, all wearing matching letterman jackets... You got to out that staff. Never mind. I will look it up. |
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Post by fantom on May 23, 2024 21:24:39 GMT -6
In a JV game the other team's 2-I was killing us. At halftime they asked the guard what was happening. He said, "I can't block him so I've been blocking the linebacker".
Another time we were 9-0 going into the last game. Back then it was really hard to make the playoffs but if we'd beat this mediocre team we would have done it. The offense wasn't clicking but late in the game we scored to take a narrow lead. Things looked good because we'd been playing great defense and the other team's QB got hurt and was replaced by a freshman who looked played like a freshman. So, all we have to do is kick off and make the tackle and we win.
It wouldn't be a story, though, if they didn't run the kickoff back for a TD to beat us a knock us out of the playoffs. Turned out that, for some reason, two of the guys on the kickoff team decided between themselves to cross paths and exchange lanes, I guess to "fool" the return team. It didn't work.
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Post by IronmanFootball on May 24, 2024 4:52:14 GMT -6
Idiot coach call a timeout to up-down his team in the middle of a game. They lost, BTW.
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Post by IronmanFootball on May 24, 2024 4:53:33 GMT -6
Dumbest thing that I saw on the field this year was the opposing coaching staff, in the first round of the playoffs, all wearing matching letterman jackets...  |
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Post by bulldogsdc on May 24, 2024 7:42:19 GMT -6
One year, we were really, really good. Just blessed with athletes at every position. Ended up drawing the eventual state champions, 1 against 2, and losing in the first round of playoffs. Anyway, our conference was, at best, weak in spots. We started working on hurry-up offense. One of these games, we start going hurry up. Players have a wrist band. We keep it simple and just yell 43 or 22 or whatever. They look down and run that play as fast as they can get on the ball after the whistle from the previous play. We notice in film that this kid who usually grades out pretty well at OT is messing up. We ask him what he's thinking. He says, well coach, I gave my wrist band to Johnny and didn't get it back, so I was guessing what I needed to do. Apparently he pretended every play was FB trap because every play for about six plays he ripped to the second level and tried to earhole the ILB. We didn't notice during the game live because, like I said, we were going really fast and we were really good, and we were gaining good yards regardless of his mixup. 3 step pass, he earholes the ILB - don't know why we didn't get called for lineman downfield. Iso right at him, he earholes the ILB, looks like we are running weak side power. Toss his direction, he earholes the ILB, it actually kinda works because the DE pinches when he steps inside and we get the corner. ETC. I mean he could have asked the dude next to him, but nope. He could have waved to the sideline and said hey guys I don't have a wrist band. Nah. He could have faked a cramp to buy us a little time. Why do that? He just figured, I can only be right so often, and if it happens to be trap, it's by God going to the end zone. And as long as 1st and 10 turned into 2nd and 4, I guess he figured he was right. Did you ever run trap? |
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Post by bulldogsdc on May 24, 2024 7:47:19 GMT -6
Dumbest thing that I saw on the field this year was the opposing coaching staff, in the first round of the playoffs, all wearing matching letterman jackets... Did they eventually win the whole thing? I think that is how the 5A VA champs staff are outfitted |
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Post by mattharris75 on May 24, 2024 8:41:41 GMT -6
Dumbest thing that I saw on the field this year was the opposing coaching staff, in the first round of the playoffs, all wearing matching letterman jackets... Did they eventually win the whole thing? I think that is how the 5A VA champs staff are outfitted Nah, we beat them 35-13. |
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Post by wolverine55 on May 24, 2024 8:45:40 GMT -6
Dumbest thing that I saw on the field this year was the opposing coaching staff, in the first round of the playoffs, all wearing matching letterman jackets... Photographic evidence. Back in 2004, we were given Lettermen-style jackets to where on the sidelines for colder games. I actually thought they they were cool. But, there wasn't a patch (the actual letter) on them plus the sleeves and material were all black, so it wasn't too obvious they were that style. |
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Post by s73 on May 24, 2024 10:01:31 GMT -6
Had a senior playing G in a summer scrimmage against a local team.
His blocking rule progression was gap - on - LB.
They showed a 3-4 so his progression would take him to the LB.
Well, as we snapped the ball the other team ran a stunt and stunted the LB opposite the way we were running the ball.
Rather then continuing to climb, he stopped and ran back behind our own center into our backfield to find the kid who had stunted opposite the play.
He said, "well I thought I had the LB".
He did not crack the line up that season.
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Post by blackknight on May 24, 2024 10:31:06 GMT -6
A first year football player gets subbed in at corner in a blow out varsity game. Lines up in a three-point stance.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 24, 2024 10:42:44 GMT -6
Dumbest thing that I saw on the field this year was the opposing coaching staff, in the first round of the playoffs, all wearing matching letterman jackets... Photographic evidence. I'd rock the hades out of that, and break out my Spot Bilts to go with it. |
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Post by blb on May 24, 2024 11:53:07 GMT -6
Once had a Punt Return set up beautifully for TD - except one of our back-ups who had been subbed in due to injury blasted our BC into the sideline.
Apparently he didn't understand the difference between Punt Return and Punt Cover.
Might have been one of those "Just hit somebody!" moments.
It was a really good hit though.
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Post by fantom on May 24, 2024 12:40:38 GMT -6
This one was on coaching rather than on the player:
Against a Wing T team we put in a stunt where the LBs would walk up and if the guard pulled, penetrate and follow him. If the guard did anything else, react normally. They ran buck sweep, PSG pulled, PSLB followed him...and kept following him while the ballcarrier ran behind him and scored a TD. The runner was right behind the LB, could have patted him on the a$$ but the LB never looked at anything other than the guard.
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Post by silkyice on May 24, 2024 12:51:33 GMT -6
A first year football player gets subbed in at corner in a blow out varsity game. Lines up in a three-point stance. I saw a current NFL player do this at MLB!!! He was a transfer in from Africa wanting to play basketball in states. They convinced him to try football. We were playing their opponent the next week, so we went to the scrimmage. He was playing in his first football game ever and it was probably the first game he had ever seen. Been taught to play on the line so when they put him at MLB, he got in a three point stance. |
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Post by bignose on May 24, 2024 13:30:38 GMT -6
A first year football player gets subbed in at corner in a blow out varsity game. Lines up in a three-point stance. Reminds me of "Famous Sheamus", one of my former middle school kids, now in high school. As a first year playing 9th grader, we were able to get him into a JV game, late, at defensive end. He was supposed to line up in a 2 point stance, but true to his nature as a Space Cadet, he lines up in a 3 point stance. The assistant coach (me), yells out onto the field: No, no, Sheamus, the other way!" At which point he remained in the three point stance, but turns 180 degrees and was now facing the defense. He didn't play much after that. Taught me a lesson about providing clarity to my directions. |
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Post by raider92 on May 24, 2024 13:40:16 GMT -6
A first year football player gets subbed in at corner in a blow out varsity game. Lines up in a three-point stance. That's a football guy |
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Post by CS on May 24, 2024 17:44:31 GMT -6
Photographic evidence. Back in 2004, we were given Lettermen-style jackets to where on the sidelines for colder games. I actually thought they they were cool. But, there wasn't a patch (the actual letter) on them plus the sleeves and material were all black, so it wasn't too obvious they were that style. I would totally sport a letter jacket if they bought me one |
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Post by mariner42 on May 24, 2024 23:15:26 GMT -6
My first thought was to a negative yardage onside kick I saw one time. Grass field, onside hit a wicked spot of turf and bounced backwards for a net of -3 on the KO.
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Post by wheels1284 on May 25, 2024 6:41:57 GMT -6
End of a blowout win had the subs in on punt return. Didn't put anyone back bc we didn't want to risk muffing the punt with our subs. Our backup corner followed the gunner down the field and proceeded to try to break up the punt like it was a pass. Opponents recovered his "pass breakup" and scored the next play. Coincidentally he had to quit the next week to "get a job."
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