Savage Beatings Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Would it be a valid strategy for a team to go into a pre-season game with the intention of purposely tanking one particular part of their game, in order to throw off the other teams' scouting? For instance, what if a first string QB purposely threw as terrible as possible in pre-season games (not in closed practices mind you, just in the open pre-season games) so that early on in the regular season, Defenses would focus more on the running game? Do you think this is a valid strategy of misdirection? Do you think any coaches might try something along these lines? Since the pre-season doesn't really count, could a team get into any trouble if they were caught purposely throwing part of their game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 sorry, no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 sorry, no 949267[/snapback] ok, but why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Because the time is too valuable to be used to evaluate talent and see where you are as a team outside of practice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauders11 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 agreed with Gaddis-- there are limited opportunities to play at "game speed" to get new plays worked in, timing and chemistry established, etc. You can simulate those things in practice, but there is no substitute for live game action- even in preseason the speed of the game is unlike any practice. Besides do you really think if Peyton Manning intentionally threw 8 INT's this preseason and zero TD's that Baltimore would gameplan any different for him come opening night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Besides do you really think if Peyton Manning intentionally threw 8 INT's this preseason and zero TD's that Baltimore would gameplan any different for him come opening night? 949290[/snapback] No, not Manning... but if Bledsoe cam ein and intentionally did it, that might make a difference. I'm not saying that it happens at all or even that it should. I just like to think in terms of battle plans, strategy, and mind games... and just wondered if this was a possibility in the NFL. I think it makes sense though, that the live game practices are too valuable to work out a team's kinks to be used as a decoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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