Millen Makes Mike Martz Coordinator
It's finally official: Mike Martz has taken over the Detroit Lions' Offensive Coordinator position. This rectifies a major flaw in the Lions' previous coaching regime under Steve Mariucci: should Head Coach Rod Marinelli need to move out of his role for any reason, the Lions will have a head coach-in-waiting with a surname beginning with the letter "M". This will allow General Manager Matt Millen to carry on his "M&M" management relationship he has had with every Lions coach (Marty Morninwheg, Mariucci, and now Marinelli) except for 2005 interim coach Dick Jauron. Mike Martz even has 2 "M" names! Bonus!
In honor of the Mad Scientist's monumental return to coaching, I'm asking all of you to design a play just crazy enough to work in his twisted mind. You get 1 point for any entry, with an additional point if the running the play itself does not cause any penalties to be called. If Mike Martz actually makes your play a reality, you get 20 total points, and if the Lions march into the endzone on that play, you'll get 100. There are several caveats:
1. We're talking about trick plays here, people. Don't try to submit an off-tackle counter play or a hail mary. I'm not counting it.
2. You need to involve descriptions of what at least 5 of the 11 players are doing.
3. The more outlandish the better. For each time the football changes hands beyond the first, you'll get that amount multiplied by your points. Therefore, a play where the ball changes hands 4 times gets 3 times the amount of points they'd get under the paragraph above.
4. Each player can only be counted for one change of hands in #3, and the quarterback-center exchange cannot count towards that total, although both players are eligible for a later change of hands.
5. Let's try not to be too similar with our plays, but duplication of some elements of other submitted plays is allowed.
To give you an idea of what I'm looking for, here's my play, which is called "Fumblerooski Flea Flicker Double-Reverse Jumbo Pass":
The Lions come out in a singleback 3-WR set with two wide left, a tight end and slot receiver right. The running back is offset to the left, and the quarterback is under center. The right tackle is lined up as an eligible receiver. Before the snap, the slot right receiver motions to the outside. The center snaps the ball and the QB immediately fumbles under the center's legs, but continues dropping back as if nothing has happened and fakes a pitch to the running back, who is faking a sweep to the right. All receivers, the tight end, and the offensive line hold blocks at the line of scrimmage. The offensive line moves the pocket back and to the right, and the left guard picks up the ball and flips it back to the running back, who immediately runs to the left. At this time, the quarterback moves to the right and the right slot receiver moves back and to the left. Also, the right tackle releases his block to the tight end and begins running a 20-yard corner route. The running back hands off to the quarterback, who hands off to the right slot receiver. This receiver then makes a pass downfield to the right tackle, who has been left wide open by the defense, which was focused on the chaos going on in the offensive backfield. Touchdown!
You don't have to get quite as descriptive as that, but it is encouraged. And yes, I plan on designing this play to put in my Madden 2007 playbook should I purchase the game.
Good luck!
Number of "M" words used in this post (which will be a staple of any post involving the Lions): 38
In honor of the Mad Scientist's monumental return to coaching, I'm asking all of you to design a play just crazy enough to work in his twisted mind. You get 1 point for any entry, with an additional point if the running the play itself does not cause any penalties to be called. If Mike Martz actually makes your play a reality, you get 20 total points, and if the Lions march into the endzone on that play, you'll get 100. There are several caveats:
1. We're talking about trick plays here, people. Don't try to submit an off-tackle counter play or a hail mary. I'm not counting it.
2. You need to involve descriptions of what at least 5 of the 11 players are doing.
3. The more outlandish the better. For each time the football changes hands beyond the first, you'll get that amount multiplied by your points. Therefore, a play where the ball changes hands 4 times gets 3 times the amount of points they'd get under the paragraph above.
4. Each player can only be counted for one change of hands in #3, and the quarterback-center exchange cannot count towards that total, although both players are eligible for a later change of hands.
5. Let's try not to be too similar with our plays, but duplication of some elements of other submitted plays is allowed.
To give you an idea of what I'm looking for, here's my play, which is called "Fumblerooski Flea Flicker Double-Reverse Jumbo Pass":
The Lions come out in a singleback 3-WR set with two wide left, a tight end and slot receiver right. The running back is offset to the left, and the quarterback is under center. The right tackle is lined up as an eligible receiver. Before the snap, the slot right receiver motions to the outside. The center snaps the ball and the QB immediately fumbles under the center's legs, but continues dropping back as if nothing has happened and fakes a pitch to the running back, who is faking a sweep to the right. All receivers, the tight end, and the offensive line hold blocks at the line of scrimmage. The offensive line moves the pocket back and to the right, and the left guard picks up the ball and flips it back to the running back, who immediately runs to the left. At this time, the quarterback moves to the right and the right slot receiver moves back and to the left. Also, the right tackle releases his block to the tight end and begins running a 20-yard corner route. The running back hands off to the quarterback, who hands off to the right slot receiver. This receiver then makes a pass downfield to the right tackle, who has been left wide open by the defense, which was focused on the chaos going on in the offensive backfield. Touchdown!
You don't have to get quite as descriptive as that, but it is encouraged. And yes, I plan on designing this play to put in my Madden 2007 playbook should I purchase the game.
Good luck!
Number of "M" words used in this post (which will be a staple of any post involving the Lions): 38
posted by Lock Ness Monster at 10:53 AM
1 Comments:
Genius.
Great idea for a post.
Here's what I have off the top of my head.
5 lineman along with tightend on the right side. Very wide spacing on the line. In the backfield, QB and three backs spread wide behind him (the middle one is behind the QB, the other two are lined up with where the tackles are).
The two "running backs" on the edges are actually backup QBs or have experience throwing the football. The one in the middle is the starting running back.
That should add up to 10 guys so far, #11 is a rowdy wide reciever who before the play starts walks angrily off the field. The QB gets out of his stance and walks toward the reciever. The instant WR walks off the field, another player jumps in off the sideline, and the ball is snapped to one of the two RB/QBs. The first QB would then be lined up as a WR along with the guy who walks on to the field (who will be the quickest guy on the team) at the snap.
So the ball is snapped to one of the two RB/QBs who then rolls to whichever side of the field they are on.
The other RB/QB goes to his side a few steps behind the other one. The RB follows the less mobile RB/QB and goes out as a reciver just 5-6 yards past the line of scrimmage.
Just like a miracle kick return the two QBs keep passing back and forth to avoid pressure. The linemen will actually turn back and split at the snap so 3 go to the one RB/QB and 3 go to the other RB/QB.
So then you'll have the RB running a short patter, (you're hoping for pass interference), the QB on a short pattern (mainly a decoy/saftey valve) and the burner who snuck onto the field and probably will be unmarked wide open in the end-zone.
Theoretically the ball could be passed back and forth between the RB/QBs 5-6 times if the protection is good enough.
At the least, you can draw a timeout out of the other side for this.
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