Is this the funniest football play of all time? (See Details)

I saw that this morning and thought it was both brilliant and questionable. Although it was a legal play, hardly what I would call in the spirit of the game. Plus to win a championship over something so non football is well…just a gimick and not the way I would want to win a Championship.

You know what? I think it was awesome. It would never work in college or the NFL, and they put their QB at risk of getting seriously tuned up, but it was a ballsy move and it worked. The defense shouldn’t have been fooled, even though I probably would have been.

I saw the interview with the coach and QB this morning and they rehearsed this play for that game, I and even they were amazed they got away with it!! I LMAO when I watched it!!

That’s pretty funny! But now that it’s so famous, nobody else will fall for it, right? They can only use it the one time.

It is funny. It’s mostly funny because it worked. The credit shouldn’t go to the play writer because it’s not a good football play, but it is good trickery.

Here’s my issue though:
Unlike the NFL, who fines players that have millions and don’t care, in high school, kids are actually punished for illegal hits. A confusing play like that would teach me, personally, to hit the ball carrier even in mass confusion. If one of those defenders had creamed that boy while he was walking casually past the D line, we would all be talking differently about this. Most junior high kids are just learning about the game. A lesson like that could cause some player some serious injures because of actual confusion.

The article with that video goes on to say that they missed the extra point and didn’t score after that. The teams ended up tying for the championship and Driscoll, the trick play school, only scored because of their dirty play. I understand pressures to win but that’s not a real good lesson for middle schoolers. Just take the loss and work harder for next year.

@Randy I agree with your points and what bothered me the most is the coach was instrumental and pivotal in pulling off this charade as he was screaming and waving from the sideline that the penalty should have been 10 yards instead of 5 and that is what froze the defense and sold the trick play.

@Cruiser Exactly. It’s just dirty play calling and execution. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good trick play but one as dirty as that should be kept out of junior high when they’re just really developing their skills and mindset of how to play the game.

@Randy You point about kids now getting skittish and hitting anything that moves is a great point!

I totally agree with everyone who noted that it was a dirty trick and a lousy lesson to be teaching impressionable middle school kids. Winning might be everything by the time you get to the NFL, but <iddle School sports is about learning to compete honestly and be a good sport, and this trickery certainly taught the exact opposite of that. I still had to laugh when I saw the chutzpah of it, though.

The point is that it was funny. I can’t recall a football play that beats it out, though the first time I saw a QB walk off to the sideline complaining that his headset wasn’t working in order to disguise a direct snap to the RB I know that gave me a good laugh. Same thing when Marino pulled out the first fake spike on the goal line.

An even worse example of a shady trick play in public school athletics was this play where the player distracts the defending team on an inbound pass by getting on all fours and barking like a dog…

@crazyivan I don’t know what the barking dog trick says about sportsmanship, but you sure have to admire the creativity. :-)