Thursday, November 19, 2009

Weird

If you haven't seen it yet you need to check out a play I think they are calling the bouquet toss play. I ran into it on Yahoo sports and was impressed enough to check it out again.
It is this crazy pass play where the quarterback lazily lobbed the ball backwards over his shoulder to a waiting receiver, lying on his back in the end zone in a game between Bethel and Sterling Colleges. The quarterback to his credit was facing the goaline, on the other end of the field!
You might call it the modern Statue of Liberty play. It sure caught the opposition off guard. So much so that Brett Favre says he is considering putting it the Minnesota Vikings game plan when his team is near the goal line.
It brought back memories of a day gone by in sports. The flea flickers and reverses are still out there and you still see the occasional fake field goal or punt, but coaches don't seem to be as aggressive in the modern age. Fullback up the middle is a much safer play. A straight drop in the pocket seems more effective.
Neither is as much fun. Here's to the bouquet toss as the next big thing in the NFL!

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