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Football Guys: The Dolphins Are Gonna Go Out There And Show Us A Thing Or Two

Dolphins coach Tony Sparano may be in danger of losing his job if he can’t start winning. In today’s installment of Football Guys, he and the Dolphins draw up a last-minute overhaul of their playbook. It’s a really bad playbook!

In his fourth season as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Tony Sparano appears to be on the hot seat. His team has opened the season with two-score losses to the Patriots and Texans, and if he can’t right the ship with a win against the Browns on Sunday, he’ll be an even more likely candidate to become the first coach of the 2011 season to lose his job.

Luckily, though, his team appears to have his back. Let’s check in on the sorts of plays they’re drawing up in today’s installment of Football Guys.

**Online Host**
Welcome to Miami Dolphins Chat!

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TehSparanos: hey yous guys, sounds like if we don't make us some changes real soon, i'm gonna get canned on account o' we ain't winnin' no football games

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: so we's gonna try somethin different. thought maybe i could might draws up some new plays, see what yous guys think about 'em

here's one o these plays i was talkin about

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: /gestures non-specifically at board

so i was thinkin, ahhh, i was thinkin' about how we sometimes try passin' to yous wide receiverin' fellas, only for some bozo to come round an' knock ya on ya noggins!

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: but see, lookit, i drew up some arrahs that tell ya which way what to go

Sparano1_medium

you go these ways an' you just run around those bozos so ya get open an' then Henne can throw to ya!

Brandonmarshall_medium IAmMarshall: /raises hand

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: yep
Brandonmarshall_medium IAmMarshall: That is a good idea; unfortunately, the defenders don't just stand there, they actually follow you around while you try to catch the ball?

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: heh?
Brandonmarshall_medium IAmMarshall: Um... ?

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: /cups hand to ear

heh?

Brandonmarshall_medium IAmMarshall: Oh, uh. Well, often the defenders w--

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: /spins around to Chad Henne

is he sayin' right about this? sayin' about these bozos just follah yous around while yours tryin' to catch the football?

Chadhenne_medium

TupeloHenne: In my experience, yes. In fact, they often try to knock the ball down, or even try to catch it for themselves

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: /bugs eyes, gestures wildly at nothing in particular

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: WHY is the HECK they is doin THAT
Brandonmarshall_medium IAmMarshall: They are sufficiently compensated by a competing organization :(

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: well that's a bunch of MUTTONCHOP yous ask me

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: /turns back around to board, gestures

so's this is just dog meat, it ain't? this whole play's just a bunch o nosewipe

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: them arrahs don't mean nothin'! they'll just catch up to ya, ya follah along the arrahs!

i mean i'm just a sack fulla stupid i think this is gonna work! right?

Reggiebush_medium

PeopleGetReggie: Well hold on, Coach. We still have some time. Let's see if we can come up with some plays together.

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: sure would like that a whole bunch, yous guys.

Chadhenne_medium

TupeloHenne: /picks up chalk

All right! This is going to be great! I've never actually drawn up my own plays before!

Brandonmarshall_medium IAmMarshall: this is so exciting!

Reggiebush_medium

PeopleGetReggie: That's the spirit! Come on, you guys, let's draw up some game-winners!

Tonysparano_medium

TehSparanos: oh boy! boy oh boy, yous guys are the best!

/wrings hands in excitement

can't wait to see what we's all can come up with!

Chadhenne_medium

TupeloHenne: Okay, so the first thing we do on offense is...
**OnlineHost** Welcome to Miami Dolphins Front Office Chat!
Jeffireland_medium Fireland: /opens email
Jeffireland_medium

Fireland: "Dear Mr. Ireland,

It's me, ya's old pal Tony Sparano. Who'd you expect, the dang Queen of England? Ha ha! Well it isn't!"

Jeffireland_medium Fireland: "Since yous is the general manager, I thought it'd be good to tell yous that me an' the players worked together to make us a new playbook for Sunday's game."
Jeffireland_medium Fireland: /sigh
Jeffireland_medium Fireland: "We's worked real hard on this here playbook and I's just wanted to make sure ya saw it cause I's was real proud of it. We's was all real proud of it."
Jeffireland_medium

Fireland: agh come on no no no no

/sigh

/opens attachments

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Jeffireland_medium Fireland: /rests face in palm
Jeffireland_medium Fireland: jeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus


Football Guys is a spinoff of The Dugout, a baseball-oriented series of cussy chat room conversations created in 2004 by Jon Bois, Brandon Stroud, and Nick Dallamora. You can
read the latest installments of The Dugout at With Leather.

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