Adam Gase had a secretive smirk on his face as he watched Albert Wilson line up everywhere on the practice field. It was coming, but nobody knew exactly when. The Oakland Raiders had no idea.
Wilson had played running back, receiver, wildcat QB and took reverses in his first two games as a Dolphin. But Gase knew he’d eventually let his do-it-all weapon pass the rock soon. Real soon.
The time came with 7 minutes, 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Raiders. cheap official nike nfl jerseys The Miami Dolphins were just two yards shy of midfield, down 17-14, with a first-and-10.
Ryan Tannehill took the snap under center and faked a toss to the right to receiver Jakeem Grant, who was lined up in the backfield. Tannehill then turned to handed the ball off to Gore, who was lined up as an H-back on the right side. Gore smoothly handed it off to Wilson, who was in motion from his flanker position on the left side.
Wilson sold it well, looking if he was going to run it on the reverse, which gave Raiders linebacker Marquel Lee happy feet trying to figure out what was happening. Wilson quickly got in throwing motion and delivered a pass 25 yards in the air to Grant on a wheel route.
Grant made an open-field move to make Raiders safety Marcus Gilchrist miss around the 15-yard line. It was a key portion of the play because it led to the TD, and because Grant didn’t want to be $100 lighter in his wallet. Grant and Wilson have a $100 fine with each other if they are tackled in the open field.
The team embraced in the end zone and on the sideline after the successful trick play. It gave the Dolphins a 21-17 lead, their first of the game, and led to a 28-20 win. Miami is now 3-0 and sports a two-game AFC East lead as it heads to New England on Sunday.
The play had some elements of the Philly Special, a play the Philadelphia Eagles ran at the end of the first half of their Super Bowl LII victory. The Dolphins wouldn’t reveal the play’s name, but it isn’t original. We’ll just call it the Dolphins-Mike Martz special.
“It was just straight thievery. I mean we stole it. It’s an old Martz play,” Gase said. “It’s just nobody watches his old stuff. They might now.”nfl nike jerseys cheap china
Martz, who coached the Rams’ “Greatest Show on Turf” teams and currently is the head coach of Alliance San Diego, visited Gase for a week at the end of training camp. Gase considers Martz the most influential mentor he’s learned from his coaching career. The two specifically discussed how to expand the packages of Wilson and Grant, two of their fastest and most versatile playmakers.
