barry wilburn Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 The one strategic detail Spurrier seemed to grasp was the need to disguise his play calls by shielding his mouth with the laminated card he carried during games. I remember noticing during the Broncos game that Gibbs didn't cover up when calling plays. In the broadcasts of subsequent games I haven't seen a shot of Gibbs actually calling a play. has anyone noticed whether or not he "covers up?" Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuck Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 He's developed a ventriloguists technic where he makes it look like he's calling a different play than the actual one he calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Gibbs has already addressed this. He said "go ahead and read my lips" you will probably read me saying "you idiot hit the open man" I wouldn't worry about. He knows what he is doing. You will not see any emotion from him. To tell the truth, one thing I am waiting for is for the Skins to score a TD, crowd goes crazy and the camera pans to Gibbs and he will be stoic as usual. Classic Gibbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Honestly, I haven't paid much attention to it. However, due to Gibbs's paranoid nature and attention to detail, I don't think it will prove to be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 the fact that its been brought up emans he is aware - Maybe he just didn't care in pre-season. - I didn't notice it after the Broncos game, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry wilburn Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 Originally posted by afparent Gibbs has already addressed this. He said "go ahead and read my lips" you will probably read me saying "you idiot hit the open man" That's like when he talked about learning how to use the wireless connection to the QB: "It's easy, you press the button and go: "you idiot!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xe101 Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Wouldn’t Don Breaux be calling plays from up top and Gibbs will change the call if necessary? I would assume that they have some system that we're not aware of to make this all happen. If you watch all the head coaches in the league you will notice the ones that call the plays will cover up... back in the day George Allen even covered up when calling plays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Originally posted by barry wilburn The one strategic detail Spurrier seemed to grasp was the need to disguise his play calls by shielding his mouth with the laminated card he carried during games. Spurrier didnt cover his lips because he wanted to entertain us with his "flubbering fish lips" impression on National TV, whenever we got our butts whooped. It makes sense, because that was the only thing entertaining about his brand of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 There must be something in the terminoligy that Gibbs doesn't worry about spies picking up. It is a bit odd, because as we all know, his penchant for paranoia is well documented..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SkinsHokie Fan Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 They focused in on his mouth once during the Carolina game and I was clearly able to read "50 gut" and low and behold it was a run up the middle I don't think its a big deal, but it wouldn't hurt to cover it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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