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Dungy Accuses Texans Worst At Faking Injuries

Dungy in my opinion has always been an ass! Remember Manning throwing deep late in a game where the Colts were clearly going to win, big?
 
That's a strong opinion for him to be floating it out there like it's fact.

I can't recall a single instance of this happening, and I usually watch every game twice.
 
Screw this dude, and his holier-than-thou attitude. As a few others have said, I don't recall the Texans ever pulling a stunt such as this, and I can remember a lot of what goes on during the Texans games.
 
Hell, I'm sure the Texans have faked injuries in the past, just like all the rest of the teams in the NFL. BFD
 
Seth Payne, Robaire Smith, and Gary Walker did this frequently. The Texans were thin up front then, and they'd come up limping when they needed a blow.

It's old data, but I'd have to say it's a true statement. They faked a lot of injuries to slow the game down.
 
I'm not saying he's lying, but usually when people are going to make such a damning statement about a team not even in the middle of a controversy, you'd think he'd give at least one example.

That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if we have/still do do this, I have a feeling it's part of defense 101.

On the other side of the coin, with how bad our players were, what's to say they weren't actually hurt?
 
I'd like to have proof of the players flopping. As a person who makes a moneyless living going on a crusade against flopping and disingenous actions on the soccer field and basketball court, I don't take kindly to someone accusing players on my team of flopping and faking injuries, let alone saying they're "the worst" at it.
 
If it was so bad that the Colts sent video to the league than I would have to give Dungy the benefit of the doubt. He was obviously referring to this during his days as coach.
 
**** Dungy. He is the worst at winning home play off games when he has the best record in football. The MOST overrated coach of all time. I followed him with the Bucs, and saw plenty of him with the Colts. All those winning seasons, play-off appearences, and home games and one ring to show. Who knows if they win if they don't get the Sex Cannon and the overrated and poorly coached Bears. **** this asshole. Go blow Vick some more.
 
Who gives a **** what a retired NFL coach has to say about our Texans? He's just ****ing jealous that the Colts suck ass and we are finally going to pass them this season and go to the playoffs.
 
Runner said:
Seth Payne, Robaire Smith, and Gary Walker did this frequently. The Texans were thin up front then, and they'd come up limping when they needed a blow.

It's old data, but I'd have to say it's a true statement. They faked a lot of injuries to slow the game down.
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Yep. This was a tactic of the Capers regime. I've heard players blatantly admit to it on the air (McKinney, Coleman, and/or others). That's not to say Kubiak does or doesn't do it, just that I know the Capers regime did it.

Why would Dungy lie about this? He's been extremely complimentary of this team. He has no axe to grind and no reason to pull this out of thin air. If he says it's true, that's good enough for me.
 
-Who really cares? Its called strategy.

-If this was so rampant I'd think it'd be somewhat of a big deal, and certainly something that was talked about a lot on here before today?
 
Honestly, if things were the way Dungy says they were, don't you think all of us on here would be calling it the "Peyton Manning Defense"?

Furthermore, should we employ the "Peyton Manning Defense" this weekend vs. Brees when they're in hurry-up?
 
I don't have any doubt the Texans have faked injuries.

It's part of the game now.

Until the rules committee figures out a way to stop it, it's going to keep happening.
 
My first thought when I saw the Giants pull that was ''why didn't we do this against the Colts?'' No real rules against it (until now) unless it happens in the last two minutes so what is there to lose? Was actually kind of upset with our coaching for not doing a bit more of it because I honestly couldn't recall seeing it. Good for them.
 
I think Dungy has integrity, so I think he believes what he says.
OTOH, I don't recall any action being taken by the NFL as a result of the alleged video he says he sent to the league, so how blatant could it have been?
I'm guessing if it was a bad as he claims, we would have heard something as a result of the alleged videos.
 
Yeah? Well Manning used to Mayweather us and not let us get guys on and off the field.

Tony, don't get all mad because your team isn't playing good right now.
 
Texan_Bill said:
Dungy in my opinion has always been an ass! Remember Manning throwing deep late in a game where the Colts were clearly going to win, big?
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Well on the subject of throwing it deep when the game is clearly over... Yeah, I guess I can agree to a point, but I have always said, if there is time on the clock, it's your job to stop me, not mine... Balls out attitude is my thoughts when it comes to the game. I think as fans we get more bent over it than the players do..
Would I want Houston to let off the gas ever in games like that.. NO SIR ! Now I would rather see them run it, and if it happened to be someone broke off a 50 yd run for a TD, sure..
 
Well, the Colts have been faking that they're a t-e-a-m all these years with Peyton Manning as their QB. Now they're being exposed as the phonies they are.

So we're even, Tony Dungy. :)
 
Runner said:
Seth Payne, Robaire Smith, and Gary Walker did this frequently. The Texans were thin up front then, and they'd come up limping when they needed a blow.

It's old data, but I'd have to say it's a true statement. They faked a lot of injuries to slow the game down.
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Apparently everyone is ignoring you :)
 
Allstar said:
Meh. Gotta stop that damn no huddle somehow.
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F the no huddle.

If there is anything that is over powered in the NFL it is the no huddle. It's like playing Chess but one person gets infinite time to make his move and the other gets 5 seconds, and if he doesn't make the move in 5 seconds the move is skipped.

It also seems the NFL doesn't enforce it's own rule that the offense needs to give defenses time to substitute. It just seems bit unfair any ways, it's no coincidence that teams that can do it score easily on the field.
 
Why Dungy feels the need to dredge up old history is beyond me. It's kinda' sad, really though, because who really cares about what Tony Dungy thinks? I certainly don't.

I would be willing to bet that ALL teams have used faking injuries at strategy at some point, including the Colts.
 
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Are we afraid that he might be right? It sure seems like it. I am a fan of this team but certainly not totally a homer.
 
Dungy has kind of turned into this guy I'm just always sort of disappointed in. I used to have him up on this pedestal but honestly, he brought nothing to Indy. Peyton was gonna be Peyton and win his Super Bowl with or without him. The Colts defense never did become anything special under him, the Bucs defense was all Kiffin's baby and when he was in Tampa he had no offense. Gruden doesn't bring that with him and the Bucs never do get a Lombardi.

In fact I think he's just been in two of the rightest places of all time at the rightest times of all time. I'm not going to say he isn't a good coach but it seems like his primary asset has been the ability to stay out of very talented peoples way. Being at all media-related is a bad idea for him. The more he speaks the less mystery surrounds him and the cheesier his coaching "Jedi Powers" appear.
 
I accuse Tony Dungy of being a fake family man/Do gooder.

I've got more evidence of this than he does of the Texans faking injuries.

See: James Dungy
 
I don't have a problem with this. I would like to see the video proof of it, though.
At least we aren't the most blatant and obvious at it, though. I can't even think about this subject without LOLing for real.
 
gary said:
Are we afraid that he might be right? It sure seems like it. I am a fan of this team but certainly not totally a homer.
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I think "afraid" is the wrong word, simply because this would be old news and something I don't think most folks here would really care about other than proving it to be true.

It's more about Dungy saying that his team NEVER did it and they were "victimized" by the Texans. That just sounds like whining and not a good reflection of a former NFL coach.
 
I'm sure if you went back at game tapes the last few years then you could probably find evidence of it. I just think it's something that we never really think about during a football game due to all the violent hits and physical nature of the sport. Injuries happen in football more often than other sports so when someone gets hurt we rarely think that player could be faking it.
 
Seeing as how the NFL rule to combat faking injuries was written 1939, I'm going to guess that this is something that every team does, evidently for a very long time. Hell, I think I'd be more upset if I found out that the Texans weren't doing it.
 
Hervoyel said:
Dungy has kind of turned into this guy I'm just always sort of disappointed in. I used to have him up on this pedestal but honestly, he brought nothing to Indy. Peyton was gonna be Peyton and win his Super Bowl with or without him. The Colts defense never did become anything special under him, the Bucs defense was all Kiffin's baby and when he was in Tampa he had no offense. Gruden doesn't bring that with him and the Bucs never do get a Lombardi.

In fact I think he's just been in two of the rightest places of all time at the rightest times of all time. I'm not going to say he isn't a good coach but it seems like his primary asset has been the ability to stay out of very talented peoples way. Being at all media-related is a bad idea for him. The more he speaks the less mystery surrounds him and the cheesier his coaching "Jedi Powers" appear.
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He's basically...Obama (with OBL assassination being his "Super Bowl"). :(
 
steelbtexan said:
I accuse Tony Dungy of being a fake family man/Do gooder.

I've got more evidence of this than he does of the Texans faking injuries.

See: James Dungy
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Probably not a good idea to have hit the "submit" button on that one, SteelB.

Sometimes kids do things that are not connected to good/bad parenting.
 
Thorn said:
Hell, I'm sure the Texans have faked injuries in the past, just like all the rest of the teams in the NFL. BFD
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Runner said:
Seth Payne, Robaire Smith, and Gary Walker did this frequently. The Texans were thin up front then, and they'd come up limping when they needed a blow.

It's old data, but I'd have to say it's a true statement. They faked a lot of injuries to slow the game down.
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euro-Texan said:
If it was so bad that the Colts sent video to the league than I would have to give Dungy the benefit of the doubt. He was obviously referring to this during his days as coach.
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nero THE zero said:
Yep. This was a tactic of the Capers regime. I've heard players blatantly admit to it on the air (McKinney, Coleman, and/or others). That's not to say Kubiak does or doesn't do it, just that I know the Capers regime did it.

Why would Dungy lie about this? He's been extremely complimentary of this team. He has no axe to grind and no reason to pull this out of thin air. If he says it's true, that's good enough for me.
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m5kwatts said:
-Who really cares? Its called strategy.

-If this was so rampant I'd think it'd be somewhat of a big deal, and certainly something that was talked about a lot on here before today?
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TexansFanatic said:
I don't have any doubt the Texans have faked injuries.

It's part of the game now.

Until the rules committee figures out a way to stop it, it's going to keep happening.
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Sounds to me like Capers' boys did it and were so good at it they never got penalized by the league.
Good for them.
I agree with TexansFanatic, it'll be part of the game until the league figures out how to detect it reliably.

Just because your arm or leg isn't snapped in two doesn't mean you don't need a trainer visit. If someone on the D gets a stinger and has to get treated, that has no long-lasting effect. And if someone gets dehydrated badly and gets serious muscle cramps that wouldn't necessarily be immediately preceeded by contact and is still temporarily incapacitating.

There's no way to tell by looking at film whether those things happened to a player or said player's faking.

And if it'll help us win, it ain't what I'd call dirty, and it's a known "part of the game", then I'm pissed if we ain't doing it.
 
**** tony dungy lol its used by every sports team in every professional sport... "oh know the colts never did such a thing" is bull ****.
 
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