The Sheriff Posted November 7, 2004 Group: Member Topic Count: 721 Content Count: 6,754 Reputation: 806 Days Won: 19 Joined: 12/24/2001 Share Posted November 7, 2004 blocked! That was the only kick I didn't see Billy boy take, and they said it was missed. Ahhh! He was 3-for-3 on fg, but the missed pat was costly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeymark Posted November 7, 2004 Group: Member Topic Count: 693 Content Count: 5,550 Reputation: 13 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/24/2001 Share Posted November 7, 2004 The margin of defeat was an extra point missed in the first quarter by Bill Gramatica, signed by the Dolphins on Friday because their two other place-kickers on the roster are hurt.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=241107015I read somewhere that he was 60-60 in his career on PAT's, making that the first miss of his NFL career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky the Bull Posted November 7, 2004 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,036 Content Count: 7,523 Reputation: 1,130 Days Won: 10 Joined: 12/25/2001 Share Posted November 7, 2004 The 'fins made a 2-pt conversion on their last touchdown, which made up for the miss. The real reason they lost was Bill had to kick FGs because they couldn't put it in the endzone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarySJ Posted November 8, 2004 Group: Member Topic Count: 141 Content Count: 2,661 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/14/2000 Share Posted November 8, 2004 The Dolphins loss today was caused by the same thing Dolphins losses are always caused by... the mind-sucking incompetence of one Dave Wannstedt. Man, when I get the sports page tomorrow, the top story better be that he's joining Ron Zook and Keith Gilbertson in the Dead Coaches Society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeymark Posted November 8, 2004 Group: Member Topic Count: 693 Content Count: 5,550 Reputation: 13 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/24/2001 Share Posted November 8, 2004 I saw the end of that game...the Fins defense let the Cards drive pretty much the length of the football field with under 2:00 left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro_Retro_Bull Posted November 8, 2004 Group: Member Topic Count: 11 Content Count: 243 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/08/2003 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Fins fan here. living in football misery ... pinning all my year's hopes on the Bulls ... oh and my hometown, state champs from Armwood (who BTW got a raw deal and had to forfeit a win because they used an ineligible player on a few kickoffs and now must travel in the postseason) ... yes folks, that was a High School football breakdown - that's how far the fish have fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velcro Posted November 8, 2004 Group: Member Topic Count: 999 Content Count: 19,229 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/14/2002 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Not good to miss a PAT, but being in the first quarter... that is easily overcome, if your team doesn't sucks, like the dolphins do. They blew the game as a team. If the PAT was in the 4th quarter to tie, then you could blame the kicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky the Bull Posted November 8, 2004 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,036 Content Count: 7,523 Reputation: 1,130 Days Won: 10 Joined: 12/25/2001 Share Posted November 8, 2004 It could have been that the snap was errant or the holder couldn't place it and they had to scramble. I couldn't find any details other than it was missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KnightLight Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 It could have been that the snap was errant or the holder couldn't place it and they had to scramble.  I couldn't find any details other than it was missed.From Orlando Sentinel:Comments from Bill Gramatica about his missed PAT:"I just turned on it too quick. It's an extra point. You have to make all of them.""It was a perfect snap, perfect hold. It was just me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeG Posted November 9, 2004 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,984 Content Count: 19,737 Reputation: 3,869 Days Won: 175 Joined: 07/17/2003 Share Posted November 9, 2004 If he had made the missed kick, they would have kicked the extra point later to tie anyway. The score would have been the same. It just forced the Dolphins to go for two. I'm sure they were happy that he hit everything else or the game would not have been close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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