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8/10/09
Titans Punter AJ Trapasso Scores Touchdown On Fake Punt During Hall Of Fame Game Vs Bills
AJ Trapasso Shows Elusiveness That You Only See From A Punter During The First Preseason Game

The Titans had a little trickeration going on, in their 21-18 win in the Hall of Fame game to open the 2009 NFL preseason. In the first quarter, they ran a fake punt/statue of liberty type play with punter AJ Trapasso, and he ran in 40 yards for the TD.

The play gave the Titans an early lead, and gave the fans something to care about, in a game that (let's be honest, here) matters about as much as last night's Nationals-Diamondbacks game.

I'm definitely hoping that we see more of this. Anything to make the preseason a little more eventful is fine in my book.
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8/10/09
2
Awesome!  Best seen in a long time!!

8/10/09
5
Perfect place for a play like that Preseason game #1! Kudos to Fisher and staff for making the 1st half fun.

8/10/09
3
I'm so upset I missed this. If I didn't have the slowest tattoo artist on earth, I may have been able to.

8/10/09
5
Awesome fake! he totally sold it.

8/10/09
1
rolmao...looks like bills special teams are gonna be runnin extra sprints

8/10/09
2
Did this guy play for Boise State? Unbelievable!

8/10/09
0
IT was a great play!!

8/10/09
3
chicachericola wrote:
I'm so upset I missed this. If I didn't have the slowest tattoo artist on earth, I may have been able to.
Fortunately, it was the ONLY thing worth seeing in this game. And now you've seen it. So it's all good.

8/10/09
2
Too bad Tressell never had the balls to call a fake punt like that one while Trapasso was here at The OSU.

8/10/09
2
Sweet play and great headline.  It's time for us all to start overrating rookies and free agents who make great plays for our favorite team during pre-season. 

8/10/09
1
I watched the Bills Titans game last night. I cant believe the Titans pulled a fake punt. sweet!

8/10/09
3
I have to agree. This is the kind of play you save for when it counts.

8/10/09
3
No way we don't see this in the regular season. Now if only fantasy counted TDs by punters.

8/10/09
0
Pat wrote:
Fortunately, it was the ONLY thing worth seeing in this game. And now you've seen it. So it's all good.
I tend to get a bit too overzealous for preseason football. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate NFL Network but it's just nice to watch games that aren't from 1960 or that you already know the outcome of. I kept asking the guy to speed things along so I could see the game. Ok that and it hurt like a bitch. Deciding to get all of your tattoos retouched and a new one all at the same time wasn't the most genius idea i've ever had.

8/10/09
3
The only time this play will work

8/10/09
2
That's what I was thinking.  However, I'm sure there are audibles for the play and Fish probably wanted to see how successful the play could be.  Then again, the Lions are always preseason champs and we see how that turns out.

8/10/09
0
It actually looked like something off of Madden... That has to be one of the greatest punt fakes ever, if not the best...

8/10/09
0
awesome

8/10/09
0
Well kudos to you Coach Fisher, kudos.

8/10/09
0
I hope some college teams pick this play up. That would be alright!!    I was a real good fake, and a heck of a run for a punter.   But I agree, they should have waited for a point when they really needed some trickery.  But who really cares? Its the oilers.

8/10/09
0
ooops!  I meant titans, who cares its the titans? ok now its right. I think

8/10/09
1
Back in HS, he was our all-state running back...so a 40-yard TD run from him doesn't surprise me at all.

8/10/09
1
Wow, almost makes me wish I watched this pre-season snore fest.... almost.

8/10/09
0
Perfect execution.  That punter should get a roster spot on that play alone.

8/10/09
0
Pretty good wheels for a punter!

8/10/09
1
I think it was smart to run it in pre-season, now other teams have to prepare for as well at the reverse. How was that shift legal though? It guess it doen't matter where you shift to as long as you're the only one in motion. nice play design

8/10/09
0
Wow that was great!  Way to go Titans!

8/10/09
0
i would of saved that play for the regular season......now teams are going to be expecting and prepared for it  

 
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