Do you tell the team the outcome of Jags/Titans?

[PrimeTime101]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

I know there will be no hiding it from them but in a different world where you could control it do you tell them the outcome? Do you let them know they're guaranteed to make the playoffs? Do you not tell them to make them feel the pressure? Maybe if they know they play more loose?

this is a dumb question and i am not going to give it the gratification of a vote. Obviously telling them would take pressure off them... social media is connected to their hips.. of course, they no as they should... 

[The Wiz]

1 hour ago, 17islongenough said:

Do they live in a bunker?

do you not?

[Aesop]

[Southern_Bills]

3 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

They all got on a plane yesterday afternoon before the first game and have been together since, if the team collectively wanted to not know they could not know.

 

Correct,  that's what I meant by unless they make the decision they don't want to know.

[Warcodered]

1 minute ago, Southern_Bills said:

 

Correct,  that's what I meant by unless they make the decision they don't want to know.

Obviously it takes their cooperation they can't force them to do anything.

[Mr. WEO]

of course you tell them.  

[TheFunPolice]

McDermott collected everyone's phones at the hotel.

 

Then pregame warmups where everyone chats a Dolphins staff member tells someone 

[Aussie Joe]

1 minute ago, Mr. WEO said:

of course you tell them.  

They may already know … they don’t need anyone to send them a telegram these days …

[Mr. WEO]

Just now, Aussie Joe said:

They may already know … they don’t need anyone to send them a telegram these days …

 

I'm trying to stick with the premise of this thread.........

[CheshireCT]

1 hour ago, loyal2dagame said:

Yes vote here. 

Play loose, unleash the dogs. I want scortched earth Josh Allen tonight.  Break their will,  then break their dorsal fins.

 

this. I think they celebrate and have a blast tonight. And I think they trash the fins just like Baltimore did.

 

I can imagine McDermott telling them to go out and just have fun, and if they lose they get a do-over back in Miami next week lol.

Edited January 7 by CheshireCT

[Buffalo03]

Whether they know or not, which I'm sure they do, they will be motivated tonight. They know what this means

[JohnNord]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

I know there will be no hiding it from them but in a different world where you could control it do you tell them the outcome? Do you let them know they're guaranteed to make the playoffs? Do you not tell them to make them feel the pressure? Maybe if they know they play more loose?

It’s impossible not to.  Unless McDermott plays to jam up the cellular service and wi-fi at Hard Rock Stadium, they’ll already know 

[Danger Mouse]

The pressure on our boys of not making the playoffs ... the absolute heap of ***** that would come down on them .. i don't think we can fully appreciate it. Josh in particular would get it in the neck from journalists. Diggs too. McDermot getting it from the support. Just an all round disaster for them. 

 

This is huge news for the team. And after Denver, it's been so hard earned. 

 

i wouldn't want to be a miami fan tonight. I think we might see some verve from the travelling team.

[Drew21PA]

I’m sure the dolphin players would tell them 

[Steptide]

Can't wait for McDermotts press conference after the game for him to say "we didn't know the outcome of the early games" 🙄

[QLBillsFan]

Are they living in Cuba? Then catching a raft to the game? If not, they are aware. As adults I think they are astute enough to realize the difference between the #2 seed and the #7 seed. So I don’t think I would say a thing. They know!!!!!

[Thrivefourfive]

I would lie to them. Tell em Jags won. Then when they lose tonight and fall on their swords, it’s a clean rebuild. No more Gabe Davis to kick around. 

[co_springs_billsfan]

17 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

McDermott collected everyone's phones at the hotel.

 

Then pregame warmups where everyone chats a Dolphins staff member tells someone 

That's only step one.  Step two:

 

[BillsFanForever19]

1 hour ago, Warcodered said:

They all got on a plane yesterday afternoon before the first game and have been together since, if the team collectively wanted to not know they could not know.

 

This would require the entire team not looking at their phones, every players family and friends knowing of the gag order, literally encountering no one at the stadium or hotel (as I'm sure someone is going to say "congratulations on making the playoffs"), not interacting with any fans pre-game, avoiding being within earshot of fans, and not interacting with the Dolphins at all (as there is often friendly interactions during the game, as evidenced by mic'd up replays).

 

Long story short, no, it isn't possible.

[Donuts and Doritos]

No. But they'll find out anyway, either when reporters ask them before the game or when Dolphins players during the game say "Yo, take it easy, you're already in man, Jags lost".