Just because the offense thinks the game is over doesn't mean the defense has to agree. Had Eli fumbled, and the game been won, people would be singing Schiano's praises.
There was no chance to do that. By diving as they were, they could only hope to fall on the fumble, with no time to run a play.If this encourages teams not to run V-formation when time is low against the Bucs, that is more than fair. Maybe it broke one of those infamous "unwritten rules" which are so prevalent in baseball, but football tends to be more straightforward.
Those are a lot more prevalent in football, just less spoken of. They exist as a mutual understanding between players to try to minimize unnecessary injury, which is why there are reports that TB players apologized to Giants players afterwards.Maybe it was uncouth by NFL standards. All I know is, were I a Bucs fan, I would want to know my team was still trying as time expired. And were I a Giants fan, I would want to know that my team, so famous for how it closes, would be ready for that.
The point is not being ready for anything, the point is being ready for clean tactics. This is never publicized, but the Giants players signaled their opponents they were not going to run a play. TB was taking advantage of a long standing custom to do dangerous actions that can result in serious injuries. This is not like bunting while up by ten runs or to break up a no-hitter, which is just about embarrassment, this is about serious injuries in a sport with all-too-many of them.
Cannoli
"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
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Deus Vult!
"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
So has Tampa Bay now forfeited any claim to sportsman-like consideration?
- 17/09/2012 07:36:57 AM
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Weren't they only down by 7?
- 17/09/2012 05:16:26 PM
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Five seconds. No time to run a play, even with the timeout. And they already gave up before.
- 19/09/2012 12:19:27 AM
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They wouldn't have to run a play if they'd knocked loose a fumble and run it back for a TD. *NM*
- 19/09/2012 03:55:56 AM
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Sounds like it; maybe Schiano should go back to Rutgers.
- 17/09/2012 06:42:11 PM
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Feel bad for your Vikes
- 17/09/2012 07:04:21 PM
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I mainly feel disgusted with them; the Texans are the team I have hopes for this year.
- 17/09/2012 07:22:20 PM
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they get paid to play, not give up just because they are down late in a game
- 17/09/2012 08:14:45 PM
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I like it put this way...
- 18/09/2012 04:27:01 AM
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Re: I like it put this way...
- 19/09/2012 12:24:56 AM
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