NFL sides with Buccaneers on kneel-down controversy

ChrisXVI · 09-18-2012, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by WhoDat!656

If there were a decent amount of time left then I could see trying something like this.

But there were FIVE SECONDS left. If the Bucs managed to cause a fumble and recover it, the time would have expired.

Agreed. If there was 1:30 left on the clock then I would have understood. When there's 5 seconds though... Come on.

SloMotion · 09-18-2012, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Agreed. If there was 1:30 left on the clock then I would have understood. When there's 5 seconds though... Come on.

... but with 1:30 left on the clock, NYG wouldn't have been 'kneeling' either. This is kinda' like 'Handshake-gate' last year between the Lions/49ers ... WTF?!?!? ... I'm gonna' refer to it from here on out as 'Kneeling-gate',

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My understanding of the whole 'kneeling-to-end-a-game' thing is that it's a sportsmanly way of ending a game where there is no possible way for your opponent to come back and win. You've kicked their ass and don't want to inflict further embarrassment upon your opponent. It does kinda' suck to be on the opposite side of the 'kneel' because you do get the feeling that you are being slightly dissed in that the kneeling team doesn't even have the respect for you to run one more play ...

... but therein lies the rub ... it was only a 7pt game. Technically, TB could have caused a fumble, recovered and ran it in for a TD ... stranger things have happened in an NFL game, eh?

New York thought the game was over, Tampa Bay didn't ... I really can't fault the Buccaneers for doing what they did. It may have been bad manners, but if there is even the slightest chance at winning a game, don't we expect our teams to take it?

And if I'm a NYG offensive lineman, don't I look across the line of scrimmage and see that Tampa Bay is coming? IDK, I think they should have just brawled after the game if they all had that much energy left over,

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09-18-2012, 06:31 PM	#1
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: NFL sides with Buccaneers on kneel-down controversy Originally Posted by WhoDat!656 If there were a decent amount of time left then I could see trying something like this. But there were FIVE SECONDS left. If the Bucs managed to cause a fumble and recover it, the time would have expired. Agreed. If there was 1:30 left on the clock then I would have understood. When there's 5 seconds though... Come on.

09-18-2012, 07:10 PM	#2
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: NFL sides with Buccaneers on kneel-down controversy Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Agreed. If there was 1:30 left on the clock then I would have understood. When there's 5 seconds though... Come on. ... but with 1:30 left on the clock, NYG wouldn't have been 'kneeling' either. This is kinda' like 'Handshake-gate' last year between the Lions/49ers ... WTF?!?!? ... I'm gonna' refer to it from here on out as 'Kneeling-gate', . My understanding of the whole 'kneeling-to-end-a-game' thing is that it's a sportsmanly way of ending a game where there is no possible way for your opponent to come back and win. You've kicked their ass and don't want to inflict further embarrassment upon your opponent. It does kinda' suck to be on the opposite side of the 'kneel' because you do get the feeling that you are being slightly dissed in that the kneeling team doesn't even have the respect for you to run one more play ... ... but therein lies the rub ... it was only a 7pt game. Technically, TB could have caused a fumble, recovered and ran it in for a TD ... stranger things have happened in an NFL game, eh? New York thought the game was over, Tampa Bay didn't ... I really can't fault the Buccaneers for doing what they did. It may have been bad manners, but if there is even the slightest chance at winning a game, don't we expect our teams to take it? And if I'm a NYG offensive lineman, don't I look across the line of scrimmage and see that Tampa Bay is coming? IDK, I think they should have just brawled after the game if they all had that much energy left over, . ChrisXVI likes this.

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