Sound Off: Unwritten Rules Good or Bad for the Game?

[JG1986]

Quote: Originally Posted by kingkilla56

Lol that was world class putting words in someone else's mouth right there Tim. I didn't say anything about the Giants franchise being targeted so where that came from was purely your imagination. So you can hold your please. And we wont agree on this. But I agree the only way to win the game at that point is for the defense to somehow cause a turnover. But who is arguing against this though? The victory formation is what it is.

Tim has selective reading.

[ImTellinTim]

Quote: Originally Posted by JG1986

Tim has selective reading.

No, I just choose to focus on the topic at hand. "Unwritten Rules Good or Bad for the Game?"

I couldn't care less about who is involved. Coughlin cried foul, it wasn't a foul. I don't care if you think Schiano is a "punk" or what you think his motivations were behind any decisions he made during the game. (Which were, again, the correct decisions).

[JG1986]

Look, all I'm saying is everyone is high and mighty for what Schiano did. Ok fine. If he wasn't trying to send some kind of statement, why didn't he take a timeout and do it all over again? If he was really trying to get a fumble, why wouldn't they call a timeout? I mean with 5 seconds or whatever was left in in the game, there is no virtually no time for anything like that to happen and Schiano knows this. However, he still tried to get the fumble, but to no avail. But if you seriously think you can get a fumble like that, try it again. So Schiano either had no idea he had a timeout left which makes him ignorant, was just trying to send a statement which kind of makes him a dick, especially with all the safety stuff this day and age, or figured there wouldn't be enough time left after the first kneel down, in which case he really still hadn't a full 60 minutes. Just how I feel. I'm done.

[wat3]

Some of these comments are so off the wall and pointless. To say the Bucs have up after the first half is just absurd. Not sure what gave you that impression besides the fact they gave up to many big plays trying to get to Eli. To say they wern't trying to when the game when they let the RB walk into the end zone is actually to the contrary. If this is some college "rah rah" stuff then whats the wildcat and why wasnt that play critized when the Dolphins were ripping yards with that play. I thought this was football. College or NFL you should still be taught to play the game out. Some might think its unsportsmanlike to rush on a kneel, but just because you frown upon it, does not mean its breaking some "unwritten rule". Be ready or be ready for the unexpected. Don't ever expect a team to give up or give in.

[Pinnaql3]

What about the written rules about throwing punches during or after a game that actually were broken by the GIANTS players? What happened to those?? Or the helmet to helmet hit on Vincent Jackson??? I don't care about enforcing "unwritten" rules like giving up before the clock hits all zeroes...I would love to see the written rules enforced though.

[JBH3]

Quote: Originally Posted by kingkilla56

Its funny. This play has gone on for decades and not once have I heard "OMG they just let them take a knee like that? How dare they not play to the last whistle. I thought the game lasts 60 minutes? This is football isn't it?" But now all of a sudden the Bucs did the right thing. Ok then.

Quite the contrary I completely accept that some teams throw in the towell and let the winning/opposing team take a knee, and in Schiano's case he's playing till the last whistle.

Both are completely ok and teams are well within their right to take either approach.

If someone has a problem w/ either approach then that someone (Coughlin) is the problem.

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[55]

The only guys playing "dirty" on that play were the Giants offensive linemen anyway:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2044194819

[iAM-IncReDiBLe-]

Did the Bucs do the same thing when QBs kneeled down at other times? If not the. I guess they only play hard when the game is lost or when it's convenient ?