Westbrook crush

[RashanGary]

Mike McCarthy said it was coached. He had some name for it, but it's common sense to run out the clock. He said players are coached to go down after a 1st down to run out the clock. The only thing strange about Westbrook was that he made it to the 1. Other than that, it was just going down after a 1st and is a part of winning football.

[The Leaper]

Playing smart, like taking knees to end the game, is boring. Playing scared, like laying down at the 1, is cowardly.

But he laid down at the one so that their team could play smart...by your own admission. You said taking a knee to end the game is smart...and that is precisely what Philly could do when Westbrook did not score.

[SkinBasket]

Playing smart, like taking knees to end the game, is boring. Playing scared, like laying down at the 1, is cowardly.

But he laid down at the one so that their team could play smart...by your own admission. You said taking a knee to end the game is smart...and that is precisely what Philly could do when Westbrook did not score.

Yeah... after they played scared, also by my own admission, by laying down at the 1. And if this was a "coached move," Andy Ried certainly didn't look like he was in on it when they showed his reaction.

[Rastak]

Playing smart, like taking knees to end the game, is boring. Playing scared, like laying down at the 1, is cowardly.

But he laid down at the one so that their team could play smart...by your own admission. You said taking a knee to end the game is smart...and that is precisely what Philly could do when Westbrook did not score.

Yeah... after they played scared, also by my own admission, by laying down at the 1. And if this was a "coached move," Andy Ried certainly didn't look like he was in on it when they showed his reaction.

Is kicking away from Devin Hester playing scared? Just curious where the line gets drawn. I think it is in a way, but again, this isn't some manliness contest, it's a game these guys are trying to win.

[SkinBasket]

Is kicking away from Devin Hester playing scared? Just curious where the line gets drawn. I think it is in a way, but again, this isn't some manliness contest, it's a game these guys are trying to win.

Yes. He's good at what he does. But if you're going to beat the Bears, you should be better. That and all the fucking around teams do to avoid him ends up giving them better field position anyway.

[Rastak]

Is kicking away from Devin Hester playing scared? Just curious where the line gets drawn. I think it is in a way, but again, this isn't some manliness contest, it's a game these guys are trying to win.

Yes. He's good at what he does. But if you're going to beat the Bears, you should be better. That and all the fucking around teams do to avoid him ends up giving them better field position anyway.

Yea, the Vikings on kickoffs gave the Bears the ball damn near midfield most of the time. So I do agree.....I will also say that he didn't score and they won by 7.....so maybe it is smart.

I could never say for sure. Tough question.