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  • #1

    Westbrook crush

    I'm sure this subject has been beaten to death already, but I can't find the thread, and am gushing with emotion.

    When Westbrook took the knee before the endzone in game against Dallas, I thought it was one of the coolest things I've seen in sports in a long time. It probably increased the odds of the Eagles winning from 99% to 99.5%. I don't care if this is small advantage, it was smart, and it warms my heart when players respect the importance of clock at end of a game.

    Westbrook is one of my favorite players in the NFL. The effort he puts out is superhuman, he does everything well, he has the competitive spirit of Walter Payton.
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    I won a fantasy football game because of his dive
    TERD Buckley over Troy Vincent, Robert Ferguson over Chris Chambers, Kevn King instead of TJ Watt, and now, RICH GANNON, over JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY LEONARD. Thank you FLOWER

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    • #3
      He did what Desmond Clark forgot to do at the end of the Chi-GB game. Apparently he had some coaching from his RT.

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      • #4
        Hard not to love Brian Westbrook. He's one of the very very few RB who are so versatile that he can be an entire offense.
        70% of the Earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Al Harris.

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        • #5
          It increased their chances of winning from 97% to 100%. After he did that, all they had to do was kneel on it. The game was over. It was John Runyun who told him to do it. He told him in the huddle and then he was screaming for him to get down during the play. It was selfless by westbrook, but it was brilliant for Runyun to think it up. Even the coach looked suprised.
          Formerly known as JustinHarrell.

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          • #6
            Props all around...clever thinking. Where would the Eagles be without Westbrook?
            Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.
            Vince Lombardi

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Badgerinmaine
              Props all around...clever thinking. Where would the Eagles be without Westbrook?
              Same place they are now - not in the play-offs.
              "You're all very smart, and I'm very dumb." - Partial

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              • #8
                I loved the play. Any time you can increase your chances of winning, even by a small amount...or decrease you chances of losing...you do it.
                My signature has NUDITY in it...whatcha gonna do?

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                • #9
                  I loved the thought behind the play, that a player could still be so selfless in this day of TO and Eli and Moss. I hate the play though.

                  To me it says, "We know we're the inferior team and instead of playing football and beating you like men, we're going to play keep away for the last two minutes because we're deathly afraid of you."
                  "You're all very smart, and I'm very dumb." - Partial

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                  • #10
                    I support his actions. Most RBs would love to pad their statistics by scoring another touchdown. As other posters stated, his falling down at the 1 increased his team's chances of winning.

                    Westbrook has always had my respect as a complete running back. He would look good in the green and gold.

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                    • #11
                      Brian westbrook F***ed me big time... I lost my fantasy playoff game to B because he went down...lost by 2 friken pointsss

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by SkinBasket
                        To me it says, "We know we're the inferior team and instead of playing football and beating you like men, we're going to play keep away for the last two minutes because we're deathly afraid of you."
                        Is there a rule that says you have to give the other team a chance to win when you don't have to? I must have missed that. Is throwing the ball out of bounds rather than take a sack or risk an INT also cowardice?

                        The inferior team on Sunday was the one with 6 points on the scoreboard Skin. If the Cowboys were the better team, they could've prevented Westbrook from getting a first down and gotten that ball back in a conventional manner.
                        My signature has NUDITY in it...whatcha gonna do?

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                        • #13
                          I don't think it was gutless, it was smart. In the old days of college basketball before the shot clock we have now, there used to be stalls when a team got up. Phil Ford of North Carolina was great at running what was called the 4 corners to help run out the clock. That to me was more gutless, but since the shot clock didn't exist, it was a strategy that worked. Why not use what is at your disposal. You often hear the statement, "time is the team's biggest enemy right now" during a game where a team has a lead. Kudos to Runyan and Westbrook for realizing how to salt the game away, since it's ultimately about winning.
                          "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." -Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by SkinBasket
                            I loved the thought behind the play, that a player could still be so selfless in this day of TO and Eli and Moss. I hate the play though.

                            To me it says, "We know we're the inferior team and instead of playing football and beating you like men, we're going to play keep away for the last two minutes because we're deathly afraid of you."

                            Huh? So every kneel down is wrong also? Of course you run down the clock when you can. You DON'T run a pick back when the team has no timeouts.

                            I'm definately missing the point here Skin......

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Rastak
                              Originally posted by SkinBasket
                              I loved the thought behind the play, that a player could still be so selfless in this day of TO and Eli and Moss. I hate the play though.

                              To me it says, "We know we're the inferior team and instead of playing football and beating you like men, we're going to play keep away for the last two minutes because we're deathly afraid of you."

                              Huh? So every kneel down is wrong also? Of course you run down the clock when you can. You DON'T run a pick back when the team has no timeouts.

                              I'm definately missing the point here Skin......
                              Can you say darren "all about me" sharper at the end of the MNF game?

                              But I agree, Skin is a total moron regarding this because the object is to WIN THE DAMN GAME. By doing what he did westbrook made it GAME OVER with that play. I bet more players will follow in his example.

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