Schiano would not complain if the score was run up on the Bucs…he’s not that kind of coach.

Second…no Bucs defensive player went for any knees. If you watch the replay only one played was that low…and he was going AROUND the oline to recover a fumble if it worked.

The rest were ABOVE THE WAIST.

Leave the rule as it is. It’s up to the teams to handle it…rest assured, no team will be caught unaware in the future.

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ok so you’re on defense with the lead and less than a minute left and the other team has no timeouts and has to drive the whole field to win. now going out of bounds, incompletions AND sacks stop the clock for the offense.

And obviously not everyone on the Bucs D got the memo, because not all of them did it. As I said before, they were tight because they blew the lead, then Freeman threw the INT to seal it. They were frustrated more than anything else. Wouldn’t call it bush league or anything dirty, just an exhibition of bitter losers, which we all have been at some point.

You’re right, he didnt. One could (and I would) argue that he didnt get the CHANCE to do so before being knocked down by his own O-lineman after being pushed by the Tampa D.

Again, bad on the O-line for not expecting it, but still at least a little bad for Tampa D for doing it.

Id like to see what happens if TB ends up in the situation to win a game with a kneel. Would they get bent if someone came after them even though they were “victory formation”-ing?

So per say, a team is down 7 with 1:46 left, they should have to move the ball foreward to keep the clock running, plain and simple. That gives the defense the chance to change the game.

Just my 2 cents

If teams on offense can do anything within their reach to try to win the game, including Hail Mary passes even if it’s just to seek a defensive pass interference, why should the defenses be forced to concede defeat? If the game is not lost for the offense until the clock hits 00:00, why should it be for lost for the defense?

Coughlin says that they risk injuring players. Maybe he should just not coach a football team, because guess what, Tom? It’s the same risk of injury than in any other snap in the game. No more, no less. It’s a legal play, and it’s playing hard, as opposed to telling your players to fake injury to stop a no-huddle offense.

I’ve seen Brady do that. Schiano’s call would’ve given his team the ball back in that case.

The QB was untouched by the defense but knocked back by the O-Line.

And all the contact in TB game happened before he gave himself up anyways.

If you can show me Eli taking the knee, I’ll commend you.

Remember that the next time your team comes back to win it with no time left on the clock, or they needed a defensive penalty for one last play.

Think before you judge.

Eli gave himself up by kneeling. Play is over and done with. Did the hit occur after his knee touched the ground?

Would it be better if he were to take the ball and slide, at which time you cant touch him?

Its probably bad on the O-line since they werent playing to expect it. But at least a little bad on Tampa for doing it. And if it was Tampa trying to win the game, how come not EVERYONE on their D did it? Only looked like a couple people up front.

The Bucs could have forced a fumble, recover it, and then throw one last heave into the endzone. Not trying to pick on anyone, but I wonder if it was perhaps a higher ranked team, how would the reaction be?

Now that is arguably cheating if not bush league.

Don’t whine about the other team really playing when you practice your own deceptive play.