APRams wide receiver Danny Amendola was just the latest NFL player to get McNabb-ed, to not know that a tie was a possibility.
But even if it meant playing all night, he said he’d rather see anything than having to walk away with half a result.
Amendola said he was genuinely surprised to learn there wasn’t going to be more football when his team and the 49ers played a scoreless 15 minutes, and people started walking away.
“We’d never practiced or talked about going into a number of overtimes,” Amendola said, in an interview with USA Today’s Mike Garafolo. So I was just getting ready for the next one. I honestly didn’t know a game could end in a tie. Call me stupid, but I don’t give a [expletive].
“I don’t agree with ties. It is what it is, I guess. I’m upset we tied. We should’ve won and they could’ve put it away. Either way, we could’ve had an outcome. I don’t know. Maybe they should change the rule.”
Asked for a preferred method, Amendola suggested “Play until somebody wins the game,” although that flies in the face of player safety. “I don’t care. Then have a shoot-off or something,” he said.
“It’s just not a good feeling at the end of the game when nobody wins,” he continued. “We put all this time and this effort in, put our bodies on the line for five hours. Essentially, something needs to happen so somebody wins. That’s just how I feel about it.”
We agree; if for no other reason than to keep players from being embarrassed by not knowing why.
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Losing is one option if he is willing to do anything.
Hahaha.
Yeah…ties blow!
He has a point. You play to win the game. Hello?
Cant believe these guys don’t know the rules of their own game.
How about a punt-off? Punt from the 40 yard line, team that downs it closest to the goal line wins. Punters and special teams guys need the love.
The new OT rules will create more tie games.
How about this? If the overtime period ends in a tie, as last week, then each team gets one offensive play from the opponent’s 1o yard line, and they have to score a touchdown. If neither team scores, or both do, then do it again. And again, until one has scored and the other hasn’t. Game over, with a victor and some exciting play.
Notice that when Amendola says this is just isnt quite as entertaining as when McNabb said it. People just couldnt wait to make him look like a big dummy.
“I honestly didn’t know a game could end in a tie. Call me stupid, but I don’t give a [expletive].”
Not stupid. Sad, actually.
And Jeff Fisher has been on the Competition Committee for how long… so it’s not like the coach didn’t know – I’d imagine at some point he may have told his players about this.
Yeah…ties blow!
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Agreed… I haven’t worn one in years!
I totally understand Amendola not wanting to end the game with a tie. Any competitor knows that is no way to end a game. There has to be a winner and a loser. This is pro sports not elementary mighty mites.
I wonder what Amendola’s Wunderlink score was.
2 pt conversion sudden death. coin toss for first go and if they make it game over if not other team and so on.
The 2 pt. Conversion idea that alildustycame up with is perfect. They can go to that after the OT period ends in tie. Perfect.
So get on your teammates, Danny.
Because truth be told, the NFL’s OT rules isn’t why that game ended in a tie.
Rams had an 80 yard pass completion, 62 yard punt return, and game winning FG wiped out by penalties. That game never should’ve ended in a tie; but the Rams and 49ers allowed it to happen.
“It’s not a good feeling?”; Well, good. Lesson learned here-you only have so many opportunities. Put the game away when you have the chance.