http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqyhkEZfGQE Did anyone else hear Donovan McNabb (quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles) say this??!! I have always been a fan of Donovan (which has been hard considering his Eagles are archrivals to my Cowboys) but I cannot believe he said this.
-First of all, I can't believe a 10+ year NFL veteran does not know that NFL games could tie.
-Second, if he didn't, why didn't he just keep it to himself?! Especially in Philadelphia where the fans are evil and already looking for a reason to throw him out of town.
-Third, when he said "I'd hate to see what happens in a playoff game or Super Bowl" I slapped myself in the face. I wanted to fly to Philly, find him, grab him and say "THINK ABOUT IT DONOVAN...HOW COULD A PLAYOFF GAME POSSIBLY TIE??!! OBVIOUSLY THE RULES CHANGE FOR THE PLAYOFFS!!!"
If you aren't a big football fan, basically Donovan McNabb, a saavy NFL veteran admitted that he didn't know there were ties in the NFL after his team tied the Cincinnatti Bengals last week. The event was honestly overplayed but it did make him look a little foolish. Here are the rules:
If an NFL game is tied at the expiration of 4 quarters, the game will go to an overtime in which the first team to score wins. If this 15 minute period goes without any points, the game ends in a tie. If it is the playoffs though, the teams will continue to play 15 minute overtimes until a team scores because obviously a tie would completely destroy the playoff brackets.
For anyone who didn't know this before...you now know as much about the rules as at least one NFL quarterback...maybe more.
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I agree with this completely. Donovan McNabb should have kept it to himself, that he didn't know the rules. Coming out and saying, I'm sure more people didn't know that either, just makes him look stupid. What ten year veteran doesnt know that rule. It's not like it hasn't happened before. McNabb is getting old and this past week got benched by Andy Reid. By next year he'll be out of Philly with a new team.
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