After all, the point is to get the ball ACROSS the goal line
That Raiders-cardinals game made me angry. Not the Raiders. I’m used to the Raiders blowing big leads. They’re the same old Raiders no matter where they play whether it be Oakland, Los Angeles, Irwindale, Inglewood, San Antonio, Las Vegas or where ever.
No that Cardinal guy who almost literally threw away the game by almost tossing the ball away before he crossed the goal line while scoring the winning touchdown is the guy who really made me mad.
In my latest “I know more than NFL coaches who make ungodly amounts of money than they do” rant, if I was an NFL coach I would actually have players practice NOT throwing the ball away before they cross the goal line on their way to scoring a game-winning touchdown.
Of course with professional men something that stupid shouldn’t be necessary but the reality is at times there are still professional men who do this selfish, boneheaded thing. I would actually institute my second fiveyard rule.
Those who choose to read this column know I have a “5-yard rule” when it comes to getting a kicker as close as possible for field goals at the end of a half and game. Always try to get the kicker at least “5 yards” closer.
Turn a 45-yard field goal attempt into a 40yard field goal attempt, in other words.
Now I’m calling for a second “5-yard rule.” No NFL player should be allowed to throw away a ball in celebration on a game-winning touchdown unless he’s AT LEAST 5 yards into the end zone. There’s too much at stake.
What that Cardinal guy did on Sunday are the kinds of selfish, boneheaded things that cost teams playoff spots. And coaches jobs.
Kliff Kingsbury and other coaches lose their jobs over stuff like that.
And then they’re no longer able to make ungodly amounts of money. Well, at least not as much of an ungodly amount of money.
OK, I’m done with my rant. What was this column supposed to be about anyway?
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