TheGodInAGreyHoodie
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The only answer to this is, "yes, yes they did."
Or....Duh No Sh!tor.... no sh!t, sherlock !
I knew it was just a matter of time before somebody trotted out the 'running up the score' whine, I mean line. Surprised it took this long to surface.
Funny, I don't recall Ryan taking out his starters and conceding defeat, even at the very end of the game.
Perhaps Edwards needs a primer in Jets history:
Monday Night Football - MNF's Greatest Games: Miami-New York Jets 2000
Or perhaps Edwards needs some more MNF history, when Tampa Bay lost after leading by 21 with four minutes to play:
Indianapolis Colts vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Recap - October 06, 2003 - ESPN
Whenever I hear or read a comment such as Edwards', what I want to know is this: when exactly is the winning team supposed to stop trying? If they do stop trying, would Edwards be willing to reciprocate and stop trying also, to insure no comeback like the ones mentioned above happen? Should the winning team take a knee with 10 minutes left to play? Punt on first down so Edwards can get back on the field and pad his stats - even if the stat is for dropped passes?
If anything I think I would be more embarrassed by the opponent clearing the bench and they stopped trying, than their scoring a touchdown in the 4th quarter. And that's without even bringing up how much they have run their mouths for the last six months.
I never understood this "run up the score" thing.
I'm from Brazil, and here if you are destroying a team 3x0 with 20 minutes to go in a soccer match, the respectful thing to do is to keep trying to score, because that demonstrates you are still worried about the other team's abillity to rally and come back.
If you start passing the ball around waiting for the game to end, that's considered disrespectful, because then you are just toying with a team you don't deem capable of competing with you.
I must admit to hoping the Patriots would go for it on the last couple of possessions to put a 50 spot on the Jets.After a week of trash talk, you reap what you sow.
We shouldve piled it on even more.