Goodell's rules are clear - collusion undermines the integrity of the game - and in this case it potentially affected who did and did not make the playoffs.
When Collins was pressed about how the Titans knew their lead was safe he admitted that there had been "communication" to the Titans, even though every Colt Troll who is pathetic enough to be on this board tries to spin it that the two coaches can read each others minds
As Mike Florio noted about Fishers contention that if the Colts had used the time out after the Titans had taken a knee on third down from the Indy 26, the Colts would have gotten the ball back with roughly 25 seconds to play -- and they would have been trailing by nine points, because the Titans would have kicked another field goal.
"Um, Jeff? Ever hear of a guy missing a field goal? Or of a blocked field goal being returned for a touchdown?" said Florio on his website.
It's a good point and one that should prompt Goodell to investigate even if the Browns don't file a grievance - if indeed he's as concerned about the integrity of the game as he claims (even though to this day he allows sign stealing).
Imagine, that the Titans don't get the "communication" from Dungy that he's going to let them win. Because they need to protect their lead they attempt a field goal - and either miss or have a blocked attempt returned for a TD and a potential one point loss.
What would happen if the Colts player who recovered and had a clear path for a game winning touchdown stopped before the goal line, having received a communication from Dungy that the Colts wanted to let his close friend Fisher's team win to get into the playoffs?
Do you Colts trolls think anyone would have a problem with that? Do you still fail to understand why that's the principle in play here and Goodell needs to take it seriously?
I suspect you won't but I'd love it if Dungy's collusion by "communicating" with Fisher proves to be a distraction during the playoffs as it would serve him right.
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