Tim Brown said Bill Callahan sabotaged the Raiders in the Super Bowl

[BlueStar3398]

Ed Werder posted this quote by Bill Callahan on Twitter:

@EdWerderESPN Bill Callahan statement: "I am shocked, saddened and outraged by Tim Brown’s allegations and Jerry Rice’s support of those allegations.."nfl

[bkight13]

For whatever reason the Raiders seemed to quit on Callahan the next season. They went from the SB to 4-12 and went from 450 pts to 270 pts. I know they were an old team and Rick Mirer started 9 games, but that is a dramatic drop.

[DejectedFan1996]

I was hoping this would wake some people up about the "Saint" Jerry Rice. This behavior is very common of Rice. Where you think T.O. got it from

[RoboQB]

Originally Posted by DejectedFan1996

I was hoping this would wake some people up about the "Saint" Jerry Rice. This behavior is very common of Rice. Where you think T.O. got it from

Agreed.

I used to be a fan of Rice.... Then I heard him speak.

[Oh_Canada]

Originally Posted by DejectedFan1996

I was hoping this would wake some people up about the "Saint" Jerry Rice. This behavior is very common of Rice. Where you think T.O. got it from

If anything Diva Jerry should be thankful for Callahan, it was his system that resurrected a decling career and made him All Pro worthy again.

[tyke1doe]

Originally Posted by Boyzmamacita

This pretty much sums it up but not just ESPN. It's picking up steam with other media outlets too. I hope it dies down soon. I can't believe a coach would sabotage himself, especially on a stage that big.

I can't believe a football player would make up a girlfriend online and then kill her off.

Wait, this is the wrong thread.

[newlander]

Originally Posted by RoboQB

Agreed.

I used to be a fan of Rice.... Then I heard him speak.

....he's lucky he was such a great player or he'd be working at Mcdonald's..dude is NOT bright.

[Double Trouble]

Originally Posted by BraveHeartFan

lol.

Wow. Way to reach way out there to take another jab at Jerry Jones. Look I don't like Jones, he annoys me, and there are plenty of reasons to take jabs at him and such.

What Tim Brown and Jerry Rice said about what Callahan may or may not have done back in 2002 is not something that even remotely relates to Jerry and his stupidity.

It could hardly be more relevant than on the day he gets appointed playcaller by Jones, 3 former players say his mismanagement cost them a chance at a SB.

No reach there in the slightest.

But on the subject of the OP, I think Brown is wrong on part of what he said. I don't think there's anyway that Callahan purposely threw the game for Gruden's benefit. I'd wager that a certain overzealous owner got wind of the game plan, and gave Callahan a his own version.

Sort of like a different owner pushed his way through the crowd to tell his HC who he was to remove from the game immediately a little over a year ago....

[StylisticS]

Looks like the 2002 Buccaneers was not happy hearing Tim Brown's comments.

SIAP:

Originally Posted by Simeon Rice
“Basically, he said that we didn’t win the game, that he gave us the game,” Simeon Rice, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end, told FOXSportsFlorida.com about his team’s 48-21 rout in San Diego. “The sabotage factor is crazy, because you would say, ‘How do you even get in that game and lose that game if it was about sabotage?’ Basically, you’re putting mortality into your careers. That means the head coach is trying to get himself fired and trying to get himself out of the league. If that’s the case, why wait for the big stage with that magnitude?”

[View Full Quote]“I get it that he’s bitter about the situation. He’s bitter about losing and in the way that they lost,” Simeon Rice said. “It was a total blowout. It was almost like they shouldn’t have even been in the game. … I just shook my head (after hearing Brown’s claim) like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m glad we won that game.’ I guess that’s how it is when you lose. That’s when you walk away with those type of ghosts in the back of your mind, thinking about the past and how it could have been different and all the things that went into it.”