When you realize that when the league testified in front of Congress, they stated it was an entertainment league, not a sports league. That is part of the reason that door is open, and it opens a bit further with sports betting.
Which leads to what we saw
The QB could have did something I know you don't want him to but hey
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Yes I did see that. I didn’t know which player did it but I saw the crowning gesture. I thought that was cool. The whole moment with Bland in the kettle and the team surrounding him was spectacular. We got a close knit group of guys that care about each other.
What? Jim Nance said "this is for history if he can make it" or something to that effect. And the way Bland picked that pass off at full speed going the other way, how was it too early to expect him to score?
He did say that, but there was a pause before "if".
I'm aware that they labeled it entertainment. But (and understand that I'm not a lawyer, so this is just what seems like common sense to me) it seems like, when they legalized gambling on the NFL, they opened themselves up to individual and class action lawsuits, if they were to intentionally affect the outcomes of games in any way.
Glad you brought this up.
QBs are notoriously bad tacklers. Just go watch Phil Simms try to tackle Jim Jeffcoat.
There is a potential class action suit shaping up right now over the alleged concealing of Burrows' wrist injury.
It's not just over / under though, you can literally bet on anything. A pick 6, who gets the first TD, and the list goes on. That Jets player who intentionally avoided Mahomes was telling enough imo.
That's why I said if they were to affect the outcomes "in any way".
Anything to diminish a Cowboys achievement.
Its definitely not a conspiracy but it just seemed impossible that he would make it all the way based on who was in front of him. yet he made it……… thankfully!
We've seen this type of thing plenty over the years. Offensive players aren't usually great at defense. Bland made a couple of deceptively good moves and it faked those guys out of their shoes. It's also possible they were worried about running into each other.
