Talk of the Wall: Media Overreach

Zach Thomas obviously took one too many hits to the head. Claiming that the Jets did something wrong if they lined up out of bounds to "restrict the space of the gunner."

Hello? This moron is actually claiming that the gunner has a right to cheat by going out of bounds to avoid blocks and the opposing team has no right to stand on their own sideline while off the field! That’s surreal.

So now Miami, which is notorious for influencing a playoff game by manipulating conditions on the field of play (i.e., The Mud Bowl) is now demanding the right to tell opposing teams where to line up off the field less they impede Miami’s ability to cheat. Let’s remember that NFL rules call for a 15 yard penalty for this type of cheating.

On the play in question, the Miami gunner (after being caught once) was so far out of bounds that he was actually altering course to get back in front of the players standing along the sideline when he was tripped. Watch the tape! The gunner was so far out of bounds he had to make a quick decision: try to run behind all the Jet players between the players and the stands or make a quick cut to get back to the sideline and be only moderately out of bounds.

Steve Tasker, a long time premier Special Teamer saw nothing wrong with the Jets lining up anywhere along their own sideline, but I wholly expect Goodell (bending to the media) to come up with a new rule telling teams where to stand on the sideline.

I know the media has to make money by feigning outrage, but this is ridiculous.