The big controversy coming out of Sunday was the fact that the Dallas Cowboys felt that the Minnesota Vikings ran up the score on them. Up 27-3 with just two minutes left in the game, the Vikings went for it on fourth down and threw a TD pass.
Dallas was irate since they believed that it was running up the score and poor sportsmanship.
Well, it is ... but so what?
My stance on this has always been that running up the score is fine in professional sports but not in the amateur ranks. In high school and college sports, you can have a gross mismatch of talent going against each other. For a mighty team to spank a team filled with guys who just want to play is wrong. I've been on both ends of this and it actually doesn't feel good either way.
As for pro sports, I don't care about running up the score. You are professional athletes! You get paid to play the game! How can you complain when you cannot stop your opponent from scoring? Are you saying the only way you can compete is if the other team quits against you? I don't buy that. Especially since when Dallas got the ball, it wasn't as if they were sitting on the ball. They were trying to score. Despite the unlikeliness this happening, Dallas could've scored a long TD, got the onside kick, scored another long TD, get another onside ... okay, you know what I'm saying.
I've seen enough comebacks during my time that I can understand when a team keeps stepping on their opponent's throat. Sure, a 24-point comeback with two minutes left seems very unlikely, but it isn't out the realm of possibility. Coaches stress playing for the entire 60 minutes.
You can say that I'm reaching on that point and you are probably right. But as professional athletes, you cannot complain that you cannot stop the other team.
Dallas was irate since they believed that it was running up the score and poor sportsmanship.
Well, it is ... but so what?
My stance on this has always been that running up the score is fine in professional sports but not in the amateur ranks. In high school and college sports, you can have a gross mismatch of talent going against each other. For a mighty team to spank a team filled with guys who just want to play is wrong. I've been on both ends of this and it actually doesn't feel good either way.
As for pro sports, I don't care about running up the score. You are professional athletes! You get paid to play the game! How can you complain when you cannot stop your opponent from scoring? Are you saying the only way you can compete is if the other team quits against you? I don't buy that. Especially since when Dallas got the ball, it wasn't as if they were sitting on the ball. They were trying to score. Despite the unlikeliness this happening, Dallas could've scored a long TD, got the onside kick, scored another long TD, get another onside ... okay, you know what I'm saying.
I've seen enough comebacks during my time that I can understand when a team keeps stepping on their opponent's throat. Sure, a 24-point comeback with two minutes left seems very unlikely, but it isn't out the realm of possibility. Coaches stress playing for the entire 60 minutes.
You can say that I'm reaching on that point and you are probably right. But as professional athletes, you cannot complain that you cannot stop the other team.
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