| KBG29 said: Well seeing the last play of that Vikings-Saints game, I am pretty much convinced Football is scripted. That was one of the most obvious dives I have ever see in any sport. It looked weird at first, but the replay from behind is undeniable. Marcus Willaims watched Stefon Diggs catch the ball, and dove out of the way to take out his own team mate and ensure the Vikings victory. Still entertaining though. I just can't wait to see what Roger Goodell and Vince McMahon come up with for the Super Bowl. Also looking forward to hearing all the stories from people at work that put money on these things. |
THe reason he did what he did was due to not wanting a pass interference. If you watch, you can tell he stutter steps right before he gets to Diggs because he realized he timed it wrong and was going to hit him before the ball got there. This would have been pass interference and MN would have gotten the ball at the 30 yard line or whatever it was at. Time would have stopped due to penalty and MN could have kicked a field goal to win.
This whole situation threw him off some and he made another rookie mistake and lowered his head completely thus making it so he couldn't see and he just flat out missed them and hit his own guy. Wanting to make sure the receiver stayed in bounce attributed to his miss as well cause he tried to aim so that his right shoulder would hit him and keep him inbounds. Again, if he is tackled, but goes out of bounds MN has another chance at a field goal.
But in conclusion anyone saying stuff is scripted in the NFL is just a moron. I always see it on plays like this where its some freak crazy outrageous play that if the players tried to recreate the play they could never do it in a million years. Like if you go and watch a youtube video of Julian Edelman's amazing catch last year in the Superbowl, you can see a ton of people saying it scripted. It's like seriously? A scripted play does not look like some miracle, it looks scripted.
