Cjfred68 wrote:
raidergreg69 wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
I feel like the Pegulas with Sean McDermott after "13 seconds" happened. Yes, I'm a Bills fan and I can't let it go lol
The Tuck Rule still ticks me off 20 years later. Brady fumbled.
100% agree...I remember watching that game with no skin in the game either way...I was shocked when it wasn't called a fumble.
I have watched football seriously since I was 9-10 years old which is 78-79. I never once before that game heard about the stupid tuck rule.
Total BS in my opinion and I'm in no way a Raider fan but right is right!!!
I had heard about it. I saw a game where it was called in Marino's favor. He was trying to fake spike and the ball slipped out as he was bringing the ball back up and they used the Tuck Rule to let him keep the ball.
That being said, the rule basically legalizes fumbling as it was written, and is why it's no longer an actual rule.
Not gonna rehash the game, and while most point to the Tuck Rule as why the Raiders lost, a lot of the blame falls on Gruden and his bad coaching. Raiders had a 3rd and 1 late in the game when a 1st down basically wins the game. Gruden called a stretch run in the snow rather than just plow into the line. I also remember Gruden's clock management pissed me off.
Tuck Rule never should have happened but screw Gruden too.
