Brian Westbrook.. Class Move

[imgv94]

Falling down on purpose at the 1 yard line was a real class move..

Could of just walked into the endzone but stopped on the one yard line to give his team the better chance.. It was smart too.

Brian Westbrook is a great player..

[Illusion]

I was shocked he did that. What an unselfish team player. He is probably the only guy in the entire league who would do that to.

[Dead Money]

I missed the second half, but I did a small parlay of Philly and over 17.

Sounds like " The Anti- Patriot" screwed me???

Sucks to lose like that.... Oh well...

[imgv94]

I was shocked he did that. What an unselfish team player. He is probably the only guy in the entire league who would do that to.

You're right it says a lot about his character.. We've all seen the abundance of bonehead selfish plays it's a breath of fresh air to see someone care more about their team than they're stats..

[jjgold]

Westbrook one of best players in nfl year after year.

[EaglesPhan36]

Perhaps the only smart play my team has made this season.

[LT Profits]

I made a similar post here when Foster scored a touchdown for Carolina in the final minute. I stated that if Foster would have just gone down, the game was over because Seattle had no time outs. By scoring, he left open the possibility of the Seahawks scoring and recovering an onside kick kick. Sure the chances are miniscule, but why leave the opposition with ANY chance at all?

By the same token, had it been a defensive lineman, do you want to be the one to tell a fat 600-pound defenisive lineman not to score?

[harsh506]

I made a similar post here when Foster scored a touchdown for Carolina in the final minute. I stated that if Foster would have just gone down, the game was over because Seattle had no time outs. By scoring, he left open the possibility of the Seahawks scoring and recovering an onside kick kick. Sure the chances are miniscule, but why leave the opposition with ANY chance at all?

By the same token, had it been a defensive lineman, do you want to be the one to tell a fat 600-pound defenisive lineman not to score?

Its better if the fat ppl score rather than pull a leon lett

[OrionSky]

It was a very good game, even McNabb played well. I love the feeling of beating Dallas!

Proud to wear Westbrook's jersey.

[swede96]

I'd be proud to see Westbrook in a Pats jersey.

He really is a great player all around. Good for him. It's nice to see pro sports players actually care about something other than their own stats and $$.

[Wassymac]

Jamal Lewis had the opportunity to do that last week...decided he'd keep the Jets in the game and get himself a TD. Also cost the Jets the cover

[BadNina]

It was a classy and smart move. It really is refreshing to see a player put the whole team above his own stats.

[DrunkenLullaby]

I'm not saying that Westbrook isn't classy, bcz I'm sure he is, but the move had everything to do with maximizing his team's chance to win. But certainly he is smart and understands football and probability. I can almost guarantee his decision to stop at the 1 had nothing to do with feeling bad for Dallas.

[SBR Lou]

I sure wish Jamal Lewis would have done that so my Jets +3.5 bet could have won when they played the Browns. Cleveland could have simply ran out the clock had Jamal elected to do that.

[swede96]

That's not what we're saying...at all. If he had done that out of sympathy for Dallas, we would all be calling him a pussy.

He did it to give the Eagles another play and run down the clock instead of going right in for the TD and giving Dallas enough time to come back.

[roasthawg]

i guess it was the right play but imo it would've been just as good a move for him to take it to the house...the chances of dallas scoring a td, recovering an onside, the scoring another td are probably about the same as the chances of philly fumbling the snap from the 1 after westbrook's kneeldown and dallas returning it 99yds for the win. either way the game was over at that point...

[SBR Lou]

According to Westbrook, taking a knee at the one was following advice given to him by his outspoken right tackle, as written in this article..

"I got a stern talking-to by Runyan right before that play," Westbrook said after the game. "He said, 'Listen, if you're down to the 1, take a knee."

"I looked back and I saw all 6-7 or 6-8 of him running toward me saying, 'Get down," Westbrook said.

"So, I got down."

[Louisvillekid1]

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B Wes is of course a class player and that was a classy move. However I believe his concern was not running up the score if that is what you all are implying. It was a very smart play because it gave his team a better chance of winning the game, by the slide. Dallas could not stop it. If he scores the cowboys still have a small chance to score and onside kick and score again.

[Scorpion]

overrated
cant get the tough yards
too soft
i dont want this clown on my team

[Louisvillekid1]

overrated
cant get the tough yards
too soft
i dont want this clown on my team

idiot,

Why does he need to get tough yards, he is a reggie bush type player. Run routes better then most WR's. And Soft, ha you really don't watch any eagles games. Take this guy away from the birds and they might not have 2 wins. Overrated? How can he be over rated when he doesn't get enough credit? Look at his stats also. I don't even wanna type anymore on this topic , cuz only an idiot would post something like this.

[OrionSky]

Thank you Louisvillekid1!!!!

You tell this "clown"

[McBa1n]

It is shocking to see such a thing - but it's one of the top 'big plays' of this season, no problem.
When he did it - I jumped up and went BRILLIANT!
And Jamal Lewis NOT doing it vs the Jets saved my bet haha - so he was equally brilliant;p

[luciano]

It was a class move but it costed me my Fantasy Football Playoff game. I thought I was going to the ship. Oh well Im still in, in a couple other leagues.

[DrunkenLullaby]

I still don't see how the move is any indication of Westbrook's class - it is simply an indication that he is smart enough to understand how to maxmize his team's chances of winning a game.

He could be a mass-murdering pedophile yet still know what's best for his team's win probablility.

Alternatively, DeAngelo Williams could be the next coming of Mother Teresa yet still have run the ball into the endzone.

I just see zero correlation between the move and class.

[Dark Horse]

Apparently because he put the team above personal glory...

I too have a hard time getting my head around this heroic act. Dallas didn't score a TD all day, and suddenly they would make up a 11 pt deficit in the last two minutes? What are we celebrating?

[pokernut9999]

most overrated play in my opinion.

[LT Profits]

Of course the chances of Dallas scoring, recovering an onside and scoring again were probably .000000000001%, but the point is why give them ANY chance? By doing what he did, Westbrook ended the game.

[DrunkenLullaby]

Of course the chances of Dallas scoring, recovering an onside and scoring again were probably .000000000001%, but the point is why give them ANY chance? By doing what he did, Westbrook ended the game.

Methinks the Bills might disagree with the .000000000001% assessment there.

[tblues2005]

I think Westbrook was just using his head knowing how dangerous the Cowboys offense is that they didn't want them marching down the field to score again quickly. Dallas did that against the Bills in Buffalo and the Eagles wanted to make sure that didn't happen against them and I think that is pretty smart to do what he done.

[LT Profits]

Methinks the Bills might disagree with the .000000000001% assessment there.

I was exaggerating for effect. Leaving a 0% chance by doing what he did is still better than leaving a miniscule chance if he scored.

[EaglesPhan36]

Shit with the way Philly's season had gone, that .00000001% had a 50-50 shot at happening.

[Dark Horse]

Of course the chances of Dallas scoring, recovering an onside and scoring again were probably .000000000001%, but the point is why give them ANY chance? By doing what he did, Westbrook ended the game.

True.

And by doing what he did, he also opened up a whole new can of worms. If others are going to follow this example, it's just a matter of time before sports bettors are lining up like this: with a few thrown in.

[SBR Lou]

Most players are not wired like that, especially halfbacks with a chance to score. Look at Darren Sharper last night intercepting a pass at the 2, trying to run all the way back when if he would've just gotten down right away Minnesota could end the game.

Indy is so used to closing games that their players know to just get the first down so the game can be finished. You really have to get lucky for them to cover late in game if they don't really have to.

[imgv94]

True.

And by doing what he did, he also opened up a whole new can of worms. If others are going to follow this example, it's just a matter of time before sports bettors are lining up like this: with a few thrown in.