You have now seen the video of Recently fired Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith berating Saints head coach Dennis Allen with NSFW language after the Saints knocked off Atlanta, 48-17. Jameis Winston’s buzzer-beater that allowed Jamaal Williams into the end zone for his first touchdown of the season in the final minute sparked a feud between the two division rivals that could last into next season.
Winston ignoring orders and requests is what has tormented him since his debut on the stage. He constantly allows intrusive thoughts to prevail, whether it’s throwing mass interceptions or faking victory formations. Off the field, Winston’s erratic decision-making manifested itself in him shouting sexually explicit remarks after avoiding charges related to an alleged sexual assault and settled a lawsuit for sexual violence while he was a buccaneer. If he thinks he can get away with something, he will violate every standard he has to meet.
Don’t let Winston’s goofy personality distract you from his asshole character. Ignoring Dennis Allen’s call is more analogous to the times he dressed and warmed up in full uniform before a competition he was suspended for after standing on a table to yell “Fuck her in the pussy!”»
Winston’s choice to hear a handoff to Williams in the victory formation from the one-yard line is the type of antics we’ve come to expect from Mr. 30-30. Proponents of Winston’s buzzer will deflect by pointing to the time remaining on the scoreboard, but moving the ball forward while waving the white flag offensively is the equivalent of quarterbacks pretending to slide and then running for extra yards.
If you think Winston had every right to do whatever he wanted with time left on the clock, then injuries in the final seconds of deciding games are about to skyrocket. RIP to victory training. Born as a result of Herm Edwards’ miracle recovery of the Meadowlands fumble and touchdown, the victory formation has been standard protocol since the NFL’s most brutal age, so if you want it soft call, go with multiple generations of NFL Legends, coaches or Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe.
Afterward, Winston defended himself in one of the most passive-aggressive exchanges with a reporter ever documented.
The irony of Winston’s hubris is that quarterbacks are the most protected class of athletes in America’s most vicious sport, and victory training is one of those unofficial forms of protection. There’s a reason you don’t see defensive linemen flying over the offensive line or bursting in to flatten defenseless signal-callers when the play is out of reach and the clock hits zero.
During the second week of the 2012 season, Tampa Bay Bucs coach Greg Schiano was chastised by Tom Coughlin for attacking the Giants and others. teams in victory formation at the end of regulation. If Schiano was pilloried for violating an unwritten rule about causing unnecessary physical injury to players during a one-score game, imagine if Winston was driven into the turf on the one-yard line leading by 24.
After brutalizing Eli Manning, a An anonymous Giants player told Peter King that “if the Bucs continue to do this, they risk taking cheap shots at their own players and possibly injuring themselves further.”
If Winston wants to open Pandora’s box and shake the Saints’ cages, he is more than welcome. There’s also a good chance he won’t replace Carr next season. Tensions eventually cooled between the Giants and Bucs when they weren’t on each other’s schedules for three years. At that point, Winston was the Bucs’ number one pick. But once attackers start taking advantage of unwritten rules that protect their most vulnerable players in an attempt to embarrass the defense, all bets are off.
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