Seriously, kids, have you never played football? One never assumes a tackle has been made until the ref blows the whistle, unless you were badly coached.. I think this Kerfuffle is the result of overuse of slow motion replays which makes it seem like this was some drawn out melodrama. McDougald was tackling Wentz, yes, but so was Clowney. He led with his shoulder (appropriately) and was turning away when he made contact, so he couldn't know in the moment that Wentz was effectively down, or else he would have hit him higher, which was his aim point. The refs were right at the time, in the moment. The problem with the league is that they look at the result of the play, and not the actual in-game situation.
I was disappointed, like everyone else, that we didn't get to see a Wentz-Wilson duel to the death, but I actually thought Josh McCown played his heart out in the game and left it all out on the field. The problem, I think, is that the Eagles rely too much on Wentz, just like the Seahawks put too much on Wilson. That is not a reliable formula for championship football. The Seahawks have yet to put together a complete game this year, which is not how you get to the Superbowl. I think the Ravens are going to take it all, anyway. Lamar is just a monster.
