[Pats and Sox]

Originally Posted by RamTime

You know I'm not completely sold on conspiracy and many people have asked why would the NFL take such a risk. That is a good question but the answer is very simple. Money. Do you realize how much money could be thrown there way by the feds? It would be allot of money to the NFL while it would be just a slip of the pencil to the gov. I would believe that it was poor officiating had there been repercussions. It just doesn't make sense except it was just one of those freak occurrences where it was bad officiating that the NFL did not catch, It happened to be 911, it happened to be the patriots, the patriots happened to get there after the leagues worst on Field reversal in the history of the game and they just happened to forget to stop the clock.

Rule 3 (“Definitions”), Section 21 (“Pass and Passer”), Article 2, Note 2 of the NFL Rule Book:

"When a Team A player is holding the ball to pass it forward, any intentional forward movement of his hand starts a forward pass, even if the player loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body. Also, if a player has tucked the ball into his body and then loses possession, it is a fumble."

The NFL Digest of Rules:

"When a passer is holding the ball to pass it forward, any intentional movement forward of his arm starts a forward pass. If a defensive player contacts the passer or the ball after forward movement begins, and the ball leaves the passer’s hand, a forward pass is ruled, regardless of where the ball strikes the ground or a player."

Maybe they were busy doing something else and they just forgot to stop it. Oh and have you seen the latest discovery?

Paul Tagliabue offered his congratulations when he presented the Lombardi to Kraft for the third time. Then Tagliabue in a breech of impartiality added "And Keep It Up"

That's it? That's part of your evidence? That the commissioner told the owner of a team that just pulled off a shocking upset that they should keep up their good work? You have, as noted before, clearly started with a conclusion you want and grasped for any possible way to justify it. It defies any semblence of logic or self-respect.