by Ryan Bush
| Jerry Jones |
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones thinks the NFL should do
away with all kneel-downs. Don’t expect
it to happen, though. Jones, who considers the end-of-game kneel downs as
anti-climactic, envisions a rule change as beneficial to the league. It’s hard to understand why.
To eliminate kneel-downs would do nothing more than turn the
final few plays of a game into a menagerie that is neither aesthetically
pleasing to watch, nor productive for fantasy owners. Instead of the usual scene of quarterback
receiving snap from center and kneeling to stop the play, fans would be treated
to a meaningless handoff to the tailback which is followed up by the runner
falling unaided to the turf, where he will remain until the whistle blows the
play dead. It would be a lot of wasted
movement for the same result, that much is for certain.
The teams that have the ball and the lead in the final two
minutes of the game deserve the opportunity to milk the clock while protecting
the football, and shouldn’t be forced to put their lead at risk
unnecessarily. The clock is their
friend. Letting them use it as such is a
reward for a hard day's work, and a fitting conclusion for a captivating
two-horse race against time.
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