Originally Posted by Skinny
Its pretty simplr. A young guy gets into the pros 5th round pick and barely makes the team. Now He's Rich!...and he quickly finds out that he is not rich when he quickly blows all his money. He will never be a starter, he will always be competing for the #2 or #3 spot, and he will never get the mega millions paycheck. So a really rich guy pays him $250k to drop a pass or miss a block here and there.

The goal of that game was tv ratings, selling crap, and gambling. Keep in mind that the more bets are made the more the house gets, and heck for the first time ever we got an overtime Super Bowl! That also means 20 more minutes to place wagers instantly on your phone.



By your argument he would never be in the game to begin with to drop a pass. And if he dropped one, he would never see the field again to be able to intentionally drop another one.

Too many players that could become disgruntled and tell on the system for some bribe money if that was happening.