Jay Gruden has sorta/kinda Donovan McNabb moment, says he didn't know NFL games could end in ties
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/jay-gruden-has-donavan-mcnabb-moment-says-he-didnt-know-nfl-games-could-end-in-ties-191659601.html
Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden had a Donovan McNabb moment Sunday afternoon, admitting, albeit somewhat sarcastically, that he didnt know NFL games could result in a tie.
I dont know how to react, Gruden said following a 27-27 tie with the Cincinnati Bengals. I didnt think it was possible to tie. I know there was a tie last week in Arizona, but I was like, How the heck did they tie? Now, we know.
On paper, Grudens statement reads as if he, like McNabb in 2008, did not realize the rules of the game. In his actual news conference though, Grudens tone was more of exasperation with his teams inability to put the game away.
Its a sobering reminder that, if theres anyone, say an NFL coach, out there who still doesnt know that there can, in fact, be ties in the NFL, theyre real and they can happen to you too (if you miss two field goals, come up short on fourth-and-1 and commit 15 penalties for 106 yards).