re: Benjamin Watson says Dennis Allen has already lost the team.

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At the end of the day this is a game. These guys wanted to get their teammate and probably friend a TD and have some fun. Allen should have defended his team and handled any problems internally. I don’t even see where it’s a debate.

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The games was won, and should have been the last play of the season for the falcons. Don’t show a victory formation with a backup QB and run a play unless you want to feel the backlash. Real competitors wouldn’t even consider that a touchdown.

Would have been hard for Allen to defend his team while he is the one getting cursed at at midfield while the players are telling the press they over rode his decision. I think the criticism of Allen not having control of his team is warranted. But we can’t also expect him to “defend” what his team did while holding him to the standard that it shouldn’t have happened.

Players not having respect for their coach is not just a team by team thing, there is an erosion of sports culture and society at large of basic hierarchies, giving the team a pass while also trying to hold the coach accountable will only serve to further that erosion.