Did you guys catch that ass beating

I don't. It shows a lack of respect for your opponent. If Joe stands for anything, it's respect.

Why should a team lay down and die to make it boring for the fans? Let the boys play! So what if they ran the score up. I sure as hell hope Gibbs does the same.

Running the score up in college and running the score up in the NFL are two different things. In NCAA there are 100+ teams vying for basically 25 poll positions. In order to get noticed by those doing the voting, sometimes you have to kill teams like Western MI by 63 points. In the NFL, running the score up will do nothing but get people on your back. In the NFL, you get to the playoffs by your W-L record.

In the NCAA you get there by your W-L record, but also by how well you dominated during the season.

(Yes, in the NFL points can be a factor if teams are tied in several other categories, but this rarely happens.)

if you run up the score in the NFL, you run up your players stats, which makes it harder to hold on to them, in NCAA, running up stats helps draft positions and recruiting (potentially -- "hey, look how high our players get picked")...

I don't. It shows a lack of respect for your opponent. If Joe stands for anything, it's respect.

I understand That Guy's explination for NFL stats, but what do you consider running up the score? As we saw in the MNF game against Indy Tampa Bay had a flurry of TDs scored in 4-5 minutes. It just goes to show you're never safe. That's 28 points. If you score 63 on an NFL opponent maybe they should think of relocating, because they sure as hell aren't selling many seats where they reside.

If you have a chance to score, you take it. If there's 20 seconds left and you're up by 14, don't kick the field goal. But with the 4th quarter left to play, finish them. Leave them in the game and it can cause trouble.