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Penalties? We don't need no stinkin' penalties!

Nolan managed to pull out another squeaker. And he managed to leave me scratching my head, again.

I don't know everything, and I certainly don't know everything about football. But I do know that when the other team committs a penalty, you accept it, generally speaking(if it nulifies an otherwise successful play then no don't accept it). But any other time you accept the penalty.  

Unless, of course, you are Mike "The Onside Kicking Machine" Nolan. He didn't accept the penalty in question leaving Tampa in a 3rd and short, maybe 2 or 3, as opposed to accepting the penalty and it being a 2nd and 13 situation. <scratch,scratch>

But it occured to me that maybe Nolan chose not to accept it to prove a point. Was he telling his guys that we don't need the ref's help, we can do this on our own?

Or, is he just a jackass?

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I was curious about that decision as well.  I guess maybe he has confidence in the defense, but the numbers seem to be in your favor on the 2nd and long.  Of course prior to getting into the red zone the Bucs were connecting on long pass plays at a decent little clip.
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