Letter

To the editor:

Forget the game, forget the loss. Let's think about what happened Sunday: A two-time league MVP fumbled six times, burned all of the teams time outs after one of the hits, and no one wonders what is happening?

The team doctor examined Kurt Warner at halftime and cleared him to play. The coach was unaware he was looked at until the third quarter. Yet Martz said "he was never right. I shouldn't have played him. I regret playing him."

If he was never right, why was he in there? Of course, being the stud he is, Kurt still almost led the team to a comeback victory, but why risk his health? This makes no sense.

Speaking of comeback victories, why not kick a field goal to cut the lead to seven on two occasions? Why not throw the challenge flag on the field and go crazy on the sidelines after the refs blew the Tiki Barber fumble call? Even if it's not reviewable, isn't it conventional wisdom that the refs know when they blow a play and give that team the benefit of the doubt on a future call? Isn't that one of the niceties of coaching: trying to gain a small upper hand on the competition?

I grew up as a Ram fan in California over 40 years ago. I cried when they won the Super Bowl. I thanked God for Mike Martz and his "Greatest Show On Turf." I now pray that it will not take another Minnesota Viking type incident for him to become the offensive coordinator again.JIM MOORE

Las Vegas