By Sid Saraf, FOXSports.com Fakers! Fakers! If this was a playground, that's what the Cowboys would be shouting while pointing at Big Blue's sideline. It was the second quarter on Sunday's game and the Cowboys offense was clicking. Jason Witten caught a pass for a first down and Dallas hurried to the line of scrimmage to run another play. Suddenly, Giants defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins collapsed to the turf, claiming to be hurt. Witten immediately ran to the referee, saying "He's faking!" repeatedly, but to no avail. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones noticed what was going on from all the way up in the (luxurious) owner's box. "I thought us experts on football were the only ones who could see that," Jones told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "I didn’t know everybody could. It was so obvious it was funny. It wasn’t humorous because we really wanted the advantage and knew we could get it if we could get the ball snapped." Our Super Bowl winning coach Brian Billick gives us his opinion on what went on:
Here's the thing: Defenses know they can slow down an offense by having a guy feign an injury and bring play to a temporary halt. And truth be told ... there really is nothing that can be done about it. If the refs turn around and see a player lying on the field, they're not in a position to confirm the veracity of the injury. With all they have on their plates, you can't expect them to legislate that. BUT! You can keep an eye out and if you notice shenanigans like this, throw a flag:
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