Yes, I am a Giants fan, but I'd like to talk about something we can all agree on...

[TellYourMomThanks]

What the hell was with all the a$$ slapping and hand shaking between teams. Christ, it's a football game man. I see Morton shaking hands and patting people after he fumbles a damn punt return. Shake hands later idiot. That is all.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

No argument here, my man.

[riggins44]

Yesterday they said there is 5 ex-Giants on the Redskins and 4 ex-Redskins on the

Giants. Guess the players looked at is a reunion of some sort.

I believe this is a product of free agency.

[HailYeah]

That game was played by pansies, for pansies

[carlsbadd]

Well the NFL is a business and it is also entertainment. Many of the players look at it that way. So we will see this no matter who whips who.

[AJ_Skins]

That's one of the things that changed with free agency. It used to be the other team was the enemy. Even if a player was friends with somebody on another team, when the game was being played, that person had the same target on them everyone else did. You only talked to players on the other team if you were talking smack, getting in their heads, telling them you're coming for them all day. You didn't help a player from the opposing team up off the ground. You didn't say anything more friendly than "screw you".

Now they all want to show what great "buddies" they are, since there's a chance they'll end up on the same team some day anyway, or played on the same team in the past. It's also a sign that players don't take their job as seriously as they used to.

The worst thing is seeing them congratulate a player on the opposing team after he makes a good play. What the hell are they thinking?

[Fred Jones]

It is still a business. Before and during the game the players should take a serious approach and focus on the game. Leave talking, catching up and socializing for after the game.

[rvan1]

i actually kind of like it....

(jussst kidding)

[SkinzRool]

Another thing that baffles me is celebrating when you're getting your a$$ handed to you. The Redskins were down 29-0 when Demetric Evans got a sack, then stomped 10 yards past Eli and threw his arms up in the air. JUST GET BACK TO THE HUDDLE!!!

[Dah-Dee]

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[TD_washingtonredskins]

Another thing that baffles me is celebrating when you're getting your a$$ handed to you. The Redskins were down 29-0 when Demetric Evans got a sack, then stomped 10 yards past Eli and threw his arms up in the air. JUST GET BACK TO THE HUDDLE!!!

That drove me crazy too...I couldn't believe he was drawing attention to himself after that play.

He should have been forced to draw attention to himself after all the 40+ yard runs too!

[tr1]

I'd prefer a gang fight at the end of the game....

j/k

[The extremist]

That's one of the things that changed with free agency. It used to be the other team was the enemy. Even if a player was friends with somebody on another team, when the game was being played, that person had the same target on them everyone else did. You only talked to players on the other team if you were talking smack, getting in their heads, telling them you're coming for them all day. You didn't help a player from the opposing team up off the ground. You didn't say anything more friendly than "screw you".

Now they all want to show what great "buddies" they are, since there's a chance they'll end up on the same team some day anyway, or played on the same team in the past. It's also a sign that players don't take their job as seriously as they used to.

The worst thing is seeing them congratulate a player on the opposing team after he makes a good play. What the hell are they thinking?

don't forget that most players (esp. top players) share the same agents as well, which frequently makes them friendly during the off-season

[SeanTaylorsDefense]

they can at least pretend to be rivals during the game.

[hoskins]

I think most of these guys see themselves as celebrities and entertainers first. Athletes second. And Redskins third.

[HaVoC]

That drove me crazy too...I couldn't believe he was drawing attention to himself after that play.

He should have been forced to draw attention to himself after all the 40+ yard runs too!

I couldn't agree more, all the players in the NFL now do it. It's absolutely absurd. They make a tackle and they jump around like they've never done it before. Marcus Washington is a perfect example. Just play the damn game, and act like you've scored a touchdown, made a tackle, or a sack before.