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Who do I call or talk to to keep the endzone celebrations alive. One of my favorite parts of the game is watching new creative ways to use the ball as a prop in a touchdown "dance". The new rule that is proposed is just stupid. What purpose does it serve? Does saving those extra 30 seconds really make a difference? I believe that as long as your not "in the face" of the other team, celebrating scoring in not unsportsmanlike. T.O. "star dance" may have been a little out of line, but what about the desecration of the terrible towel? Where do you draw the line? You don't!!! Let them have there fun. It doesn't hurt anyone, and if anything it brings more interest to the game. It creates new rivalries and sparks old ones. So who do I talk to to show my disapproval for the proposed rule? My congressman? I'm serious, I want the NFL owners to know where I (hopefully "we") stand. I believe that if you polled every football fan out there only about 20% would disapprove of the endzone celebrations now.

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My thing is this. Don't want them to celebrate? DON'T LET THEM SCORE!!!! I love some of the antics. Like Chad Johnson proposing to that cheerleader. That was LOL funny. And then Hines Ward proving disproving the rumor that -ALL- black guys can dance. What the hell was he thinking!?!?!

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spoken like a true 56 year old....

Yeah, and he happens to be dead on right. If you want to see grown men dance, go to a club. The dancing crap has been way out of hand for a long time in the NFL. It's distracting, unsportsmanlike, and foolish. Spike it or toss it to the ref like the truly greats have always done.

Think about it....Riggins, Barry Sanders, Emmitt, Rice, Monk, they didn't need to dance in the endzone. The closest Monk came was the "Fun Bunch" and that was outlawed!

What truly great NFL players dance in the endzone? Truly great, like the players I listed above. No, T.O. and Chad Johnson are not truly great.

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Yeah, and he happens to be dead on right. If you want to see grown men dance, go to a club. The dancing crap has been way out of hand for a long time in the NFL. It's distracting, unsportsmanlike, and foolish. Spike it or toss it to the ref like the truly greats have always done.

Think about it....Riggins, Barry Sanders, Emmitt, Rice, Monk, they didn't need to dance in the endzone. The closest Monk came was the "Fun Bunch" and that was outlawed!

What truly great NFL players dance in the endzone? Truly great, like the players I listed above. No, T.O. and Chad Johnson are not truly great.

Hail,

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I never said TO and Chad were great. Celebrations just add some entertainment to the game and fuels tougher play from the opposition. no nfl star wants to be showed up by someone like TO or Chad. as said above, if you don't want them celebrating, don't let them score.

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Yeah, you can still dance, you just cant go overboard. No sharpies, no signs, no cell phones, no wiping, no fake mooning. I see no problem with that rule whatsoever. Its gotten a bit out of hand in recent years and is just bad sportsmanship, showing up the defender. Heck players dance after a tackle now, so if you want to see some celebration, wait till Trotter tackles Portis after a 23 yard gain and starts break dancing.

As for the "if you dont want them celebrating dont let them score". Thats just a weak arguement. If you dont want them to shoot you with a .45, dont let them score! Just because you score a touchdown doesnt put you above the law...Taunting is not part of the game, and is really frankly, against NFL rules, and thus scoring a TD does NOT grant you a free pass to it. Much like shooting someone.

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I like the rule. An endzone celebration is one thing but when it becomes a thing that is a look at me gesture I think it has gone too far. I don't think the NFL wants to become the NBA. The NFL is a team driven league as opposed to an individual driven one. When ESPN starts showing highlights of endzone dances the game becomes too focused on the individual. :2cents:

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Yeah, you can still dance, you just cant go overboard. No sharpies, no signs, no cell phones, no wiping, no fake mooning. I see no problem with that rule whatsoever. Its gotten a bit out of hand in recent years and is just bad sportsmanship, showing up the defender. Heck players dance after a tackle now, so if you want to see some celebration, wait till Trotter tackles Portis after a 23 yard gain and starts break dancing.

As for the "if you dont want them celebrating dont let them score". Thats just a weak arguement. If you dont want them to shoot you with a .45, dont let them score! Just because you score a touchdown doesnt put you above the law...Taunting is not part of the game, and is really frankly, against NFL rules, and thus scoring a TD does NOT grant you a free pass to it. Much like shooting someone.

Agree 100%. It's gotten out of hand. Players now celebrate and put on an elaborate show after a score even if they are LOSING. WTF? It's a selfish "look at me" attitude that is not conducive to a team atmosphere. Ask yourself, what is the motivation behind such outrageous celebrations? More often than not it's to get on Sports Center highlight reel. I like to see Portis do a cartwheel or pretend to give CPR to the football as much as the next guy but sometimes the whole celebrating thing really seems out of control and uncalled for.

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There was a post on this earlier, and I said pretty much the same thing I'm going to say here. This tule is going overboard. Something needs to be done about over-extravagent celebrations, but only allowing:

Players can still spike the ball in the end zone, spin it on the ground, and dunk it over the goal post if they like (and are able to). They also can dance and even leap into the stands.

is too much.

By this rule

What they can't do is use the ball as a prop in their routine.

Portis TD celebration in Philly where he did CPR to the ball would be a 15 yarder, and I think he had one earlier in the year where he rode the ball like a horse, 15 yarder.

Also, what are the refs going to determine a:

Nor can they do any celebrating on the ground or be part of any group effort.
is? Is two or three players slapping a guy on the back and jumping/dancing with him also a 15 yarder?
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The NFL is a business, and these celebrations just bring the league more attention, and in turn, money. Although I think sometimes it does go overboard, I feel like it wouldn't be prudent for them to take these celebrations out because they earn the teams more money (ticket sales, press and jersey sales). I say let them have their fun, it's more fun to watch SportsCenter in the morning with that stuff...BUT the inconsistencies in these celebration calls is absolutely absurd. I just don't understand how they flag Marcus and Smoot in '04 for Marcus' little dance after a sack in Detroit when guys can pull out sharpies and propose to cheerleaders. They can change the rules, but the real problem is that they're inconsistent right now.

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I think the endzone celebrations are bush and unprofessional ... I loved when Riggins just flipped the ball to the ref in one easy silky motion. Ban em I say.

Im with you...just give the ball to the ref. There is too much "look at me" crap going on after these TD's. So you got the ball in the endzone....thats your job.

Of course, the thought of making up some new dance or skit everytime I do my job is tempting

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This isn't as bad as when they outlawed everything about 10-15 years ago. CJ can still do the riverdance, which was easily the best celebration of the year.....

If not using the ball as a prop means I don't have to see Steve Smith wipe the balls ass anymore, I'm all for it.

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