stevenaa Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I has become a game of one upmanship. It isn't about celebrating the score anymore, it's about doing your competitors one better. Personally , a high five and a spike make a fine statement. As does the scoreboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvkeeper19 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I really admire the guys who score a touchdown and just flip the ball to the ref. It's classy and shows the respect for the workmanlike tradition of the sport. That said, I think the rule should pass, but there should be a clause that allows Steve Smith to still celebrate at will. That guy is hilarious. Between his celebrations and his inhuman athletic talents, he's the only reason to watch a Panthers game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayneal7 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 endzone celebrations are BS. I like the old-school guys. If you showed disrespect to an opponant, they'd maul your ***** in the next pile-up. You don't have to be old to understand sportsmanship and treating an opponant with respect. Win with class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMiCS2k3 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think they are good. It gets the fans really pumped. I almost spit out my beer when CP did CPR do the football against philly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think the only reason it has "gotten out of hand" is simply because defenses don't really view it as taunting some of the time. They've just become part of the routine of a touchdown, not necessarily something out of the ordinary that sticks out with a stigma of taunting. I agree with JohnnyWhiteGuy(hah, I thought about registering that username ). These celebrations add more hype and energy to the game. That in turn DOES equate more money. First, you have more viewers on tv (I mean, people will watch a Cincy or Panthers game to see Smith and Johnson...), so that can bring in more advertisement money (NFL probably doesn't directly see that, but it does help them out indirectly), and more merch sales as well, because people like it. I think it is a poor decision, but I think this is something that should be done at good discretion (no extra props is a good rule, as I can see it getting too overdone). I think this simply allows defenses a little too much room to just say a couple words to a ref in order to have him flag down the celebration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDragon38 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 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!?!?! you musta not have saw me at my prom......made Ward look like one of those Riverdancers. I like the dance celebrations, especially Smith's. The whole Viking scandal dance was my favorite. Just let the players have fun, and like someone else said.....if they want to stop the TD celebrations...then stop the TDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I agree it's disrespectful, especially if you do it in the other team's stadium. It's a lot easier to take if only the home team is allowed to do it but that won't wash. Still, I gotta admit, I sure do miss the "Fun Bunch". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budski Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 celebrating is one thing putting on a sideshow is another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcardle1982 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I dig celebrations. I would go so far as to say that there should be no limits to celebrations. Especially getting in the face of another team. A big part of beating someone in anything, whether it be sports, fighting, negotiating, etc., is being intimadating and mentally having the upper hand. Besides celebrations are fun and give us something to talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFatboy Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I personally love watching creative celebrations in the endzone and do not look forward to the league stopping them, however, it seems fitting that the NFL outlaw outlandish celebrations considering how politically correct and protective of others feelings this county has become. God forbid someone do something that might incite or offend. I agree with the others who have said if you dont want to have someone celebrating in your endzone, dont let them score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyLight Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 The entertainment value of football should evolve with football. While I agree that its assinine to do it while losing, I still enjoy the entertainment. Entertain me clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailSkinz1 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 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. I mean no offense, but if you need grown men dancing and prancing during a football game to provide some entertainment, well, that just doesn't seem right. It's about the GAME, not the side shows. I wish they wouldn't show that crap on ESPN or anything. No doubt, it's the ME generation, and I understand, I'm a generation apart from that. Just score, toss the ball to the ref or in the stands to some poor kid, receive high fives from your teammates, and get off the field. Hail, H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasRoane Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I loved the Steve Smith celebration too. The fake canoe? That was funny as hell. Football is an emotional game. You have to give the players a little leeway to be themselves. If it becomes a problem? That's on the coach. Or his teammates. If the player does it to embarrass the other team then you know what they say. What goes around comes around. I don't want to watch a game played by a bunch of clones. I want to see some emotion. And endzone celebrations that make you crack up are good for the game. Besides, how bout we just let the refs concentrate on more important things. Like maybe being able to discern a low tackle from a low block?!? Or maybe we could get the white hat to actually pay attention to the video replay when Alstott's elbow was clearly down a foot before the end zone?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painfulyetloyal Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Im not a fan of the celebrations and I'll tell you why. All of the celebrations these days consists of one guy usually doing something classless, celebrating 'his' achievements. It's a problem to me because its a team game. These celebrations have INDIVIDUALS, in the ultimate team sport, competing for air time on sports center with other INDIVIDUALS in the league. It creates a "me against him" mentality. Someone mentioned Chad Johnsons 'proposal' celebration as being hilarious. Personally I found that one in particular, very weak. T.O.'s 'Sharpee' celebration? Classless. Joe Horns 'Cellphone' celebration, unoriginal and weak. All these acts are created to draw attention to 'me, me, me'. It's lame. When I was growing up it was a true team sport. We had the 'hogs' and the 'posse' and we celebrated TOGETHER, that to me is what its all about. Im not 56 years old, maybe just 'old school', and I can live with that. Score with class, win with class. If you catch a touchdown pass, spike the ball and go give thanks to the men who blocked for you and the man who threw you the ball. Congratulations, you just did what we pay you waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy too much money to do. Now go sit down and do it again the next time you take the field to help the TEAM win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painfulyetloyal Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I dig celebrations. I would go so far as to say that there should be no limits to celebrations. Especially getting in the face of another team. A big part of beating someone in anything, whether it be sports, fighting, negotiating, etc., is being intimadating and mentally having the upper hand. Besides celebrations are fun and give us something to talk about. How about the thought of having a little respect for the game, grasshopper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangars Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I mean no offense, but if you need grown men dancing and prancing during a football game to provide some entertainment, well, that just doesn't seem right. It's about the GAME, not the side shows. I wish they wouldn't show that crap on ESPN or anything. No doubt, it's the ME generation, and I understand, I'm a generation apart from that.Just score, toss the ball to the ref or in the stands to some poor kid, receive high fives from your teammates, and get off the field. Hail, H dude, cheerleaders aren't a part of the game, but i'm sure u like watching them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mook_juice83 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 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. Billy "White Shoes" Johnson A true innovator of the endzone dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booyeahfool Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I wouldnt be extremely mad about this new rule... but i always like to see the creativity that Chad Johnson has every week for his dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateSkins Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I love endzone celebrations and believe they are a part of the game. Please don't take this away, part of the excitement of watching someone score a TD is waiting to see how they celebrate. This competition commitee is total crap. Rubbing it into the face of your opponent is part of the game. If you don't like seeing the other team celebrate touchdowns, keep them out of the endzone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbuzz1962 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Celebrations have been getting out of control for a while now. It's ok to spike and bust a move or whatever, but this other crap with the cell phones, sharpies, pylon rowing and putting, come on. College football bans this stuff for a reason. There should be some sportsmanship left in the game. They banned the fun bunch because a cowgirl cried about it, and tried to break it up. It's football, it's ok to celebrate a score, but do it with a little class, and do it quick. I wouldn't mind seeing them change the tackle celebrations either. Call me a fogie or whatever. I am just sick of seeing celebrations for simple tackles, it's what they are paid for isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vi Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I like the celebrations, but moderation is the key. CP's cartwheels, Johnson's river-dance and Santana's little first down dance I like... they are simple, short and harmless. Sometimes things get a bit out of hand though... I dunno, it's an okay rule as long as they don't go flag-happy on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I guess this will officially be known as the "TO Rule"...especially the spinning the football at the center of the field stuff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross3909 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 People who love the big planned out celebrations, I question whether or not they really love the game of football. For them I think it is more of a spectical, and the true grit and battle of the game is not that interesting to them. To real football fans, an individual who pushes away his teammates in order to act like a moron with a prepared skit is annoying. It is one spoiled athelete's attempt to make the achievement only his, ignoring the efforts of the rest of the team that made his moment possible. People who really enjoy the game of football, enjoy watching a well designed game plan executed flawlessly by a team working together in a chaotic invironment like a professional football stadium. I am not trying to insult those with a different opinion, I just dont understand why these celebrations dont annoy you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I was looking forward to the 2006 version of the FunBunch, Cooley, Moss. Llyod and ARE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyf316 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 These individual celebrations add nothing to the game. At least with a Fun Bunch High Five, the TEAM was involved in the celebration. I think that's great, since it's a TEAM game. But pulling out your cell phone, a sharpie marker, using the end zone marker as a golf club... not only stupid, they serve to try to place an individual above the team. TO wouldn't have made a TD catch without a pass, and the pass wouldn't have been made without blocking. Each of his individual celebrations ignores the efforts put forth by the rest of the team to give him his little moment in the sun. It shows a lack of character and a lack of class on his part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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