pgitta Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Am I the only one who's getting sick of all these frivolous "celebration" penalties? and the most severe yardage penalty in the game?!! A punch in the back of the head is equal to a high five? Ok, I can see "taunting", getting in the opponents face and rubbing it in, but an end-zone hug? Especially as subjective as it can be, this rule really needs to be re-addressed next year. Or will they expand it next season? F-word 15 yards S-word 10 yards "damn, I almost caught it".....5-yards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryceb07 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Yea really the NFL needs to chill out. I loved watching the endzone dances. It's bad enough they completely took those away. But giving people hugs I mean come on! Oh and by the way .... HAIL TO THE REDSKINS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsOrlando Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I almost broke my tv on that penalty, soon enough after scoring a touchdown you'll have to apologize to the opposing team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibrahim Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I almost broke my tv on that penalty, soon enough after scoring a touchdown you'll have to apologize to the opposing team. Nice one :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottnSharrer Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Yea really the NFL needs to chill out. I loved watching the endzone dances. It's bad enough they completely took those away. But giving people hugs I mean come on!Oh and by the way .... HAIL TO THE REDSKINS If you are referring to the one yesterday in the Skins game after the fumble, that penalty was because with it being a fumble and the play being dead before he reached the endzone, it was excessive celebration of a fumble recovery. YOu can not, and have not been allowed in a long time to celebrate fumbles, ints, ect that is why they were penalized, but yes, the penalty is a little much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Excessive celebration penalties are all part of the No Fun League for years now. It's just getting worse each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 What's scary is, even Deion, on NFL Network, said "Come on man, that ain't nuthin' but a hug, you gotta let 'em do dat" or something to that effect. Most every analyst I heard agreed that was a BS call. I'm sure the league will take note of that and you likely won't see it called again. It really is getting to be the "No Fun League". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeThreeKingsRuleU Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I hear that, and did anyone see Reggie Williams get carried off on somebodies shoulders after his first touchdown? That would qualify as two team members celebrating in unison would it not? I know both teams got pretty favorable calls, but remain consistant at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgitta Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 What kills me is it's 15 YARDS!! Hell, why not make it opponent automatically gets it in the red zone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 So what I don't understand is this. The game is for the fans. Fans hate these celebration rules. Seems like they ought to accomodate their customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan51 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 There was no cause for the penalty. Moss simply got excited about scoring. Nothing wrong with that. The NFL is going too far, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morneblade Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 What's scary is, even Deion, on NFL Network, said "Come on man, that ain't nuthin' but a hug, you gotta let 'em do dat" or something to that effect. Most every analyst I heard agreed that was a BS call. I'm sure the league will take note of that and you likely won't see it called again. It really is getting to be the "No Fun League". I dunno what is scary about Deion saying that, considering he was one of hte guys that started taking the old fashioned, real celebrations and ditching that for crap he worked on during the week. Guy was one of the biggest "look at me" players, ever. But this celebration stuff is officially out of hand. The league needs to get a grip and let a guy enjoy the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWP Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Did anyone see Reggie Williams get carried off on somebodies shoulders after his first touchdown? That would qualify as two team members celebrating in unison would it not? I know both teams got pretty favorable calls, but remain consistant at least... Yep, I noticed that too, and immediately thought about the refs not calling it both ways. I was too busy high-fiving my friends to see the celebration that the Skins got called for early, but I can't imagine it was worse than someone being carried off the field. And whoever questioned the dance that Stroud and whoever did after the fumble, I don't think that's what the original poster was referring to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggorules Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 These panalties are getting ridiculous. What's the harm in celebrating a touchdown regardless of the number of people celabrating? I don't even see the harm in taunting.....I mean we are talking about football here, not pre-school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgitta Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 Good old days. When you were allowed to be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Coordinated celebrations are one thing (I guess) but hugging another player who just scored? How is that a coordinated anything? Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see anything worth flagging, even within the context of the existing rules. Pretty terrible call if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieFlatline Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 While I don't agree with it, I don't think it was the hug that made them call excessive celebration. On one tv replay I saw Moss crossing his arms and posing and then Portis ( I think it was him) walked up, crossed his arms and posed. Pretty weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborneskins Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Just to play Devils Advocate... Aren't professional atheletes supposed to be professional? Is acting a fool (no matter how funny it is) being professional? I'm just sayin' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan035 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Personally I think there ought to be an award for the most original endzone celebration at the end of the season. These penalties are unnecessary and unwarranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWP Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I understand your point, but I don't think high-fiving or hugging a teammate after a touchdown is acting like a fool. Using props or doing something that is obviously choreagraphed is one thing, but being excited and taking two seconds to show it is not worthy of a taunting penalty... :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgitta Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 Aren't professional atheletes supposed to be professional? Is acting a fool (no matter how funny it is) being professional? Why, because you're paid to do something, you can no longer enjoy it? Actors are professional too, yet they explode into tears on winning an oscar. Is that being unprofessional? Is this a football game or a board meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4481 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Yea this **** is getting on my nerves. Whats wrong with those old farts being so god damn uptight? They seriously need to take the sticks out their asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4481 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Steve Czaban also had a good idea. Have a special box where a player can go there after the play and celebrate for 10 seconds. That box would be sponsored by some company so the NFL would be making a lot of money. If anyone remember the MTV specials they had a few years back(I think it was called Rock N Jock) where they played flag football, they had something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softballer Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 New manlaw proposal : the officials get beer fines for lame ass calls such as the Moss celebration call. :dallasuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I hear that, and did anyone see Reggie Williams get carried off on somebodies shoulders after his first touchdown? That would qualify as two team members celebrating in unison would it not? I know both teams got pretty favorable calls, but remain consistant at least... Yep I notice dthis too. I EXPLODED at my TV when I saw that. Total crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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