<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NFL | League looking at several changes in rulesSun, 5 Mar 2006 05:43:01 -0800Bob Glauber, of Newsday, reports the NFL competition committee is reviewing the league's rule around end-zone celebrations. There is concern among committee members that these celebrations are lasting too long. Players can celebrate as long as it doesn't involve teammates, but the duration may be limited to less than what it is now. Also, there is concern about an increase in taunting incidents that are not called. The committee is also reviewing quarterback hits. There is some feeling among competition committee members that all hits below the knee on quarterbacks should be penalized. Currently, defensive players are not allowed to go directly at a quarterback's knees, but can tackle him below the knees if the defender is coming off a block. The committee is looking again at the horse-collar tackle rule and may tighten it up even more. Finally, as previously reported, the committee is looking at the "down by contact" rule and my allow replays on plays that involve a player being down by contact.</div>
It wouldnt bother me if they did away with excessive celebrations, although penalize them with hefty fines and not penalties. Because I dont want to see someone get a penalty for celebrating a TD, that would be stupid.As for the hits, unless it is endangering the players health, dont mess with it.
I don't like the excessive celebration calls, espacially in the college game, where you can hit a team w/ multiple counts of it. I remember MSU-NU game a few years back, MSU got hit w/ 2 counts of excessive celebration, pushing the PAT 30 yards back. They missed it, and ended up losing the game by 1
I don't see why they need to tighten up celebrations anymore... i don't see why they need to tighten them up as they already did. It's just having fun... that's what a GAME is for, having fun. It doesn't affect the game whatsoever... so why do they want to stop it so much?And about the horse-collar tackle, i agree. I saw it happen a couple times last season, but it was never called because they used the jersey instead of the shoulder pads. But you can still get seriously injured either way...
yea ^^^ the horse collar one was never called....and the separate rules for QBs is so dumb....Daunte Culpepper is bigger than most LBs, why should he get special treatment
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ward86 @ Mar 5 2006, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't see why they need to tighten up celebrations anymore... i don't see why they need to tighten them up as they already did. It's just having fun... that's what a GAME is for, having fun. It doesn't affect the game whatsoever... so why do they want to stop it so much?</div><span style="color:#993399">Actually it does affect the game, when a player has a convulsion after he made a tackle, despite his team being down 35-3. Instead of moving along to the next play, he has to run around like a chicken with it's head cut off, looking for a tv camera to dance in front of.</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Mar 5 2006, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ward86 @ Mar 5 2006, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't see why they need to tighten up celebrations anymore... i don't see why they need to tighten them up as they already did. It's just having fun... that's what a GAME is for, having fun. It doesn't affect the game whatsoever... so why do they want to stop it so much?</div><span style="color:#993399">Actually it does affect the game, when a player has a convulsion after he made a tackle, despite his team being down 35-3. Instead of moving along to the next play, he has to run around like a chicken with it's head cut off, looking for a tv camera to dance in front of.</span></div>I agree, i have no problem if you want to flex, or do something small when you score a TD...but the one when someone gets a sack down 21-3 and dances around like an idiot is just stupid.
^^ then that's just him being an idiot... It doesn't have nothing to do with the Chad Johnson's and Steve Smith's who dance after touchdowns and their most likely winning or had a big impact on the game.
yea when they celebrate after a 15 yard pass play when they are losing by 21 in the 4th quarter, its overboard. but celebrations on TDs that matter, those are cool...shows enthusiasm and love of the playing
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Mar 5 2006, 01:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It wouldnt bother me if they did away with excessive celebrations, although penalize them with hefty fines and not penalties. Because I dont want to see someone get a penalty for celebrating a TD, that would be stupid.As for the hits, unless it is endangering the players health, dont mess with it.</div>Ditto.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Mar 5 2006, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>yea when they celebrate after a 15 yard pass play when they are losing by 21 in the 4th quarter, its overboard. but celebrations on TDs that matter, those are cool...shows enthusiasm and love of the playing</div>THe king of that is reggie williams from the jags. He dances after every catch. I hate that guy.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bobferg @ Mar 7 2006, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Mar 5 2006, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>yea when they celebrate after a 15 yard pass play when they are losing by 21 in the 4th quarter, its overboard. but celebrations on TDs that matter, those are cool...shows enthusiasm and love of the playing</div>THe king of that is reggie williams from the jags. He dances after every catch. I hate that guy.</div>Well, when your a borderline bust, I guess you have to find a time to get in all of your celebrations.
I hate endzone celebrations. Any player that takes part in them should get fined and for extreme celebrations should be assessed with a penalty. Like Chad Johnson. For every one of his celebrations there should be a penalty. I hate that guy. That is not playing football that is showing off. Which is very wrong. If you are getting paid money to play football. Everyone is a professional. But every once in a while you get a jerk that pushes the limit and Johnson as well as TO are those jerks. I also do not like that Quarterback thing. They are looking at that rule soley because of Palmer. Nothing was wrong with that hit it was a freak accident. Now players that did nothing wrong will be penalized for doing nothing wrong? They should just get a quarterback and make him wear no pads if they want to do this and put a pink tutu on him as well. Because you can't touch him or else you will be in trouble - that is how the NFL is becoming.
i think making a penalty for ANY celebration is too fair...watching Chad Johnson do his acts, is funny, interesting. It shows how much he loves playing. He also keeps his team going with that... i think things thatrolongthe game unnecesarilymake specific fun at another playerare obscene etc
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dawgfan @ Mar 7 2006, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I hate endzone celebrations. Any player that takes part in them should get fined and for extreme celebrations should be assessed with a penalty. Like Chad Johnson. For every one of his celebrations there should be a penalty. I hate that guy. That is not playing football that is showing off. Which is very wrong. If you are getting paid money to play football. Everyone is a professional. But every once in a while you get a jerk that pushes the limit and Johnson as well as TO are those jerks. I also do not like that Quarterback thing. They are looking at that rule soley because of Palmer. Nothing was wrong with that hit it was a freak accident. Now players that did nothing wrong will be penalized for doing nothing wrong? They should just get a quarterback and make him wear no pads if they want to do this and put a pink tutu on him as well. Because you can't touch him or else you will be in trouble - that is how the NFL is becoming.</div>Well if people are as good as them, they can dance or whatever they wish.
