Bronxbomber21 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I miss the Steve Smith celebrations: Sword fighting like a Buc vs Tampa Rowing a boat like a Viking vs Minn Cleaning the football like it's a baby and throwing away the towel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY315 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDCZ2g51ouk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Thank God. About time the NFL took a stand on the important issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianb386 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 As long as The Truffle Shuffle remains legal... seriously, though, this No Fun League thing is getting out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overseas Bills Fan Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 With the Bills only being relevant for part of the season for much of the last two decades, it's really been hard to stay a fan of the NFL. This only makes it harder. http://deadspin.com/nfl-developing-new-way-to-drain-all-joy-from-sport-for-1793517847 Just put the ball down, high five your teammates and get ready for the next offensive series. Who cares about this? Showboating is pathetic and then we tell our children to display sportsmanship when the professions show none. Imagine celebrating with a dance each time you score a run in baseball, or hit a foul shot in basketball. Hockey I can understand since 9.5 out of 10 shots are usually blocked. Martin Grammatica did that crap each time he hit a kick. It's pathetic. Just put the ball down or give it to the referee, high five, and go back to the sidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 That's your personality. It happens to be mine as well but taking personalities out of football is a mistake. Making football sterile and uniform is the last thing you want to do. Football taps into something primal. Us vs. them in arguably the most violent sport on earth. If there's a place where too many rules and regulations, especially ones put in place to quash individuality were unwelcomed it would be on the gridiron. I get making the game safer, but they're almost intentionally making it less fun. That takes extraordinary ego. I love the Bills and the sport of football. But if anyone deserves a huge serving of humble pie it's the NFL. So were you OK with the throat-slitting celebration that was becoming popular among defensive players before the NFL outlawed it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa9QPSxsETI and the NFL is banning these videos... !@#$ing hell. The NFL is living up to its No Fun League moniker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Just put the ball down, high five your teammates and get ready for the next offensive series. Who cares about this? Showboating is pathetic and then we tell our children to display sportsmanship when the professions show none. Imagine celebrating with a dance each time you score a run in baseball, or hit a foul shot in basketball. Hockey I can understand since 9.5 out of 10 shots are usually blocked. Martin Grammatica did that crap each time he hit a kick. It's pathetic. Just put the ball down or give it to the referee, high five, and go back to the sidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likei've Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) So were you OK with the throat-slitting celebration that was becoming popular among defensive players before the NFL outlawed it?I wasn't aware of the rampant faux throat slit problem but no, what the heck do I care? I may be crazy but I don't love these players. We're not related and I've never worn their varsity sweater. They're entertainers to me and if they want to anger another player and get feral out there I'm all for it. People seem to think they're watching the ballet. This is the most violent sport on earth where 300 pound dudes run as hard and fast as they possibly can into people that weigh half their weight. I know what I'm watching. I know they're not actually going to take a knife and cut into another players carotid. If they're getting heated and rabid out there it's even more entertaining for me. Edited March 23, 2017 by likei've Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Watkins' Rib Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 So they are releasing a Barry Sanders highlight video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoWind Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Andre Reed has some very fun celebrations. I actually have a signed photo of him jumping like five feet into the air and spiking the ball through his outstretched legs. Looks awesome and I'm sure every single one of us old enough to watch it were screaming our heads off, People need to relax. I have that picture too! Against the Jets, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I wasn't aware of the rampant faux throat slit problem but no, what the heck do I care? I may be crazy but I don't love these players. We're not related and I've never worn their varsity sweater. They're entertainers to me and if they want to anger another player and get feral out there I'm all for it. People seem to think they're watching the ballet. This is the most violent sport on earth where 300 pound dudes run as hard and fast as they possibly can into people that weigh half their weight. I know what I'm watching. I know they're not actually going to take a knife and cut into another players carotid. If they're getting heated and rabid out there it's even more entertaining for me. The league, however is not trying to appeal to you. They are interested in a broader swath to sell to advertisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richstadiumowner Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Nothing is worse than Ray Lewis's "Here I am dance" no unseeng that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 The NFL is a joke.....it's pathetic that they spend so much time on policing TD celebrations. It's like telling the kids they can go to the amusement park but they can't get on any of the rides. More like they can get on the rides but they can't scream or laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 You're so awesome Goodell This was likely not his idea. Start the playclock as soon as they score. You have that amount of time to 'celebrate' as you wish and get the K-team out for the XP. Easy fix. Teams that are up will be happy to burn clock celebrating. Still better than the Bills releasing a handbook on vaginal maintenance. There's a Sammy reference in there somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likei've Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) The league, however is not trying to appeal to you. They are interested in a broader swath to sell to advertisers.I'm not entirely sure about that. I think that was true but it seems this year they're listening to the true fans and taking steps in the right directions. The NFL was obsessed with getting the casual fan when they had a viable base all along. A rabid, continually breeding fanbase. With the dipping numbers it seems they're finally willing to work with us. They're going to be less strict on celebrations, and they're really getting on the networks for excessive ad time. It's about time they cater to us, no other sport in the US was even close in enjoying the success the NFL was and all they cared about was getting news fans. The old fans spoke in the one way they'd understand and at least for the moment it seemed to work. Edited March 23, 2017 by likei've Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bomb Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) Really? You watch less football because of Td celebrations? I call Bologna! Bologna!!!!! The "me" generation of players plus the marketing machine the NFL has become are both huge turn-off's. When a player is doing a sack dance or some stupid TD celebration I'm either changing the channel or blasting past it on the DVR, same as I do for commercials... Throw in the replay garbage, and the NFL is almost unwatchable these days. Edited March 23, 2017 by T-Bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I'm not entirely sure about that. I think that was true but it seems this year they're listening to the true fans and taking steps in the right directions. The NFL was obsessed with getting the casual fan when they had a viable base all along. A rabid, continually breeding fanbase. With the dipping numbers it seems they're finally willing to work with us. They're going to be less strict on celebrations, and they're really getting on the networks for excessive ad time. It's about time they cater to us, no other sport in the US was even close in enjoying the success the NFL was and all they cared about was getting news fans. The old fans spoke in the one way they'd understand and at least for the moment it seemed to work. Now if we can get them to be less strict on the defense (holding, illegal contact, PI, roughing the passer) it would be exponentially better to watch but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Nothing is worse than Ray Lewis's "Here I am dance" no unseeng that. What the what. I've been to many Ravens games. When the announcer starts playing hot in heere by Nelly and Ray Lewis does his dance to start the game the place goes apeshhhhhht. It's really fun after 10-20 beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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