Jauronimo Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 The NFL made taunting and celebrations illegal because these things make a certain segment of our population highly uncomfortable. 2 1 1 1 1
BillsShredder83 Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Azucho98 said: What does the age of the video have to do with "why is taunting a penalty"? Clearly the reason beyond your comprehension. The NFL hasn't had a brawl problem. The video linked as supporting evidence is 30years old lol not really relevant to a rule change now
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: The NFL made taunting and celebrations illegal because these things make a certain segment of our population highly uncomfortable. But then they've relaxed the rule on celebrations, because they're popular with the fans so....
klos63 Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 9 hours ago, BillsShredder83 said: I personally think taunting looks bad for the game, but there's a line. Josh spiking the ball at the Chargers feet last year, although I loved it, penalty. Levi Wallace giving a Rick Flair Wooooooo, and a flex is weak af penalty. How about refs learn to call a Jerry Hughes holding, or to learn what the 🤬🤬🤬🤬 a catch is, before we move onto trivial things. Football is a primal highly emotional game. Hockey allows fist fights, and the NFL is flagging things that belong in the game. Goodell has continually weakened my fav product ughhhhh Hockey doesn't allow fighting, there is a penalty for it, just as there is a penalty for taunting. 1
BillsShredder83 Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, klos63 said: Hockey doesn't allow fighting, there is a penalty for it, just as there is a penalty for taunting. That penalty doesn't create a disadvantage OR ALLOW REFS TO ALTER THE GAME. This stinks of Vegas. No need to introduce another rule that they knew would be difficult to enforce evenly
Thunderstruck Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 Gotta avoid stuff like this. Think of the children... 2
WhoTom Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Thunderstruck said: Gotta avoid stuff like this. Think of the children... They should have called for a measurement on that last one. 2
Nuncha Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said: The NFL hasn't had a brawl problem. The video linked as supporting evidence is 30years old lol not really relevant to a rule change now Eliminate the taunting penalty and what will happen??? Edited September 20, 2021 by Azucho98
MJS Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 15 hours ago, Mango said: A couple things. He didn’t get up then flex. He flexed while on him. I don’t think the flag was thrown for that because it happened quick. He was flagged for being on top of him, flexing, then yelling at him while he was still on top of him. I hated the call, but it wasn’t undeserved either. That one is on Wallace not the refs I don't think taunting is that big of a deal, personally. If they want to throw flags for that stuff, whatever, but what concerns me is Wallace KNOWS that the refs are emphasizing it. He should be going out of his way to ensure that he isn't doing anything even close to taunting. He needs to be smarter and more disciplined than that, not because taunting is so horrible, but because the rules and the emphasis are so clear and it's so easy to avoid those flags. 1 1
Nuncha Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, nedboy7 said: difference is no one cares about your feelings. let’s explore this question. You go out in the street and taunt some big ass tough dudes who hit for a living and get back to us. The question was "why is taunting a penalty". I provided clear video evidence why taunting needs to be a penalty and also stated (indirectly) if you eliminate taunting you will revert to brawls on the field. So what was it you didn't understand? 1
BillsShredder83 Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 49 minutes ago, Azucho98 said: Eliminate the taunting penalty and what will happen??? They had it as far back as I can remember they just weren't calling it for ticy tacy things. The enforcement was fine before. Tyreek does a back flip in the EZ, throw the flag, if Levi freaking Wallace flexes after a big play look the other way. They draw more attention to it with the flag than letting it go
TheyCallMeAndy Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Dan Darragh said: Are they worried that someone's feelings might get hurt? Discuss. Because kids emulate what they see on the field, and parents don’t want an 8 year old ‘showing up’ another 8 year old after a big hit. That’s the best explanation I’ve heard, celebrate on the sideline. 2
Dan Darragh Posted September 20, 2021 Author Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: Because kids emulate what they see on the field, and parents don’t want an 8 year old ‘showing up’ another 8 year old after a big hit. That’s the best explanation I’ve heard, celebrate on the sideline. THIS is what's going to corrupt 8 year olds??? Kids go around singing Cardi B WAP songs and Levi getting up in someone's grill is what's going to ruin the next generation?
reddogblitz Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 I think its because they don't want after every play for the tackler or interceptor or whatever to jump up and down and get in the guys face and taunt them. Its a bad look and low class. I support them keeping it out of the game. As far as grudge matches go, do you not think week 1 vs Steelers was a grudge match? What about when we play Baltimore in a few weeks. Do you not think that will be a grudge match? 6 hours ago, Jauronimo said: The NFL made taunting and celebrations illegal because these things make a certain segment of our population highly uncomfortable. What "segment of the population" are you referring to?
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 https://www.yahoo.com/sports/nfl-twitter-taunting-penalties-titans-seahawks-002508298.html NFL Twitter is in agreement: The league's new taunting penalties are awful On Sunday, we watched a player penalized for spinning a football. And flashing the incomplete sign. And clapping. Los Angeles Chargers tight end Jared Cook got called for one over a run-of-the-mill touchdown celebration, but had that called back due to an illegal shift penalty. The worst moment, though, came during the game between the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks. With the Titans down 30-23 and driving to tie the game, Ryan Tannehill went for a deep pass to A.J. Brown that landed incomplete. Seahawks cornerback D.J. Reed, who was covering Brown, got up, flexed while looking at Brown and walked away (video above). Then he received a 15-yard penalty for taunting, moving the Titans into Seahawks territory. —————— Sound familiar?
Jauronimo Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 2 hours ago, reddogblitz said: I think its because they don't want after every play for the tackler or interceptor or whatever to jump up and down and get in the guys face and taunt them. Its a bad look and low class. I support them keeping it out of the game. As far as grudge matches go, do you not think week 1 vs Steelers was a grudge match? What about when we play Baltimore in a few weeks. Do you not think that will be a grudge match? What "segment of the population" are you referring to? The segment of the population prone to getting mortally offended by celebrations or taunting in football games and launching diatribes about a breakdown of the moral fiber of this country.
BADOLBILZ Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 Aside from perhaps actually winning SB's.......nothing creates stronger fan bonds to a team than the idea that bad officiating or the league office are out to get "us". The league doesn't intentionally set up officials to make bad calls...........but they naturally have a financial disincentive to ever perfect officiating..........a certain amount of 3rd party human error and the subsequent outrage is quite beneficial to the bottom line. No bias necessary. So rather than ask why any rule is a rule in a game with so many..........maybe ask why your team can't follow the rule or doesn't know how to put the other team in position to violate said rule?
Coach Tuesday Posted September 20, 2021 Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Jauronimo said: The NFL made taunting and celebrations illegal because these things make a certain segment of our population highly uncomfortable. If you want confirmation of this, here is what John Mara had to say. You can almost picture Ralph and Mortimer Duke saying these things… Edited September 20, 2021 by Coach Tuesday 1
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