"Hand grenade" Celebration

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

What if A88 just throws the grenade and no one goes down? Is that still a flag? Where do you draw the LINE!!!!

If A88 just throw a grenade and nobody fell down I probably wouldn't know it was a hand grenade. Take a knee to pray real quick is not an unsporting act IMO! We all must dry our own lines in the sand.

[bigjohn]

The rule has nothing to do with sporting act, it is about drawing attention to oneself!

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

The rule has nothing to do with sporting act, it is about drawing attention to oneself!

IMO this is getting pretty ticky-tack. We don't want to over-officiate.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

The rule has nothing to do with sporting act, it is about drawing attention to oneself!

Unless the player thinks he's god (which is not entirely out of the question), he's not trying to draw attention to himself.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Unless the player thinks he's god (which is not entirely out of the question), he's not trying to draw attention to himself.

Why's he doing it then? Does he really think that if he waits to thank God in private, that God won't notice or realize he's referring to the TD he just scored? It is ABSOLUTELY trying to draw attention to himself.

[Welpe]

Thanks Tanner.

[bkdow]

So we are going to question a religious act? Next will we bring race into it? A choregraphed celebration is not a spontaneous celebration....15 yards USC.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bkdow

So we are going to question a religious act? Next will we bring race into it? A choregraphed celebration is not a spontaneous celebration....15 yards USC.

I think you're taking this backward. The religious act as stated is obviously choreographed, and not spontaneous... That doesn't (in my book) make it illegal ... so it's not the choreography or lack of spontaneity that makes the first post illegal - it's the fact that he involved teammates in this choreography.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Why's he doing it then? Does he really think that if he waits to thank God in private, that God won't notice or realize he's referring to the TD he just scored? It is ABSOLUTELY trying to draw attention to himself.

It is our job to judge each act on its own merits...I don't think we can lump all situations after touchdowns into one category.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Why's he doing it then? Does he really think that if he waits to thank God in private, that God won't notice or realize he's referring to the TD he just scored? It is ABSOLUTELY trying to draw attention to himself.

Then flag it. Who cares what you do, but EVERYONE ELSE is not.

Peace

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

We all must dry our own lines in the sand.

That's my thought (well, I used "draw" in my thought, but still...). Sometimes, you just have to officiate. :shrug: