"Hand grenade" Celebration

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

as is taking a knee to pray and pointing a finger to the sky!

The difference is not the choreography, but the fact that multiple players were involved in the skit in the first situation.

Now ... here's where I'm going to get blasted, but I'm prepared.

Honestly, every time I see someone do the pray and point thing, I'm thinking the guy is a showboat. Look at me! I'm religious! A truly humble man would not do this. Like God is the reason he scored. Give me a break - what about the equally religious safety you just toasted. God favors you over him? Like Don Henley says,

"And we pray to our Lord, who we know is American. He reigns from on high. He speaks to us through middlemen and he shepherds his flock. We sing out and we praise his name. He supports us in war; he presides over football games."

Ludicrous. And the praying and pointing is just another version of "Look at me"

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

The difference is not the choreography, but the fact that multiple players were involved in the skit in the first situation.

Now ... here's where I'm going to get blasted, but I'm prepared.

Honestly, every time I see someone do the pray and point thing, I'm thinking the guy is a showboat. Look at me! I'm religious! A truly humble man would not do this. Like God is the reason he scored. Give me a break - what about the equally religious safety you just toasted. God favors you over him? Like Don Henley says,

"And we pray to our Lord, who we know is American. He reigns from on high. He speaks to us through middlemen and he shepherds his flock. We sing out and we praise his name. He supports us in war; he presides over football games."

Ludicrous. And the praying and pointing is just another version of "Look at me"

I will agree that some might just be doing it to showboat, but what about the kid that is truley religious (Time Tebow type)? That is a slippery slope that I don't want to go down.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

I will agree that some might just be doing it to showboat, but what about the kid that is truley religious (Time Tebow type)? That is a slippery slope that I don't want to go down.

It's not really a slippery slope. I'm still not flagging it anyway. I'm just thinking showboat.

I probably don't flag the choreographed grenade either until his teammates join in.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

It's not really a slippery slope. I'm still not flagging it anyway. I'm just thinking showboat.

I probably don't flag the choreographed grenade either until his teammates join in.

I am fine with "you" doing that...that is "your" line in the sand. My line is just a few miles right of yours.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

I am fine with "you" doing that...that is "your" line in the sand. My line is just a few miles right of yours.

I kind of thought we were mostly in agreement until this one. How does my line differ from yours?

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I kind of thought we were mostly in agreement until this one. How does my line differ from yours?

It doesn't, just trying to lighten the mood a bit.