Roger Goodell.
This guy kills me. I sometimes try to think about what goes through his head, but then I realize he doesn't think!
First off excessive celebration penalties. The commissioner is taking the fun and celebration out of football. There is nothing fun about scoring, handing the ball to the ref, running to the sideline, and sipping Gatorade into you go back on the field again.This is my problem. A guy worked his whole life to play in the NFL. He finally gets there and does very well in what he does. And then he does something not a whole lot of other people do, such as score on a 60 yard punt return, or make a game saving interception, anything of that nature. He does that chest bumps his teammates because hes happy for his team and what he has done, and then BOOM. There is that little piece of yellow cloth. That little piece of yellow cloth that those striped shirt guys use to annoy fans, players, coaches, owners.....everyone!!! 15 yard penalty for celebrating with your teammates. Now there is a big big difference in celebrating with your teammates and celebrating over your opponent. i don't support that. But if your chest bumping your teammates, high fiving them, saluting the crowd, whats wrong with that? NOTHING. Next point.
Fines. When a defensive ends rushes a QB he doesn't think about where he hits the QB he thinks about how he is going to hit the QB. Sometimes when you don't get to him the defensive end might want to just "let the QB know he is there" and tap the back of his helmet FINE!!!! These days you cant do that! You literally cant touch the QB. While people like Hines Ward are out there breaking jaws, if you even bump a Tom Brady wrong you might as well sign a $50,000 check to Commissioner Goodell himself. And not only that they're starting to move these fines to "defenseless receivers". Come on now. Whoever makes these rules needs to pick up their lipstick and hop on out of here. A receiver is supposed to be scared to run across the middle, that's when safety's will light you up, make you wish you were at home making cookies with your mommy, make you think your on a beach with a really bright sun. That's supposed to happen. That's football. But if you do that. FINE. And that is stupid.
Overall I just don't like the guy, hes not fun, this is supposed to be fun. football is fun. but if we're not seeing big hits, celebrations (everyone liked Steve Smith/T.O./Ochocinco's celebrations!) and all that fun stuff people will stop watching! Get you act together Mr. Commisioner!!!
Don't be hatin on my boy Hines!! haha
ReplyDeleteI honestly disagree with both of your points. First, every time someone scores it is because of 10 other guys helping them score. When one guy draws attention to himself he is saying that he is better than everyone else on that field and that he is the greatest. That's crap. It's a team sport. Act like you've been there before. Notice that the Bengals did remarkably better once the two cancers (ochocinco and TO) were benched. How many catches did Randy Moss make this year? What happened to Tennessee once he got there? That's right. They lost almost every game. The league is better off without them. If I'm ever blessed with a son, I will make sure that he conducts himself like Wes Welker, Danny Woodhead, Reggie Wayne, Blair White, Matt Ryan, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning. Those guys are class individuals. And they win championships.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the hits go, all I can say is it is about time somebody reigns in the game. The number of serious injuries is increasing exponentially, and most of it can be attributed to the glorification of illegal hits by shows such as SportsCenter. By taking the focus off of quality play and focusing on the hard hits, the media is encouraging the current players (and future players) to focus on illegal hits. One of the fundamental rules of tackling is keep your head up. My high school coach was terrible, but he at least preached that every practice. When you put your head down you are placing the person you are hitting, as well as yourself, at a greater risk of injury. You're also less likely to make the tackle. But there is that chance that you'll make it on SportsCenter. Give me a break. Grow up and play like a man.
What it comes down to is I applaud Goodell. He's trying to keep the NFL from becoming the NBA, in other words a crap-fest that isn't worth watching.