are current nfl celebration rules too restrictive?
953441
I believe so... You gotta let these guys have some fun... Maybe Terrell Owens was tired after scoring and just needed a little nap... Come on refs let the fans see the comical side of these players.....
1006261
I agree with you completely.  The NBA is soft nowadays and players get suspended for fouls that wouldn't even be considered flagrant in years past.  \n\nIt is sad.  \n\nMost analysts seem to think that the reason is twofold - 1. To prevent/lessen injury and "clean up" the physicality of the game.  In other words to stop fights and things of that nature that not only harm one's body, but can tarnish the reputation of the NBA if they happen too frequently, and 2. perhaps most importantly - the new rules allow smaller guards to penetrate for more frequently.  The reason players like Kobe are getting 81 a game is because no one can hand check them anymore, and also because a good percentage of these box scores come from free throws - everything is a foul nowadays!  \n\nIt really does weaken the game in my opinion, even though it allows quick players to show off far more.  Barkley put it well when he said anytime Tony Parker (a small point guard!) is leading the league in FG percentage (that was true at some point this year), you KNOW the league is trying to encourage that fast, penetrating style of play...Analysts frequently comment on this when explaining how players of old had a much harder time scoring 25 then players of today scoring 50.  \n\nI wish it were like that again also!
927931
Each official should have a definite and clear conception of his overall responsibility to include the intent and purpose of each rule. If all officials possess the same conception there will be a guaranteed uniformity in the administration of all contests. The restrictions placed upon the player by the rules are intended to create a balance of play, equal opportunity for the defense and the offense, to provide reasonable safety and protection, and to emphasize cleverness and skill without unduly limiting freedom of action of player or team. The primary purpose of penalties is to compensate a player who has been placed at a disadvantage through illegal act of an opponent. A secondary purpose is to restrain players from committing acts which, if ignored, might lead to roughness even though they do not affect the immediate play. To implement this philosophy, many of the rules are written in general terms while the need for the rule may have been created by specific play situations. This practice eliminates the necessity for many additional rules and provides the officials the latitude and authority to adapt application of the rules to fit conditions of play in any particular game.
32134
No, it has only been allowed since the 2001-2002 season, when they took the following determinations:\n1-Eliminated all existing illegal defense guidelines. \n2-Established a defensive 3-second rule, limiting the amount of time a defensive player may stand in the lane when he is not closely guarding someone. \n3-Reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds the amount of time a team will have to advance the ball past midcourt.\n4-Eliminated touch fouls by allowing brief contact initiated by a defensive player if it does not impede the progress of the player with the ball. \n\nHope this clarifies your doubts.
749231
No. The NFL can't "let" teams win the Super Bowl.  I know last year's Super Bowl looked fixed, but if the NFL let that happen even once, then they would be no different from pro wrestling.\n\nFor more on the Saints and the NFL, check this site out. http://factipedia.com/sportsblogs/
899662
#1 it is on SUNDAY....Hello?  NFL DAY!!\n#2 I don't like socializing with a bunch of hypocrites.
584176
It will also depend upon your league-I just reviewed some of the rules on website below, but generally speaking these are them...have fun. \n\nblessings
88591
It's a tradition that goes back to the earliest days of the NFL.  It's very fashionable these days to wipe out traditions, but I think this one should stay.  Incidentally, it's fun to say that they stink every year, but it's not true.  They are 5-5 in the last 10 Thanksgiving Day games.
921965
I'm one of those obsessed fans who spends all day tracking some sport in some manner. I think there are a lot of answers to this question. But I feel that one of the best arguments are that it's traditional. We pass things on from generation to generation. I live in Massachusetts, and one of the first things I bought my son was a red sox outfit! When I was growing up, I watched my father and wanted to be like him in every way, and he was into sports as well. One of the first toys I had as a child were baseball cards, and I looked up their value religously. I think another argument could be the entertaining value. Men tend to like fast action and quick information, men are also competitive in nature. I personally can't compete with these players, although deep down I think I can for some reason, so, I root for a team instead. Sometimes I latch onto certain players who have a style like me, and it's comforting thinking that it could be me out there on the field, and I hope for that player to do well. Watching football on sunday is the ultimate feel good experience. There's nothing more exciting than a last minute touchdown or field goal, it could even be better than sex. It's comforting, traditional, exciting, cheerleaders, food, and BEER! I could keep going....
893603
illegal touching on the punter
26923
None. There is a minimum age for the NFL. I don't know exactly what it is, but I believe it is in the low 20's.
92459
Fans do not have a right to express everything they feel, especially if it leads to violence. Throwing objects that hit players or rioting is unacceptable. So, at times, yes, games have to be played behind closed doors to punish clubs whose fans behave in an unacceptable way.
106196
Playing too much football or even watching it can lead to violent behavior such as having a short fuse to fighting for no reason due to others reaction to a penalty or touchdown. Just an opinion on a negative aspect.
1078109
Some of this has already been addressed:\n\n1.  Down by contact in the NFL; down if knee touches in college.\n2.  Pass interference is a spot foul in the NFL; in college, it's a spot foul up to 15 yards.\n3.  No 2-minute warning in college football.\n4.  No 5-yard illegal contact rule in college football.\n5.  Receiver must have 2 feet down in the NFL and catches count if the receiver is pushed out of bounds but would have come down in bounds; in college, only have to get one foot down but defender can push receiver out of bounds to make pass incomplete.\n6.  Overtime rules are vastly different.  In pros, play is as in regulation with the first team scoring winning; if no one scores in 15 minutes, the game ends in a tie.  In college, each team is given one possession from the opponent's 25 yard line.  If the score is still tied, it continues until there is a difference.  Beginning with the third OT, teams must go for 2 point conversion after a TD.\n7.  Goal posts are wider in college than in the pros, and the hash marks are not lined up with the goalposts (they are wider).
974405
Illegal Substitution: It's illegal to break the huddle with 12 players. This happens from time to time if a player comes into the game without properly informing the player he's replacing. \n\nIllegal Motion: A reciver or back is allowed to be in motion prior to the snap as long as he isn't moving towards the line of scrimmage. When he is, illegal motion is called.
939683
I could do without the reporters on the field and their driblets. As far as the dancing and celebrations go, I would love to see those fags get blindsided by a linebacker while they are doing the chicken dance in the end zone. I think it would be worth the 15 yards assessed on the kickoff.
363468
NO WAY.\n\nWhat people fail to understand is that the NFL is the standard for football, not the college game.  Sudden Death overtime is a great innovation that continues to nod towards the ramped up difficulty of the pro game.\n\nThe thing that could change is the WAY the team is chosen who gets to get the ball first.  Some feel a coin flip is too arbitrary.  How about this: take one thing from the otherwise terrible XFL...take the way they did the coin toss, called a "scramble."  Basically, they had two roughnecks to line up side-by-side 15 yards away from a ball placed at midfield.  They raced each other to the ball and whomever gained possession of it first, won possession for his team.\n\nPerhaps change the 15 to 10 and do it this way, or 5 and do it head-to-head.  Like an NFL version of a jump ball.  But other than that, KEEP SUDDEN DEATH!!!