Plax gives the Birds a wake up call?

[Rome]

You don't need to have diarrhea of the mouth to be a badass.  Reggie White was one of the fiercest dudes ever to play the game yet he never saw the need to talk shtein.  He went out and beat your ass on the field.  In short, he let his play do the talking for him.

To me, that's one of the biggest problems facing our society in general these days.  Too many big mouths talking shtein instead of working their asses off to be the best at whatever they do.  Athletes are no different in that regard.

[methdeez]

You don't need to have diarrhea of the mouth to be a badass.  Reggie White was one of the fiercest dudes ever to play the game yet he never saw the need to talk shtein.  He went out and beat your ass on the field.  In short, he let his play do the talking for him.

To me, that's one of the biggest problems facing our society in general these days.  Too many big mouths talking shtein instead of working their asses off to be the best at whatever they do.  Athletes are no different in that regard.

Do you really think that is one of the biggest problems facing our society today? Have you ever read a newspaper that wasn't USA Today?

[Quasimoto]

Not to split hairs here but Dhani is one of the best air guitarists I've ever seen.   He's nothing short of amazing.  After that seven yard gain that Betts had last week I think I saw him pull out his axe and grind out Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child".  Impressive!

[Rome]

You don't need to have diarrhea of the mouth to be a badass.  Reggie White was one of the fiercest dudes ever to play the game yet he never saw the need to talk shtein.  He went out and beat your ass on the field.  In short, he let his play do the talking for him.

To me, that's one of the biggest problems facing our society in general these days.  Too many big mouths talking shtein instead of working their asses off to be the best at whatever they do.  Athletes are no different in that regard.

Do you really think that is one of the biggest problems facing our society today? Have you ever read a newspaper that wasn't USA Today?

When style is more important than substance, it's a telltale sign that something is fundamentally wrong.  At least from my perspective.

[BlueHeart]

That's why we were talking about the trash talkers that also bring it on the field. But, everyone has their own view on the matter, just like celebrations. Some people have that "Act like you've been there before" attitude and some of us have that "Hell, if I'm dancing, why can't he?", but, that's another subject... and if I get ranting on that I'll be here a while. LOL

[PhilLeeD]

Si Andy Reid tuvo cualquier huevo, él llevaría esas hachas y las guitarras de los jugadores hasta que ellos empezaran palying coherentemente.

Pero, esto es América y nosotros tenemos la libertad de expresión y la expresión...

[Diomedes]

show off

[PhilLeeD]

show off

Did you understand what I was saying?  Pretty Funny, I thought...
Anyway, I wouldn't care what players say or how they celebrate.  I don't like the new rules about celebrations.  As long as the players are understandable and don't do anything vulgar or inappropriate and don't cause the game ot be delayed.

But, if they aren't playing well then they should lose their guitar, axe, ballet, sharpie priviledges until they deserve them.  Damn Kids!

[BlueHeart]

No doubt, PLD.

You know things are out of hand when a player gets flagged for excessive celebration for putting the ball under his jersey, after a TD run, and rubbing it, as a message to his pregnant wife at home. 

[Diomedes]

farg his pregnant wife at home.  Celebrations are low class.  It's a team game.  And there are people watching.  Show some sportsmanship by celebrating after the game, in private.

How the hell are you supposed to teach kids not to act like iceholes when they score in pee-wee league if the guys you're watching on Saturday and Sunday act like dicks?

[Rome]

My buddy coaches in a pee wee league in New Jersey and he suspended one of his players for a game for celebrating after a touchdown.  He was dancing like Deion Sanders and after the kid came off the field he was told to sit down and not say another word.

After the game, the kid's father came out of the stands and started giving my buddy shtein for sitting the kid.  Nevermind the fact that his 8 year-old child was showboating and showing up the other team.  That didn't matter to this idiot.  Nope, his precious child sitting down and being taught a lesson about sportsmanship was the problem.

That's what I was referring to earlier.  It's a fundamental problem in our society when children start to emulate the worst behavior of adults and that's what's happening in sports and to a larger extent in real life itself.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The parents are problems too. I stopped coaching baseball because of the parents

[Rome]

The parents are problems too. I stopped coaching baseball because of the parents

Same for me in basketball.  Parents were giving me shtein because I was playing all the kids on the team instead of their little superstars.  The fact that it was nothing more than a beginners recreation league had no bearing on their outrage. 

They wanted their children to win the trophies at the end of the year and anything less was unacceptable.

Unreal.

[Sgt PSN]

How the hell are you supposed to teach kids not to act like iceholes when they score in pee-wee league if the guys you're watching on Saturday and Sunday act like dicks?

 Like you care about kids.    Ohhhhhh, that's a good one.  

What I do think is bogus is the rule limiting celebrations to the individual who scored.  The league actually has a rule in place that prohibits the rest of the team from celebrating with the player who scored.  Way to enforce the team concept NFL.  

And the other thing that makes no sense about it is that it is only the player who scored that can do the celebrating.  So if a Garcia throws a td pass to Stallworth, Stallworth is allowed to dance in the endzone but Garcia can't.  Why?  Don't both players get credit for the TD?  

[Diomedes]

I don't give a farg about kids, nothing I've said here contradicts that.  I DO care about people behaving in a civilized, respectful manner, and that means teaching kids (among other things) good sportsmanship.  Hard to get the message accross to them when we're busy idolizing shteinbags on TV who do exactly what we're telling the kids NOT to do.