Leaguewide embarrassment

[SkinBasket]

I am, of course, referring to the 15 yard penalty called on Collins for his "excessive" celebration following his INT return for a TD. The commissioner needs to go fuck himself repeatedly with a cactus. At least the phantom facemask call was just a blown call. This was nothing but pure horseshit and another example of over-regulation instead of simply allowing the officials to determine what is and isn't excessive within the context of the game.

[gbpackfan]

Ya, they need to look at the celebration crap. That is so stupid. And the facemask penality was BS, but we won anyway so FUCK 'EM!

[gbgary]

not to mention swaim's catch.

[superfan]

I was too busy excessively celebrating myself to say whether or not it was a valid call.

[digitaldean]

Yes, there some bogus calls in this game. Thankfully they didn't come back to bite us. Collins' celebration was TAME compared to the BS that goes on the field of play, let alone in the endzone.

Let's hope Goodell and the competition committee clears up some of the crap like that (AFTER they get a new CBA done of course)

[Kiwon]

Another embarrassment was Goodell not recognizing (and making it seem like he didn't know) Mark Murphy's name on the grandstand when he was presenting the trophy. The guy was standing right next to him and he did not acknowledge him. Very unprofessional.

[mmmdk]

not to mention swaim's catch.

Yup, catch ! Then fumble and GB fumble recovery.

But we, Packers, are CHAMPS !

[digitaldean]

THe other embarrassment was the seating fiasco. I see some class action lawsuits vs. the NFL in this debacle.

Let us hope and pray that Dallas doesn't get to host a SB for a LONG LONG LONG time!!!

[Noodle]

I'd say the game coverage overall was an embarrassment. Fox was so busy running to the ads that we didn't get a number of key replays or game analysis. Very disappointing from a fan's perspective.

[RashanGary]

15 yard excessive celebration. Player went to ground after touch down.

I was wondering the same thing. . . WTF was that. But the whole game I never felt any weirdness in our direction. That was one bad play. A couple years ago, the 6-10 year, I seriously believed there was some sort of conspiracy. We were the most penalized team in the league and it seemed like we'd get 5 ticky tack fouls while the opposition would rip our guys down from behind and not get holding. Oh well, that got us Raji/Clay. We might not be here if not for that bad penalty year.

[pbmax]

I thought this post was going to be about Jones and Nelson's hands, but even so, I agree with it.

But dammit Tramon, get away from those punted and bouncing balls!!!

[pbmax]

I was too busy excessively celebrating myself to say whether or not it was a valid call.

It was a pretty sweet move, even if it was soccer-esque. But another case where the letter of the law disallows something very harmless. Its not like he was doing to worm in teh endzone.

[pbmax]

Another embarrassment was Goodell not recognizing (and making it seem like he didn't know) Mark Murphy's name on the grandstand when he was presenting the trophy. The guy was standing right next to him and he did not acknowledge him. Very unprofessional.

I thought he said Mark, didn't he? Murphy is on the CBA committee and used to intern for other in the NFL offices, Goodell has to know him.

[packerbacker1234]

I understand the need to control how escessive celebrations are over the course of a season. Players were taking it too far with sharpes and cell phones, and team wide celebrations waisting time.

However this is the super bowl, A Player just picked off the ball and returned it for 6. Is he not supposed to be excited? Is he, and the rest of the defense, supposed to contain themselves? He fell to both knees and opened his arms wide and looked up - and as the referee said it he got the penalty for going to the "ground" to celebrate.

I'm sorry: This is the super bowl - you do not penalize for that sort of celebration in the biggest games of their life. Sure if he "taunted" the opponent yes, penalize. But that was just a pure outburst of excitement. Let them have their fun - it's not every day a defender gets a pick six in the super bowl.

[MJZiggy]

I understand the need to control how escessive celebrations are over the course of a season. Players were taking it too far with sharpes and cell phones, and team wide celebrations waisting time.

However this is the super bowl, A Player just picked off the ball and returned it for 6. Is he not supposed to be excited? Is he, and the rest of the defense, supposed to contain themselves? He fell to both knees and opened his arms wide and looked up - and as the referee said it he got the penalty for going to the "ground" to celebrate.

I'm sorry: This is the super bowl - you do not penalize for that sort of celebration in the biggest games of their life. Sure if he "taunted" the opponent yes, penalize. But that was just a pure outburst of excitement. Let them have their fun - it's not every day a defender gets a pick six in the super bowl.

Dingdingdingdingding!!! It's the freaking Super Bowl, his first. And he scores a friggin' touchdown. Give him a few seconds to revel in it and tell him to get his ass up.