Quote:I'm apparently not taking this seriously enough.  LOL.  None of this is of any importance to me, but I'll try (again) to be clear. 

 

Celebration by fans and players is part of the game. We all get that. (I hope.) Nowadays - the league has geared itself towards a bit more emphasis on entertainment over sport in my opinion. It's a business, and I get that too. I still enjoy the heck out of it.  With that in mind - it somewhat behooves players to "showboat" a bit.  The league likes it - their agents like it - and most fans like it too. It's expected. I don't cringe when I see it. I don't even think less of the player the majority of the time depending on "how far" they take basking in their moment of glory. 

 

I simply enjoy/prefer seeing guys get back to the huddle/sideline etc and keep their game face on. It's nothing more than a preference and probably a little nostalgic on my part.  There is no "standard" beyond the rules of the game - but I'm allowed my opinion. I'd love it if Allen Robinson acted like Barry Sanders when he scored - but he doesn't. I'm still a fan. It's that simple. 

 

For the record - I never join in the "move those chains" bit either. I think it's clumsy.  But it doesn't upset me in any way - just like Cam's superman deal. 

I'm not bothered by it. I just have a bit more respect for the players that don't feel the need to showboat and let their play do the talking. 

 

Yeah, I really do think that's the issue.  Some people are taking this much too seriously for their own good.  Some people aren't into what he does.  Simple as that, you don't get along with everyone in life.  Not everything needs to be over analyzed.

 

I'm sure there are many many things in my personal life that you don't like, and guess what I really don't care.  There are professional athletes that I like that do things that you probably don't like and I really don't care.  The only reason anyone cares in this instance is because its Super Bowl time and the media is going to shove it down your throat.

 

Fyi, the reason Cam Newton and most of his celebrations don't bother me are because most of them seem to be off the cuff and not rehearsed.  There are some where he holds it a bit too long and it becomes more of a me moment than anything, but you can see past that because you can tell he's having fun.  Many of the guys that get a first down (mostly receivers) are doing it to rub it in the db's face, its calculated and rehearsed.  As far as the fans....its normal people with every day lives letting go for three hours.  I'm sure you can look in the stands of any Jaguar game and see drunk idiots everywhere and say they aren't classy.

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