I guess I am
an old f—t because I am not a fan of all of this celebrating for just doing
what your being paid handsomely to do anyway! I especially abhor someone who
for instance acts like he’s just won the Super Bowl after catching a ten yard
pass when his team is down by 30 points late in the 4th qtr! Why do players
go crazy when they sack the quarterback once in 60 + plays! You don’t see the
offensive tackles celebrating by jumping up and down and flailing their arms
after each play that they prevented a sack!? Football is a team game and these
individuals who celebrate their accomplishments without recognizing what the
other ten players had to do to enable it are selfish and self-centered! I
remember back in high school when our quarterback started to become cocky about
how great he was while ignoring the offensive line that allowed him the time he
needed to complete all those passes and get all of those rushing yards! As we
all entered our senior year he was getting a lot of interest from major
universities who wanted him for their schools football team. That made his head
really swell and he went on and on about how great he was! So as we started
practice we (the O line) decided to teach him some humility! When the ball was
snapped the O line let a few of the defenders through so he didn’t have the
time he needed to complete all those passes and the holes he was used run
though unabated were gone and he looked like an also ran quarterback. This was
done during closed practices in pads, helmets and shorts so we weren’t putting
his health or any scholarships in jeopardy! It became apparent finally to him
that we were an integral part to his success! We went on to finish second in
the state championship and the quarterback did receive a scholarship! It was
nice when at the year-end banquet he recognized all of his teammates and
especially the O line for his success and he wouldn’t have received the
scholarship without them! So when the quarterback throws 50 TD’s or the running
backs and wide receivers are breaking records it should be the other 10
teammates who should be getting the rewards and recognition! I wish Joe Kleko and Mark Gastineau would
have been ejected from games for inventing the sack dance which started all of
this! “When you get into the end zone, act like
you've been there before.” — Vince Lombardi
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