I agree, but I understand where they are coming from.
They want a family-friendly product, and they're worried about the potential of some player doing a machine gun dance and then making a police officer gesture.
And then there will be the groups that believe it depicts Native Americans as being violent or something. So they're just trying to nip it in the bud.
We had a friend over last night who was watching the game with us and he looked at me stunned when he saw that penalty. When Norman first did it, he laughed and said "Isn't that Usain Bolt's move!" and we chuckled. He isn't a Football fan (more soccer for him) but he was incredulous when the penalty was flagged.
I kinda get why they do it, but it's political correctness gone mad in my view. Maybe I'm just getting old. LOL
Those Unsportsmanlike Conduct fouls, to me anyway, should be called when the player is taunting the opposition. Not simply celebrating. Norman didn't look to be doing it in anyones face or trying to incite a fight. Not like Richburg last week who was caught literally shouting in our guys face.
And this is a Usain Bolt thing, he does it all the time in Athletics and honestly is there a more benign and family friendly sport than track and field?
Watching him do it in Athletics and it becoming his trademarked move (so to speak. Google Usain Bolt and of teh first 28 images, 12 of them are him in that pose!) throws into sharp relief how bad this 'No fun' policy in the NFL is.
I know there's a difference between that and Football, which is a team sport with many athletes on either side, some with fiery competitiveness, and when games go south tempers flare. I get that. But I do feel like this rule should be policed with some common sense. I'd rather that the Refs were given some discretion with this. If it's a blatant attempt to rile up the opposition, gloating and taunting... then throw the flag. If not then don't.
Maybe that's too hard to police, but I hate this zero tolerance crap.
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