09-20-2021, 07:42 PM
(09-20-2021, 06:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I don't think it is that big of an issue, but I understand why the NFL wants to keep a lid on taunting. They want to project more of a mature image.
And employers are allowed to make rules regarding their employees behavior on the job. I could see a lawyer getting disciplined harshly for taunting an opposing attorney in the courtroom after a favorable ruling.
I know football is not like any job in the real world, but I still don't like taunting. I am kind of "middle of the road" on the "personal expression" issue in sports. I accept a lot more "celebration" than a lot of people like, but I don't like taunting. It seems childish to me. I understand teenagers getting into it, but it looks silly with grown men. They are not out in the street where anyone is going to get their ass kicked. So it doesn't look "tough". It just looks like a bunch of peacocks playing to the crowd.
Aren’t these guys entertainers though? I enjoy the rough mentality that some defenses have, and barking at other players is commonplace out there. The Vonn Bell penalty was absurd imo, guys should be able to talk trash to each other….
All I know is that old vets of the 60s and 70s are laughing at how dumb this has become. Much of their game was based around intimidation. The HoF is built around guys who were known to strike fear into their opponents during the play and after… Rivalry games especially should have a little grit to them IMO.
