TheDman875
Well-Known Member
I was thinking somewhere around 21-6. I knew their pass rush would give us problems, but holy shit. I don't think any NFL fan thought the game was going to come down to a goal line stance.
The taunting penalty is the stupidest penalty in all of sports. It's a man's game and if you can't handle a little taunting when you get burned then get the fuck off the field. I don't mind what Tate did. I hope he carries that confidence over to the next game and shows up another defensive backfield.
The taunting penalty is the stupidest penalty in all of sports. It's a man's game and if you can't handle a little taunting when you get burned then get the fuck off the field. I don't mind what Tate did. I hope he carries that confidence over to the next game and shows up another defensive backfield.
My biggest question in this game is how the F does a run first team only attempt 15 rushes against arguably one of the worst run defenses in the league? I'll wait for my answer.....
I'll defend whoever I want....
You can have your opinion of Tate, I will have mine.
1) This isn't some new rule that was mistakenly broken. I believe its been in the books since at least 1994. So this isn't something like the Patriots unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that ended up costing them the game against the Jets. You may not like the rule, but it has been the rule for the majority of Golden Tate's life.
2) It is not a "man's game", it's a multi-billion dollar industry that has rules of conduct on the field to protect the product and the bottom line. As stated earlier, they have had rules like this in place for decades to keep the product appealing to a wide range of fans. If you can't abide by a minimum requirement of professionalism then you have to accept that your actions may cost your team at least 15 yards.
3) What should have been a great momentum play for the Seahawks, turned into a play that made things even worse. Even the celebration of the TD was muted by the penalty. Not only that, on the sideline, Tate looked like someone who was in a timeout, instead of a guy who just had the longest play from scrimmage for the team this season. There are 53 guys on the team that give everything the can (or as much as they're asked) and Tate decided that it was all about him and whatever had been happening between him and the Rams DBs.
15 yard penalties are there for player safety. Taunting hurts NOONE unless you count feelings. Your response is typical and boring.
"We've always done it this way so no sense in changing anything."
In my opinion, the taunting penalty should go away. When you factor in "multi-bazillion dollar businesses" then you start to damage what football really is and that is a violent MAN'S game.
Way to number your responses, I'll remember to try to do that in the future....makes you look smart.
Don't defend Tate.