Once again no consistency to the celebration rule

[Michael]

Parker (Steelers) gets a TD. Use the football like a basketball passing it under his legs and then shoots the ball like a basketball to the hoop and no flag for excessive celebration. Hey, I love the celebrating and wish they never penalized for it but, THEY DO. There is just absolutely NO consistency with the rule.

 

[stinkypete]

I thought the same thing. If shooting the football like it is a basketball isn't using it as a prop, then what is?

 

[Metaphors]

I thought the same thing. If shooting the football like it is a basketball isn't using it as a prop, then what is?

Once again this is a league over-reaction to the Patriots' success.

 

[aluminum seats]

Once again this is a league over-reaction to the Patriots' success.

That's a great clip!

But yeah, what an AWFUL rule.....seriously, let the players do whatever they want. Some will be classy, some funny, whatever. If a guy goes over the top, leave it to the other team to try and knock his block off.

 

[WhiZa]

There are certain rules that the league will to call more strictly then others. Like the no spiking the ball, beside during a TD, rule. They called it a bunch of times last year, not at all this year.

We all know these rules are a joke, and so do the refs that's why they are so inconsistent.

 

[chech1965]

Parker (Steelers) gets a TD. Use the football like a basketball passing it under his legs and then shoots the ball like a basketball to the hoop and no flag for excessive celebration. Hey, I love the celebrating and wish they never penalized for it but, THEY DO. There is just absolutely NO consistency with the rule.

I said the same thing when Clarke did it...passed the ball through his legs like a basketball right in front of the ref and nothing. The week before, the Pat gets flagged for putting the ball under his shirt.

 

[tombonneau]

He should have been flagged and will likely be fined $10k for using the ball as a prop. Another Steeler who can be expecting a letter from the Commish is Lamar Woodely. His excessively violent sack of Rivers where he whips him to the turf will net a fine (though didn't get a flag). This play was literally exactly like a sack he did earlier in the year on Jason Campbell that didn't get a flag but got a fine.

 

[chech1965]

He should have been flagged and will likely be fined $10k for using the ball as a prop.

Clarke wasn't fined.

 

[tombonneau]

Clarke wasn't fined.

But Parker actually shot the ball like a basketball, which is what I think will draw the fine. (Unless Clarke did the the same thing; but I think just moving the ball through your legs is much different than actually "shooting" it).