Hypocrisy without apology

[Mr. Scot]

From Jonathan Jones...

Panthers safety Roman Harper makes a point of limiting opponent celebrations

 

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The Carolina Panthers signal and celebrate first downs possibly more than any other team in the NFL. But try to signal for a first down against the defense and you’ll get Roman Harper in your face.

Harper, a 10-year veteran safety, won’t allow an opponent to signal first down on him, and he’s passed that along to his fellow defensive backs.

“It’s just the fact that you don’t let people celebrate on you,” Harper said. “You don’t let people show you up and continue to build confidence like that. It’s good for them to make a big play but you’re not going to let them showboat.”

 

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There are various examples of Harper not allowing an opponent to signal first down on him this season. Usually after making a tackle following a first-down conversion, Harper will hover over the player to make sure he doesn’t point.

In Week 6 against Seattle, receiver Chris Matthews caught a 12-yard pass from Russell Wilson and was pushed out of bounds by Charles Tillman. Matthews started walking down the sideline with his chest puffed out, and Harper got in his face, put his hands on his chest and turned him around.

Matthews put both hands up and then jogged back to the huddle.

 

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Second-year safety Tre Boston remembered the first time he saw it on tape in his rookie season.

“I absolutely love it,” Boston said. “When he first incorporated that I was like right on. It’ll never happen again.”

But both players understand the inherent hypocrisy in this. Quarterback Cam Newton dabs and does a first-down signal in nearly every game in plays and the team loves it.

“I might go into somebody else’s home and go to their fridge and open up the OJ, but I’m not going to let anybody come in my home and do that,” Boston said. “We don’t allow it here.”

 

Did not know this.

Remind me: When Harper slammed into Steve Smith right after he'd scored, was that in Charlotte or New Orleans? (I'm thinking Charlotte)

[Carl Spackler]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

From Jonathan Jones...

Panthers safety Roman Harper makes a point of limiting opponent celebrations

 

 

 

 

Didn't know this.

Remind me: When Harper slammed into Steve Smith right after he'd scored, was that in Charlotte or New Orleans? (I'm thinking Charlotte)

Charlotte

I was in the end zone seats near where it went down

[Mr. Scot]

Wondering if anyone will take a negative view of this...

[CatfanMO]

 

 

[Ship]

to me, it's about the different mentalities depending on what side of the ball you're on. if you're on offense, you are gonna make back breaking plays to wear the defense down, you're gonna annoy them with your confidence and attitude. on defense, you aren't gonna take any poo from them and you're gonna blow them up every chance you get. i don't think it's hypocrisy, i think it's just what it takes to beat the opponent.

i don't fault the other team's defense for hating cam celebrating and i don't hate them for trying to make him stop. part of what cam does is get under the other team's skin and make them get a penalty. as long as we don't throw the first punch, who cares? alternatively, as long as harper keeps it within bounds and doesn't draw a penalty on himself, he should try and demoralize or limit the momentum of the other team. the hit on steve smith is an obvious example of going too far.

[Mr. Scot]

Oh, I think it's hypocrisy.  I just don't have a huge problem with it.

Given that the average sports fan loves when one of their guys does something but hates an opponent who does the exact same thing, hypocrisy kinda goes with the territory.

[rayzor]

I frigging love this.

Our game. Our rules. Home or away....we own it.

 

 

[rodeo]

It was in Charlotte, and in an interview afterword Harper said something like "You don't come into our house and celebrate like that," and we all laughed at what an idiot thing to say that was because it was in BoA.

I still think it was idiotic. I've noticed him trying to stop people from celebrating this year. It's dumb. Stop getting burned if you don't like it.

[Hotsauce]

Now cardinals gonna celebrate every 1st down to draw a flag from our guys...