Jerry Richardson cool with the air guitar?

[Boltergeist]

I was surprised to see it called.. was it really that over the top?

I think he still had the ball while he was doing it, and I know using the ball as a prop during a celebration was turned into a no-no a few years back.

[neverlosethefeeling]

Using the ball as a prop=penalty.

Believe the penalty was for going to the ground.

[Chaos]

Jerry was not happy. He prefers the air banjo.

[CLG]

Im not even old and i can say the NFL just aint how it used to be smh

[The_Cannon]

Believe the penalty was for going to the ground.

Yea on the broadcast they said the penalty was for dropping to the ground. Which I don't get because I'm pretty sure I've seen players drop to their knees a thousand times and I'm sure we all remember this.

[rainwater]

Thanks to the new pansy kickoff rules, it was more like a 5 yard penalty..no big deal

Actually, it's even worse this year since the kicking team can only get a 5 yard running start. This is not talked about much but is a big reason for so many kick returns the first week.

[Mr. Scot]

Wesley Walls would have been flagged for his TD celebration had the old rules been applied back then.

Hate when they act like the No Fun League.

[footballisasport]

I guess if he hadn't done it at the feet of a ref...

I thought the same thing also until I saw Matt and Mike do their celebrations in front their respective refs.

I honestly felt it was a ishy call which went in line with the many ridiculous penalties the team was getting.

[footballisasport]

Believe the penalty was for going to the ground.

Or maybe the refs in the NFL have it out for Cam cause they know he has a tendency of loving to celebrate???

Honestly it was a stupid call on the part of the ref. The fact that we're left to figure out why Cam was punished and not anyone else for their celebrations on Sunday is even more of a reason to think that the call was more implusive than warranted. Talk about treating a game like we're in the old Soviet Union.

[KSpan]

Yea on the broadcast they said the penalty was for dropping to the ground. Which I don't get because I'm pretty sure I've seen players drop to their knees a thousand times and I'm sure we all remember this.

The rules changed around 2007 or so, likely in direct response to the antics of Smitty, Ochocinco, and TO that year. Lame.

[jtm]

When Smith was at his best he was having fun in the endzone. I say bring the fun back take the penalties and say fug it. If we had a defense like a honey badger the 15 yard penalty would mean nothing.

Football is a game of inches. I am all about having fun, but you can't get 15 yard penalties.

[neverlosethefeeling]

Or maybe the refs in the NFL have it out for Cam cause they know he has a tendency of loving to celebrate???

Honestly it was a stupid call on the part of the ref. The fact that we're left to figure out why Cam was punished and not anyone else for their celebrations on Sunday is even more of a reason to think that the call was more implusive than warranted. Talk about treating a game like we're in the old Soviet Union.

Not going to touch this one. I don't see any part of the rule regarding touchdown celebrations that suggests the refs' call was wrong. There are a ton of calls that are subject to the refs' judgment; I don't see that as one of them.

[chef17]

Or maybe the refs in the NFL have it out for Cam cause they know he has a tendency of loving to celebrate???

Honestly it was a stupid call on the part of the ref. The fact that we're left to figure out why Cam was punished and not anyone else for their celebrations on Sunday is even more of a reason to think that the call was more implusive than warranted. Talk about treating a game like we're in the old Soviet Union.

You really should learn football considering your user name.

Not going to touch this one. I don't see any part of the rule regarding touchdown celebrations that suggests the refs' call was wrong. There are a ton of calls that are subject to the refs' judgment; I don't see that as one of them.

It wasn't a judgment call at all. The rule says if you drop to a knee you get flagged. Cam clearly dropped to a knee therefore he deserved to get flagged. TO was flagged some year because he dropped to a knee and took a track stance. There are plenty rules that aren't clear and left up to the refs. That one isn't.

[RSXNova]

Im glad Cam got it out of his system. Now he can act like he has been there before.