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If I were a coach in the NFL and I saw my running back or receiver slow down as they were crossing the end zone to be “cool” or “cute” the way the Chargers did today twice, I would have slapped that clown upside the head like a little bitch and said “Don’t you ever, EVER slow down on your way to the end zone…EVER.” I’d do the same thing with a batter slowing up at 1st base because he sees the shortstop field it and it seems an easy out. One never knows, and they have a job to do. It’s not like they’re working for minimum wage ya know.

To be fair, I was yelling the same thing at the Packers defense when they slowed up twice because an Eagles offensive player “looked” like he was going to score. If you’re close enough to dive, you may decide not to dive and I can respect that, but putting on the brakes well before the play is done is inexcusable.

On another subject, I was watching some college games today (I didn’t get to see Thursday’s sweet ass-whuppin’ UT put on A&M yet again) while cleaning up, and I noticed something was pleasantly missing: celebrating after every play. Useless celebrations after every play has long been a pet peeve of mine. If a defensive tackle flattens the quarterback on a sack, you betcha he’s gonna get up and pump his fist–that’s a special play. If a cornerback plucks a pass for an interception, runs, gets tackled and starts jumping up and down celebrating on his way back to the sideline, that’s expected. But when a wide receiver catches a normal pass or a running back picks up 5 yards, or a cornerback intereferes with a throw to his covered man, or special teams kick return unit stops the returner at the 30, that’s their job. That’s just another down, another good play. It doesn’t deserve a frickin’ pantomime of God-knows-what kind of epileptic contortions. Line up, get ready for the next play, and take your Dilantin if you have to.