This is a direct sequel to the $10,000 Prop posted by Timbo earlier this month.
Wes Welker is from Oklahoma, where he was a high school football phenom. He played college ball for Texas Tech. He was drafted by the San Diego chargers, albeit for such brief period of time that I'm only mentioning it for the strict purpose of this post. Then, before coming to New England last year, he played three seasons for the Miami Dolphins.
What do these facts have in common?
The places mentioned sure don't offer a guy many opportunities to score touchdowns in whiteout snowy conditions. So when Welker did just that, he got caught up in the spur of the moment and committed an atrocity in the eyes of the NFL. He made a snow angel.
Four days later, it's almost old news, but I'm still pissed off about it and can't wait any longer for Timbo to vent before I proclaim, "YES. That."
So the players-safety oriented No Fun League has rules for "unsportsmanlike conduct" such as "showboating" (typically defined as honoring your wife and first born child, or making your celebrations interesting by incorporating current events -- such as TO's douchey, but totally appropriate Usain Bolt celebration), but no rule saying you can't leave the ground when spearin--err--tackling a player coming across the middle of the field? Which one is a bigger deal when it comes to something that actually matters, like player safety?
It's plain absurd. Feel free to fine somebody if they're doing legitimately stupid things, like running to the Dallas Cowboys' star after every touchdown and mocking his future team, but for the love of God, don't penalize huge, jacked guys for going to the ground and indulging in something eight year olds can do safely given a decent snowfall. The same eight year old probably wouldn't get offended if you made a snow angel after giving him a 47-7 asskicking, so I don't see what this type of thing hurts.
2 comments:
YES. That.
Wes Welker was delibrately trying to mock the Cardinals. He was taunting them. The Cardinals suck when playing in snow, Wes Welker is good at playing at playing in snow. It was a mean spirited act, and frankly, I think, warrants a suspension.
Is the NFL serious about this. LAME. Who cares?
p.s. Maybe they should go back and retroactively fine Lonnie Paxton $10,000 for his snow angel against Oakland in the 2001 playoffs, and penalize the Patriots 15 yards at the kickoff for Sunday's game agasint the Bills.
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