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I'd never seen refs interrupt celebrations until this year when they started getting in Hunter's way. They didn't throw the flag, but made it a point to try and stop things. That stopped eventually (I bet something was said), but this team is definitely not loved by the zebras despite playing mostly clean hard football.
I agree that taking the points off is just a dumb part of the rule. When I first happened I figured 15 yard penalty on the kickoff.
One happened during the course of a play, the other didn't. The TD being taken back was no different than a holding call keeping a TD off of the board.
Rules are pretty clear
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Yeah. The inconsistency in officiating and application of the rules is really frustrating. That said, I, personally, don’t like taunting and don’t like seeing our players do it. But the severity of the penalty is over the top. It should be along the lines of “first offense - warning”, “second offense - 5 yards,” etc. And it should never take a score off the board. That’s ridiculous.
I disagree. One is interfering with the play (holding), the defense could have made a play but was held. The other is a gesture that is hardly taunting. Get better, tackle him.
Per the rules it literally doesn't matter - people need to stop ignoring the rules at play here whether you agree with them or not
Rules can be changed. This may be a rule, sure, but I routinely go 1-9mph over the speed limit on the highway and do not get a ticket. Why? Because it’s pretty lame.
Irrelevant to the call against Horn & the rules as they stand
They’ll change this rule in a few years likely. Rules change. In the meantime it was the interpretation by the ref and within the rules. But we’ve seen the peace out sign not be called. So, not irrelevant.
Consistency is the key. I saw it twice this weekend and neither was called. One, in fact, was a peace sign in the face of a defender by a Pitt TE 5 yards from the end zone. Referee standing right there. It was blatant, yet no call. Only difference on the play?
It's a taunting penalty per the rules & since it happened during the course of a play the TD was called back - this is the rule.
We get it. We’re saying it’s a rule that should be looked at to see if the penalty is what it should be. Well, the royal we. Er…I.
Screaming racism at every turn is a really dumb lookConsistency is the key. I saw it twice this weekend and neither was called. One, in fact, was a peace sign in the face of a defender by a Pitt TE 5 yards from the end zone. Referee standing right there. It was blatant, yet no call. Only difference on the play?
One was this guy:
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The other was this guy:
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That's fine & I don't agree with teh rule but to keep complaining about the rule being called as it is written weeks later is odd
We know, Corey. JFC!
And so does Travis.
Pretty sure HCP was so upset because he believed what that particular ref was saying to him was thinly veiled "Your players are getting too uppity."
Racists
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Oh yeah? Do you want to explain, subjectively, why it was taunting?
I think taunting is any celebration which is directed at an opposing player. At least I think that's what differentiates taunting from celebrating.
Ok- "celebration" implies intent. Prove that Horn's intent was celebration.
