Merged: Why Booker got penalized for the TD celebration

[fin-atic]

Celebration Penalty

Someone tell me how Booker gets a flag, and Chad Johnson is allowed to carry on 10 times worse??

More NFL refs in the Patsies pockets.

 

[ether79]

I was shocked at that penalty. I don't see how that gets flagged and all this other crap is allowed.

 

[Jaj]

Ya that was extremely stupid.

 

[BigDogsHunt]

I have never seen a ref throw a flag for "unsportsmanlike" when a player that just scored simply hands the ball to the ref.

Act like you expected to get in the endzone and you dont come of like a fool that gets called for celebrating.

 

[retired opfinistic]

The thing is that's it's a judgement call, and what one ref might call it a penalty another won't. Human error, personal bias, it all factors in on that kind of call. I think there might be some off season turmoil in the ref ranks this year. There were a ton of questionable calls. Let 'em play!!!!!

 

[NewEra8]

stupid call

 

[Caps]

I just watched an Eagles receiver give a lapdance to the goalpost about an hour ago, no call. Booker gives an alley-oop to Chambers, thats unsportsmanlike. **** that ****. These refs are getting out of control.

 

[ecairo25]

chambers missed the alley oop on that one

 

[fin-atic]

The thing is that the difference between what he did and what Chad Johnson does EVERY week, is miles apart.

They have to do better than that. That 15 yards hurt us.

 

[PhinPhreak]

As much as I think the call was BS, I think the reason that it is different then any of the others that were mentioned is because it contained multiple players. I think the rule is it's ok for a single player but anything more is considered a group celebration.

Either way its crap.

 

[NewEra8]

I dont know which hurt worse.... the penalty, or Chambers missing the oop....

 

[NewEra8]

Why dont they just let teams celebrate? I find it entertaining.... Im not gonna lie, I look forward to see what Chads gonna do each week....

 

[ether79]

I dont know which hurt worse.... the penalty, or Chambers missing the oop....

Yeah I thought the miss was penalty enough....made him look pretty stupid.

 

[fin-atic]

It was a bad miss. Would have been tight if he had mad it though!

I wonder how Saban feels about it?? Not good I am sure.

 

[DolfanDaveInMI]

Group celebration. As long as it's just you and doesn't include another player or object, you won't draw the flag.

It was really stupid for Booker and Chambers to pull that junk. They both knew better.