Football NFL will enforce current taunting rule.

thabear04 · 03-26-2014, 09:30 AM

NFL to crack down on taunting, experiment with extra point
The NFL plans to crack down on taunting and on-field misconduct moving forward.

Speaking at the NFL Annual Meeting Wednesday, Jeff Fisher said the Competition Committee had a lengthy discussion about conduct in the workplace.

"We agreed that we have an issue on the field and we agreed that we are going get it under control as soon as we can possibly can," Fisher said. "Our taunting numbers increased from nine and 12 to 34 last year, and we're going to effect change immediately and that change will be effected as early as the OTAs when the players come back.

"We've got to change our conduct on the field. We've got to bring the element of respect to its highest level back to our game."

Taunting penalties have always been on the rule book, but curtailing will become an emphasis in September.

"We're going to clean the game up on the field between the players," Fisher said. "The in-your-face taunting. The language. It's all in the book. It's all under unsportsmanlike conduct. There's no change in our rule. We're going to enforce the current rule."

Fisher went so far as to say that the NCAA asked the NFL to help cut down on taunting as it filters down to all levels of the game. The St. Louis Rams coach said that college players emulate the actions they see from NFL players on Sundays.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell opened the NFL Annual Meeting this week with an emphasis on respect, both in the locker room and on the field. The Competition Committee had a lengthy discussion on how to promote sportsmanship throughout the NFL workplace; it was such a point of emphasis today that the committee passed out photocopies of the sportsmanship part of the rule book to all media.

Enforcing the taunting rules will add more to the referee's plate, but the importance of cleaning up the on-field misconduct seems to outweigh that concern.

Taunting penalties nearly tripled last season, according to NFL Media's Judy Battista. The effect of the enforcement will be a visible change come September. There undoubtedly will be a controversial taunting penalty that could cost a team a win and will bring heat about the subjective enforcement of the taunting rule.

In the NFL's view, that risk is worth cleaning up the problem.

**The Franchise** · 03-26-2014, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by thabear04

"We've got to change our conduct on the field. We've got to bring the element of respect to its highest level back to our game."

You mean back when they could clothesline each other and players legitimately HATED another player and wanted to injure them?

BourbonMan · 03-26-2014, 09:37 AM

PUSSIFICATION of the NFL.

TEX · 03-26-2014, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BourbonMan

PUSSIFICATION of the NFL.

You got that right. I grew up getting taunted at every level when I played football. It just made me focus and make a good play so I could return the favor. Nothing wrong with that attitude in a rough game like football. WTF???

scho63 · 03-26-2014, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BourbonMan

PUSSIFICATION of the NFL.

It sure is!

KC_Lee · 03-26-2014, 09:45 AM

How about calling illegal pick plays now and again?

Garcia Bronco · 03-26-2014, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Lee

How about calling illegal pick plays now and again?

they are called

Rooster · 03-26-2014, 09:53 AM

Holding... Could we call that one?

Halfcan · 03-26-2014, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rooster

Holding... Could we call that one?

Not if your team wears Orange and blue. You know this already....

TEX · 03-26-2014, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

they are called

GoChargers · 03-26-2014, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

they are called

....on teams that aren't the Donkeys or Cheatriots.

vailpass · 03-26-2014, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChargers

....on teams that aren't the Donkeys or Cheatriots.

Suck up buttercup....

Molitoth · 03-26-2014, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

The non stop whining on this forum about crossing routes and rub routes embarrasses me as a chiefs fan.

You never hear them complain when Andy runs them.

They should be complaining about our team's inability to even slow down such a staple of modern NFL passing, not crying about how unfair it is.

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

A simpel change to more press zone coverage would help but our DC is too stubborn to do that.

The few of you who get it are awesome though!

ARROW2 · 03-26-2014, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Suck up buttercup....

43-8.....SUCK DAT!!!!! and I hope you draft Michael Sam....

WhiteWhale · 03-26-2014, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

they are called

The non stop whining on this forum about crossing routes and rub routes embarrasses me as a chiefs fan.

You never hear them complain when Andy runs them.

They should be complaining about our team's inability to even slow down such a staple of modern NFL passing, not crying about how unfair it is.

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thabear04 MTFU Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Valley Heat Casino cash: $5590450	NFL will enforce current taunting rule. NFL to crack down on taunting, experiment with extra point The NFL plans to crack down on taunting and on-field misconduct moving forward. Speaking at the NFL Annual Meeting Wednesday, Jeff Fisher said the Competition Committee had a lengthy discussion about conduct in the workplace. "We agreed that we have an issue on the field and we agreed that we are going get it under control as soon as we can possibly can," Fisher said. "Our taunting numbers increased from nine and 12 to 34 last year, and we're going to effect change immediately and that change will be effected as early as the OTAs when the players come back. "We've got to change our conduct on the field. We've got to bring the element of respect to its highest level back to our game." Taunting penalties have always been on the rule book, but curtailing will become an emphasis in September. "We're going to clean the game up on the field between the players," Fisher said. "The in-your-face taunting. The language. It's all in the book. It's all under unsportsmanlike conduct. There's no change in our rule. We're going to enforce the current rule." Fisher went so far as to say that the NCAA asked the NFL to help cut down on taunting as it filters down to all levels of the game. The St. Louis Rams coach said that college players emulate the actions they see from NFL players on Sundays. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell opened the NFL Annual Meeting this week with an emphasis on respect, both in the locker room and on the field. The Competition Committee had a lengthy discussion on how to promote sportsmanship throughout the NFL workplace; it was such a point of emphasis today that the committee passed out photocopies of the sportsmanship part of the rule book to all media. Enforcing the taunting rules will add more to the referee's plate, but the importance of cleaning up the on-field misconduct seems to outweigh that concern. Taunting penalties nearly tripled last season, according to NFL Media's Judy Battista. The effect of the enforcement will be a visible change come September. There undoubtedly will be a controversial taunting penalty that could cost a team a win and will bring heat about the subjective enforcement of the taunting rule. In the NFL's view, that risk is worth cleaning up the problem.
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