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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.

htismaqe · 03-26-2014, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

One team in the league can effectively run that smack. The rest were sitting at home and we don't even hear you. Having to let another team do your work for you then trying to coat tail them is pathetisad...

Truth.

**Bowser** · 03-26-2014, 01:44 PM

I find this hilarious. A league that has the world's top athletes in a game where bodily harm is encouraged and pretty much inevitable, calling an opponent a "****ing asshole" will get you fifteen yards and an automatic first down for your opponent.

There is a logic fail in there somewhere.

scho63 · 03-26-2014, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BourbonMan

PUSSIFICATION of the NFL.

It sure is!

ARROW2 · 03-26-2014, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vailpass

One team in the league can effectively run that smack. The rest were sitting at home and we don't even hear you. Having to let another team do your work for you then trying to coat tail them is pathetisad...

43-8

**J Diddy** · 03-26-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

One team in the league can effectively run that smack. The rest were sitting at home and we don't even hear you. Having to let another team do your work for you then trying to coat tail them is pathetisad...

I'm not on a team. 43-8

vailpass · 03-26-2014, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Bull

I'm not on a team. 43-8

Oh yes you are

BourbonMan · 03-26-2014, 02:40 PM

To the NFL and Roger Goodell....YOR MOMMA IS SO FAT..

vailpass · 03-26-2014, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ARROW2

43-8

Null set...

Dayze · 03-27-2014, 09:34 AM

taunting bad
250lb men running a 4.5 40 slamming into each other 30 times every Sunday....Good.

03-26-2014, 09:30 AM
thabear04 MTFU Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Valley Heat Casino cash: $5580450	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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03-26-2014, 01:44 PM	#32
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $3281616	I find this hilarious. A league that has the world's top athletes in a game where bodily harm is encouraged and pretty much inevitable, calling an opponent a "****ing asshole" will get you fifteen yards and an automatic first down for your opponent. There is a logic fail in there somewhere.
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03-26-2014, 02:40 PM	#37
BourbonMan The Dude Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: topeka Casino cash: $10004900	To the NFL and Roger Goodell....YOR MOMMA IS SO FAT.. __________________ FALSE START OFFENSE(EAGLES), EVERYBODY BUT THE CENTER!!!!!
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Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $5019358	taunting bad 250lb men running a 4.5 40 slamming into each other 30 times every Sunday....Good. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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