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Donnie Avery's TD dance -- SERIOUSLY? (1 Viewer)

fatness said:
Raider Nation said:
First, I will readily admit that maybe I'm getting old. I grew up in the 70s where guys played for the name of the team... not the name on the back of the jersey. But what happened yesterday made me want to puke, and I can't imagine I'm alone on this.

Late 4th quarter, Donnie Avery catches a touchdown pass. A teammate comes over to congratulate him. Avery pushes him away so that he can have the stage all to himself in the end zone. He proceeds to do a STUPID little choreographed dance for ten seconds. The score at the time? Oh, THAT irrelevant matter..... 31-9 Vikings.
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Let me get this right: the only guy on the entire team who scored a touchdown is the guy who bugs you?
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You can fish better than this, GB.The "touchdown" part of the equation is irrelevant. The absurd crap which followed is the issue.

 
dornado said:
Raider Nation said:
First, I will readily admit that maybe I'm getting old. I grew up in the 70s where guys played for the name of the team... not the name on the back of the jersey. But what happened yesterday made me want to puke, and I can't imagine I'm alone on this.

Late 4th quarter, Donnie Avery catches a touchdown pass. A teammate comes over to congratulate him. Avery pushes him away so that he can have the stage all to himself in the end zone. He proceeds to do a STUPID little choreographed dance for ten seconds. The score at the time? Oh, THAT irrelevant matter..... 31-9 Vikings.

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Does this bother anyone else? How ignorant and selfish can you possibly be? Maybe he was celebrating the fact that it was the first ball he hasn't dropped all season. These guys should watch tape of Barry Sanders simply handing the ball to the ref after scoring a TD. You want to do your awesome dance in a close game? Fine, I guess. But doing that in a blowout tells everyone you care only about yourself and not one single other person on your sideline. If I was his teammate, I would have wanted to crawl in a hole out of embarrassment.

Rant over.
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Ah yes... the good old days of the 70's... where nothing like this would ever happen... *cough* Billy Johnson *cough*....
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I'm not saying this NEVER happened back in the day. I loved White Shoes, personally. But I'll bet he never returned a punt for a TD and did that dance when his team was getting absolutely crushed.
 
It certainly didn't make me want to puke, but I did think the timing was rather silly. Seeing that he was doing the Stanky Leg didn't help much, either.

 
Brock Middlebrook said:
Raider Nation said:
Brock Middlebrook said:
Why does this bother you so much?
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You think his actions were perfectly fine?He needs to learn how the game is played. I wouldn't be surprised if one of his teammates punched him in the face after the game. He made ALL of them look bad. Spags would instantly become my favorite coach if he benched him for one game after that garbage.
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So, there's one exact way the game should be played, and if it's not played the way you think it should, it makes you angry? It was one moment of release from a season of pent-up frustration. Maybe it's give the other beaten-down souls unfortunate enough to wear a Rams uniform a moment of whimsy and respite that will help them to focus on playing the game more successfully.
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I am sure that whimsy is high on the Rams priority list.
 
I was at the game. Saw the catch and then they replayed the dance on the big screen. I just shook my head and said come on. We're done by a ton and you are going to dance like that. Just give the ball back to ref and head to the sideline. I know he's happy he got in the end zone and all but hell take a look at the scoreboard for a minute.

 
I don't like guys who show off when their team is down big, but considering there hasn't been much for the Rams or Avery to celebrate this season I'm willing to give him a break.

 
Brock Middlebrook said:
Raider Nation said:
Brock Middlebrook said:
Why does this bother you so much?
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You think his actions were perfectly fine?He needs to learn how the game is played. I wouldn't be surprised if one of his teammates punched him in the face after the game. He made ALL of them look bad. Spags would instantly become my favorite coach if he benched him for one game after that garbage.
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So, there's one exact way the game should be played, and if it's not played the way you think it should, it makes you angry? It was one moment of release from a season of pent-up frustration. Maybe it's give the other beaten-down souls unfortunate enough to wear a Rams uniform a moment of whimsy and respite that will help them to focus on playing the game more successfully.
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There is not one exact way to play the game. But there are multiple ways not to play the game and that was one of them. Ridiculous counter argument here...
 
I know this will make me sound old, but I long for the days of guys like John Stallworth who, after he scored, simply tossed the ball to the official. As Chuck Noll used to say, act like you've been there before.

 
Maybe his TEAM needed a lift

being down in the dumps all of the time isn't going to help the team.

They need to develop some swagger and confidence.

 
prymetyme25 said:
So what do you guys think about Jared Allen?
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I'm a Viking fan and missed this game, but was able to watch the Packer game the week before. While I loved the fact we were getting to Rodgers and Allen was playing so well, I must admit I was getting tired of his celebrations.
 
fatness said:
"Let's pinpoint the only guy who scored a TD for the Rams as the problem." :confused:
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Is this deliberately obtuse? Who said Avery was the problem? He was the only one to score, does that make him beyond criticism?Under any circumstances, the TD dance is unoriginal. Doing it when down by that many points is embarrassing. I love good dances, I loved Deion, Vai Sikahema punching the goal post, JL Higgins doing the Carlton, and Ocho Cinco. But at some point, they aren't funny, or original, or good for anything. This was one of those times.I'd ask this: when is a TD dance inappropriate? Ever? If not this one, then which?Avery should be embarrassed. If I was him, and saw that replay, with that score, I'd be embarrassed, period.
 
For the "He was just having fun" crowd. I understand that opinion's of the posters in this thread may not mean much to you but how about Mike Singletary's opinion?

As for Bly's statement that he just likes to have fun, that was a loose end that Singletary said he'll have to tie up.

"I don't think that's fun," Singletary said. "It's not fun at 35-10. Fun is when you're ahead and you might get an interception. That's great. That's fun. But you're not having fun when you're behind 35-10. And that's a little something that he and I have to clean up because that's not fun."
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Unobjective observer, and I thought the same thing as the OP. For the record, I'm in my early 30's and played sports through the collegiate level. Under no circumstances would dancing after scoring a TD late in a game where my team was getting absolutely slaughtered ever cross my mind. Ever.

His celebration was self-serving, ill-timed and simply put, embarrassing.

 
LMAO, if you had to play in STL...you'd dance just to keep your sanity lat alone anytime something went right. Hey, normally this wouldn't be cool, but STL is anything from "normal" right now.

 
Meh. He's still a kid. Cut him some slack. Guys do dumb celebrations on pretty much every play, from the way overused "first down" signal after a catch to the leg kick thing after a big tackle. I agree with other posters who said he pushed his teammate away as to avoid a group celebration penalty. That looks obvious to me. At least give him a few points for making that heady play. (The group celebration penalty may be the dumbest penalty in all of sports. "You can dance alone, but NOT with another player." Dumb.)

The Rams don't have much to celebrate these days. Guy made a nice catch and wanted to let go a little bit. Who really cares?

 
Chaka said:
For the "He was just having fun" crowd. I understand that opinion's of the posters in this thread may not mean much to you but how about Mike Singletary's opinion?

As for Bly's statement that he just likes to have fun, that was a loose end that Singletary said he'll have to tie up.

"I don't think that's fun," Singletary said. "It's not fun at 35-10. Fun is when you're ahead and you might get an interception. That's great. That's fun. But you're not having fun when you're behind 35-10. And that's a little something that he and I have to clean up because that's not fun."
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The man-love for the no-nonsense Singletary is getting sickening. He's become the leader for the no fun, football should be played by robots crowd. Bly and Avery played hard to the end and fought despite the score. They made plays and showed that despite getting beaten soundly, it was still important to them. If you ask me, competing when the game is in hand is the definition of "the love of the game." They didn't sulk or pout, they competed. Good for them, and :lmao: to the uptight, pedestal standing fans.
 
Dude wanted to get his self aggrandizing dance on, which is fine but under the circumstances any self aware player should understand that there is nothing to celebrate in that situation.

No big deal but silly and unnecessary.

 
there is a certain percentage of guys in the NFL that are more worried about their endzone dance than anything else.

the fact that he pushed his teammate away because he was gonna get in the way of the dance is, well, pathetic.

oh well, if these guys wanna look like idiots, so be it. and if you're losing badly, and still find the need to celebrate your TD.................... :lmao:

maybe this a symptom of why the Rams are where they are at this point in the season.

 
sandlotshrink said:
Speaks volumes about the mentality of todays athletes - Avery and Bly this week. It's nothing new, with TO and OchoCinco gimmicks. You know the saying, "Act like you've been there before" but I guess in St.L.'s case, it might not apply :excited:
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Easy to say when you haven't been there before and on a message board. Bly was a different matter, in this case the play was over and he scored. If I did something at work that justified a multi-million dollar contract and I were on TV I would dance too. Sadly my "I just recovered that lost filesystem" dance isn't even as good as Avery's.
 
j3r3m3y said:
sandlotshrink said:
Speaks volumes about the mentality of todays athletes - Avery and Bly this week. It's nothing new, with TO and OchoCinco gimmicks. You know the saying, "Act like you've been there before" but I guess in St.L.'s case, it might not apply :violin:
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Easy to say when you haven't been there before and on a message board. Bly was a different matter, in this case the play was over and he scored. If I did something at work that justified a multi-million dollar contract and I were on TV I would dance too. Sadly my "I just recovered that lost filesystem" dance isn't even as good as Avery's.
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:cry: yea, i bet no one wants to see that dance.for me, its all relative. no matter what job you're doing, dont be an idiot. there are idiots in the NFL, just like in every workplace.

 
Raider Nation said:
First, I will readily admit that maybe I'm getting old. I grew up in the 70s where guys played for the name of the team... not the name on the back of the jersey. But what happened yesterday made me want to puke, and I can't imagine I'm alone on this.

Late 4th quarter, Donnie Avery catches a touchdown pass. A teammate comes over to congratulate him. Avery pushes him away so that he can have the stage all to himself in the end zone. He proceeds to do a STUPID little choreographed dance for ten seconds. The score at the time? Oh, THAT irrelevant matter..... 31-9 Vikings.

VIDEO

Does this bother anyone else? How ignorant and selfish can you possibly be? Maybe he was celebrating the fact that it was the first ball he hasn't dropped all season. These guys should watch tape of Barry Sanders simply handing the ball to the ref after scoring a TD. You want to do your awesome dance in a close game? Fine, I guess. But doing that in a blowout tells everyone you care only about yourself and not one single other person on your sideline. If I was his teammate, I would have wanted to crawl in a hole out of embarrassment.

Rant over.
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I was too lazy to read the whole thread but the same thing happened in 2003 when TJ Duckett played for the Falcons - he did a hokey TD dance when the Falcons played the Colts . . . it was in the 3rd qtr . . .

His TD made the score Colts 38 - Falcons 7 . . ..

 
He's an idiot.

However, at least he was smart enough to push his teammate back so he would not get a penalty. He did push him back for this reason. I have seen other players do this or run far away from their teammates to avoid the penalty.

Even though saying that he did it to clear the dance floor makes him seem more selfish, it's not the reason he did it.

 
Hoart Petterson said:
Meh. He's still a kid. Cut him some slack. Guys do dumb celebrations on pretty much every play, from the way overused "first down" signal after a catch to the leg kick thing after a big tackle. I agree with other posters who said he pushed his teammate away as to avoid a group celebration penalty. That looks obvious to me. At least give him a few points for making that heady play. (The group celebration penalty may be the dumbest penalty in all of sports. "You can dance alone, but NOT with another player." Dumb.)The Rams don't have much to celebrate these days. Guy made a nice catch and wanted to let go a little bit. Who really cares?
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the fact that they were destroyed should enter his stream of consciousness . . . what can I do to get better??? . . . how can I fire up my team??? . . . what dance am I going to do????one of these does not fit . . .
 
Zigg said:
Chaka said:
For the "He was just having fun" crowd. I understand that opinion's of the posters in this thread may not mean much to you but how about Mike Singletary's opinion?

As for Bly's statement that he just likes to have fun, that was a loose end that Singletary said he'll have to tie up.

"I don't think that's fun," Singletary said. "It's not fun at 35-10. Fun is when you're ahead and you might get an interception. That's great. That's fun. But you're not having fun when you're behind 35-10. And that's a little something that he and I have to clean up because that's not fun."
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The man-love for the no-nonsense Singletary is getting sickening. He's become the leader for the no fun, football should be played by robots crowd. Bly and Avery played hard to the end and fought despite the score. They made plays and showed that despite getting beaten soundly, it was still important to them. If you ask me, competing when the game is in hand is the definition of "the love of the game." They didn't sulk or pout, they competed. Good for them, and :shrug: to the uptight, pedestal standing fans.
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Bly did NOT play hard until the end. He started celebrating during the play, while he was getting caught from behind, and fumbled because of it. At least he manned up and apologized for his stupidity.
 
shadow2k said:
Zigg said:
Chaka said:
For the "He was just having fun" crowd. I understand that opinion's of the posters in this thread may not mean much to you but how about Mike Singletary's opinion?

As for Bly's statement that he just likes to have fun, that was a loose end that Singletary said he'll have to tie up.

"I don't think that's fun," Singletary said. "It's not fun at 35-10. Fun is when you're ahead and you might get an interception. That's great. That's fun. But you're not having fun when you're behind 35-10. And that's a little something that he and I have to clean up because that's not fun."
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The man-love for the no-nonsense Singletary is getting sickening. He's become the leader for the no fun, football should be played by robots crowd. Bly and Avery played hard to the end and fought despite the score. They made plays and showed that despite getting beaten soundly, it was still important to them. If you ask me, competing when the game is in hand is the definition of "the love of the game." They didn't sulk or pout, they competed. Good for them, and ;) to the uptight, pedestal standing fans.
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Bly did NOT play hard until the end. He started celebrating during the play, while he was getting caught from behind, and fumbled because of it. At least he manned up and apologized for his stupidity.
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Bly's int came with 10 minutes left in the third with the score 35-10. It was a fine play to make the INT but incredibly stupid to showboat when he was in the process of making what could have been a game changing play. Instead he carelessly held the ball in one hand and put having fun over the success of the team. Having fun without awareness is stupid.Avery played hard enough to catch the TD in a lost cause so maybe you can make an excuse for him having fun but ultimately having the awareness to play hard and lacking the understanding of the circumstances just made him look silly.

 
And I think Mike Singletary is the prime person to speak about how to play the game. And he isn't sorry if you don't agree with him.

Besides it's not like he discourages celebration he just preaches awareness of circumstance above self aggrandizement. Gee what a loser.

 
fatness said:
Raider Nation said:
First, I will readily admit that maybe I'm getting old. I grew up in the 70s where guys played for the name of the team... not the name on the back of the jersey. But what happened yesterday made me want to puke, and I can't imagine I'm alone on this.

Late 4th quarter, Donnie Avery catches a touchdown pass. A teammate comes over to congratulate him. Avery pushes him away so that he can have the stage all to himself in the end zone. He proceeds to do a STUPID little choreographed dance for ten seconds. The score at the time? Oh, THAT irrelevant matter..... 31-9 Vikings.
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Let me get this right: the only guy on the entire team who scored a touchdown is the guy who bugs you?Yes, you're getting old. It's football, not church choir.
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So Avery's dance doesn't bug you?
 
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