Comments on: Tomlin not happy with Brown’s backward punt return

By: steelersfanfromtheseventies

steelersfanfromtheseventies — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:22:48 +0000

these guys doing there dives into the endzone (that could result in an injury) witch makes me happy that tomlin sat this guy down and had a chat with him.

I thinkng theses guys need to sit down and have a look at the great walter peyton barry sanders.
You can have fun but try to respect the the game and your opponent.

By: cometkazie

cometkazie — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:10:18 +0000

Just who is it that thinks these celebrations add to the game?

By: stew48

stew48 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:29:07 +0000

To verify my age, (and brag) I saw Unitas play in Baltimore in 1956. My memory tells me that the showboating started with a NY Jets DE, whose name I cannot recall at the moment. After each and every sack or tackle for loss, he acted as though his team won the championship and he was totally responsible for that. While he was All-Pro,not Pro Bowl, his actions were as childish and immature as the actions of many of the players today. So, as a very long-time Steelers fan, I personally salute our coach for his stand. For those of you clamoring for entertainment, please spend your time at the movies.

By: sudz28

sudz28 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:52:28 +0000

Good to see at least one coach disciplining his team for this kind of garbage. Too bad Harbaugh can’t bring himself to do the same and continues to let the inmates run the asylum.

By: griblets

griblets — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:51:17 +0000

dolphins512 says:

I watched Emmitt Smith score tons of touchdowns for years and simply hand the ball back to the referee and jog back to the sidelines.

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Emmitt kept the football after every touchdown, so I doubt you way him hand it back to the officials. I think you may have meant Barry Sanders.

By: uraxcrunner

uraxcrunner — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:22:17 +0000

It’s time to end ALL the celebrations for sacks touchdowns tackles returns first downs long runs etc its getting out of hand. Have some class and just play after all you are all paid very very well to do so. I’m sick and tired of the show offs act like you’ve done it before. You certainly didn’t see the old timers doing it guys like Sayers, Taylor, Starr, Unitas, etc. It’s time to penalize it.

By: yourteamstinks

yourteamstinks — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:38:32 +0000

“Ravens have owned the Steelers as of late”. Is that a joke? The Steelers have won 2 out of every 3 since the “inception” of the Ravens franchise. 2 regular season games in a row is nothing to brag about, unless your a Ravens fan I guess. Why don’t you guys try actually beating them in the playoffs first. Accomplish something and then talk some trash.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:35:41 +0000

Good for Tomlin. Players rarely act like they’ve been there before these days. But champions don’t need to rub it in anyone else’s face. Hope Brown–and everyone else on the team–got the message.

And I hope someone is working on those illegal blocks in the back.

By: teedraper

teedraper — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:09:33 +0000

It didbt look silly at all! I dug it

By: ravenator

ravenator — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:25:43 +0000

This team is a joke and so is Brown. Ravens have owned the Steelers as of late. Nothing will change, another sweep coming up

By: fastwillie39

fastwillie39 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:10:51 +0000

Some of you need to get a life, AB plays the game like a kid, it’s enjoyable and if everyone is damn upset about his return, tackle him next time.

By: hor2012

hor2012 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:03:26 +0000

I think that was desrespectful to the redskins. He lucky someone didn’t take a shot at him. In the old NFL he might have ended flat on his back later in the game on a late hit. By the way those uniforms were ugly.

By: azcard

azcard — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:57:54 +0000

watermelon, you had to see it to really understand. it wasn’t that he turned right at the end zone and went in backward…he pretty much ran the last 15 yards backward. it was just another stupid wide receiver “look-at-me!” moment.

By: dolphins512

dolphins512 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:57:23 +0000

I watched Emmitt Smith score tons of touchdowns for years and simply hand the ball back to the referee and jog back to the sidelines.

These days, I see guys celebrating simple tackles and first downs with all sorts of stupid stuff and their team is losing the game.

Some of this stuff is ok (Cruz and the Salsa), but what Brown did was stupid and I’m glad Coach Tomlin addressed it. In Baseball, he would get a fastball at his chin the next time he was at the plate.

By: rcali

rcali — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:51:02 +0000

The most important thing is the flag that was thrown was not pink.

By: bleedgreen33

bleedgreen33 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:46:04 +0000

ipitydafu says: Hats off to the Steelers for beating us hands down. You guys did a great job against the run.

Dude, seriously? You guys are the washington redskins. Hats off?? There are high school football programs that would beat you guys. Please.

By: freddavisbong

freddavisbong — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:19:52 +0000

The backwards running was annoying but there is a much larger and insidious force gripping the NFL. The act of pretending to eat soup, broth or an as yet unnamed cereal after a sack or tackle has become an epidemic. Goodell must address this immediately because it’s really starting to get annoying.

By: stew48

stew48 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:11:25 +0000

While I didn’t appreciate Brown’s clowning, what really bothered me was that I could not detect any block in back contact when rerun shown. I did see two blocks on shoulders. My eyesight a problem or theirs?

By: pixelito

pixelito — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:01:32 +0000

I’ve never seen a TD celebration I’ve ever enjoyed since Billy “White shoes” Johnson.

But he never celebrated before he got to the damn end zone.

By: cometkazie

cometkazie — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:49:28 +0000

Celebrations are way over-done.

The colleges seem to do very well w/o them.

By: watermelon1

watermelon1 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:45:43 +0000

So you can’t run backwards now?

I don’t get why this was even considered a penalty. He wasn’t gesturing, waving any fingers in the air, or making a cut-throat sign with his hand. He was simply running backwards.

If you don’t want a guy to run backwards…. ummm, tackle him?

I disagree with this.

By: Vegas Guy

Vegas Guy — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:40:35 +0000

I didn’t see the play so I’m a little fuzzy on it but if he went in backwards and the play was still a “play”? That’s not unsportsmanlike. Is it stupid? Yeah. But if that’s how he wants to score his touchdown then he should be able to do that.

So this is bad yet if you’re down there and you want to run some clock off so you don’t go in the endzone directly but run down the line a little to squeeze some time off the clock. That’s not unsportsmanlike?

Arbitrary call.

Sorry, not a penalty. Stupid but not a penalty.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:32:46 +0000

It would have been karma if Brown fell and fumbled or turned around and had the ball stripped like Don Beebe did to that dumb Cowboy, Leon Lett, in the Super Bowl. Other posters have nailed it. The anti-celebration rules are in place and you have to follow the rules. He chose to violate the rules and put his team in jeopardy .

By: sactogary

sactogary — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:31:53 +0000

kacapaco says:Oct 30, 2012 1:35 PM

Am I alone to feel like NFL is trying to bring the Queen’s super-rigid & fun-free atmosphere to the field? It is truly becoming Non Fun League.
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No, you’re not alone. There are a few others who agree with you. Most of us, however, would rather watch football than self-aggrandizing showing off.

By: steeltuff

steeltuff — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:31:29 +0000

Brown’s certainly a talent, but he does his Santonio impersonation when he gets a first down — what he is paid to do. He reminds me of a defensive back who gets a good hit on a receiver and celebrates . . . after a 20-yard completion and a first down. He’s getting paid big money by the Rooney’s . . . it’s time for him to show class.

By: sb44champs

sb44champs — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:23:47 +0000

…illegal block penalty had been called on the Steelers. Which made Brown’s celebration look silly.
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It looks silly no matter what..

By: gooch80

gooch80 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:19:05 +0000

I tell ya what Antonio, why dont you try to catch a couple more of those 10 targets a game and turn them into some TDs. Maybe then you can celebrate THAT instead of the 2 first down catches a game you get. Punk

By: sactogary

sactogary — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:18:16 +0000

I feel bad for offensive linemen. They don’t really get to do the immature showboating like the other positions. Perhaps the next time a left tackle puts a DE on his butt, he’ll do a 20 second blocking dance.

By: 3yardsndust

3yardsndust — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:08:41 +0000

Glad to see Tomlin trying to end some of the stupid showboating. It’s an embarrassment.

By: ipitydafu

ipitydafu — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:01:09 +0000

Hats off to the Steelers for beating us hands down. You guys did a great job against the run.

I’m embarrassed by the actions of Deangelo and receiver drops. I’ve been embarrassed by our secondary all year.

The ump gets the credit for the best Redskins defensive play of the day