NFL will ban dunking over goal post

[253hawk]

Now in regards to the NFL - I fail to see how this truly changes the fun of the game. Kind of annoying if a game gets delayed by the delay.

You'd think the NFL would love it...more time to run even more commercials.

 

[RolandDeschain]

Jimmy Graham, when informed of the change and that he's the reason why it happened:

 

[Sports Hernia]

I'm glad the league has their priorities straight. :roll: How about making PI and offensive holding calls more cut and dried for starters?

 

[RolandDeschain]

I'm glad the league has their priorities straight. :roll: How about making PI and offensive holding calls more cut and dried for starters?

You remind me of gamers asking why a developer doesn't just allocate more people to a particular part of a game's development.

 

[hawxfreak]

I'm glad the league has their priorities straight. :roll: How about making PI and offensive holding calls more cut and dried for starters?

It's funny how it's gotten to this point
That was a great laugh , thanxx

 

[King Dog]

What happens if you go up for the dunk and get rejected ala Vernon Davis?[youtube]9B3Rtw4X9K8[/youtube]

 

[RolandDeschain]

That's some funny ish, King.

 

[Shadowhawk]

Graham bent the goal post TWICE including delaying a TNF game

So yeah that is why

Now in regards to the NFL - I fail to see how this truly changes the fun of the game. Kind of annoying if a game gets delayed by the delay.

Dunking is a part of the NBA and part of the game - this is different

I'm fine with flagging someone if they knock the post off-kilter like Graham did. (I'm actually fine with flagging Graham just on general principle, but that's neither here nor there.) Flags and maybe fines if they keep knocking it off-kilter. But most of the time it's just a silly dunk that's over in two seconds and doesn't hurt anything.

This does mean Smith's goal post dunk in the Super Bowl, while hardly a thing of beauty, was the last legal dunk we are likely to see.

 

[bryantology79]

they waited for tony gonzalez to retire

 

[Greenhell]

You wanna dunk? Go play basketball. Much ado about nothing.

 

[Jeremy517]

By that logic, the NBA should have banned thunderous dunks the first time Shaq broke a backboard.

That isn't a valid comparison. Dunking a ball has in-game value, as it is the highest percentage shot for a guy like Shaq. Dunking over the goalposts doesn't increase one's chances of winning at all.

 

[tom sawyer]

So you can't dunk, but... can you spike hard and with an angle as to cause the ball to bounce over the goal post?

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

Chocolate thunder might be the best nickname ever

Came up with another one I've always loved
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Cool Papa Bell