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A pair of Texans decided to make fun of New Orleans receiver Joe Horn during Sunday's game against the Titans. Apparently the NFL is not amused. Texans general manager Charley Casserly has been informed by the league that quarterback David Carr and center Steve McKinney will be fined for mocking the routine that cost Horn $30,000, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday. The report did not specify the amount of the fines. In the third quarter against the Titans, Carr scrambled right and hit Corey Bradford for a 20-yard touchdown strike. Carr and McKinney inspected the padding around the goal post, pretending to look for a cell phone like the one Joe Horn used to make an end zone call on Dec. 14 in a rout of the Giants. There was no phone, and Carr waved his hand below his chin, as if to tell the crowd the Texans didn't practice such stunts. It appeared to be all in fun -- until the league responded. "That's the league being the league," McKinney told the Chronicle on Wednesday. "We'll appeal it and probably get our money back. If we do have to pay, I think David should have to pay. I was just an innocent bystander. We were just having fun. I don't really care. It was still fun. You have to spice things up every now and then." "We were just having some fun," Carr told the newspaper. "We weren't trying to hurt anyone's feelings." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- what a load of crap.....can't believe they would fine them for "not" celebrating.....sheesh.... |
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I found it funny myself, but then again maybe david carr and his partner in crime should've concentrated on winning the game that they blew in the final seconds, rather then making fun of horn and trying to get on sportscenter.
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Syn, I know you're a sports fan and know quite a bit about football, but saying, "well if he was good he could of scrambled out of some of the 70+ sacks he had last year" is ignorant. Soem QBs scramble, and some do not. Carr is one of them that does not. Just because he doesn't scramble, doesn't mean he's a bad QB. I guess by your logic, you're saying Marino was a bad QB
![]() Anyways, it's bogus that they're being fined. The NFL really needs to take a look at themselves. They don't allow any kind of celebrations. Like I said in my thread about celebrations, they need to let these guys have fun. Who cares if they use a prop or not. Let some people have fun, because I'm sure fans enjoy it a lot more when their team celebrates creatively. |
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Fact is so many people got selfish and so stupid with their dances and showing off that it's become unsportsmanlike.
I mean what do you have to gain by celebrating when yiou're up 45-0 with 3 minutes left? Fun yes, but there's got to be a line drawn somewhere between fun and being out of text. It's not about showmans ship and lot like it used to be. Take a look at espn classics sometime and see how the game used to be played and how celebrations were scored, fact is it's a far out cry, and bogus shit now days. |
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Good for them if they don't want to celebrate. Not everyone likes to be modest. Some like to be flashy and over the top. The NFL should be embracing celebrations like TO's Sharpie, Horn's celly, etc. |
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Stick, my argument here may be a bad one, but.....the guys i mentioned are all hall of famers.....TO maybe, Horn never......if they respect the game, the game will respect them.....the NFL is a sport that rewards the greatness it puts forth.....don't have to showoff to be rewarded..... |
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i said it could be bad....
![]() for some reason, i think of more of the non flashy guys in the hall.....Montana, Lott, Craig.....soon to be Aikman, Emmitt.....Len Dawson, soon to be DT.....John Riggins.....Elway..... that's not to say they always just handed the ball to the official, but they sure wouldn't pull out a cell phone..... the Merlin Olsens, Ditkas and the like were the same way..... |
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lol. I can't believe they got fined that much. I don't think they should of be fined to being with, but if your going to give a fine for doing that it should just like a 10k fine.
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