I would have fined Carolina Panther rookie Mike Goodson $10,000 for his celebratory throat-slash gesture after his practice-game touchdown Monday against the New York Giants. That's $2,500 more than the NFL fined him.
Here's why:
(1) The gesture is worn out. The gesture is so tired I thought it had been retired. I don't mind celebrations. If they're original, I like them. But few are. Anybody who assumes a Heisman Trophy pose also should be fined. Are you so creatively challenged in your moment of glory that all you can do is something thousands of others have? If so, hand the ball to the ref. If a guy pulls a cell phone from the goal post, I like it (the first time). The second time? Fine him. Come on, fellows, originality is not that hard to come by.
(2) The reason I would have jacked the fine from $7,500 to $10,000 is because of Goodson's explanation for the slash. He said he was going back to his college days. Hey, he played at Texas A&M. The Aggies rarely scored. And when they did, they already trailed Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State or Texas Tech by 35. You can't celebrate when you team is out of the game by halftime.
this has been on the site for over 2 weeks now. Can this worthless story please be taken down and replaced with something informative?
Posted by: Chris | August 31, 2009 at 12:04 PM
why is this article still up from 3 weeks ago...seriously
Posted by: rjkilla | September 02, 2009 at 05:55 PM
also funny getting an originality lesson from a newspaper columnist..
Posted by: rjkilla | September 02, 2009 at 06:05 PM
The man's entitled to his opinion. And Mr. Sorensen is a good writer -- clever and interesting.
What's more, he has a good point.
Some of you who get so nasty and personal need to grow up and act like responsible human beings.
Posted by: Beamer | September 04, 2009 at 05:18 PM
After reading your opinion, my opinion is that you should be fined $10,000 for being ignorant. One must not have much to live for to not understand the concept of celebration. Should people be fined for having cake at their kids birthday party? Cause, you know, that's not very original. Lets instead play pinata with a live skunk.
Posted by: Dranged1 | September 05, 2009 at 02:09 AM
What is it...you say...you do here?
Posted by: ERL | September 08, 2009 at 04:31 PM
How long is this worthless article going to be on the page? If you need filler, go sell another ad.
Posted by: mrbernz | September 10, 2009 at 03:41 PM