The Whip (Beckham) vs The Salsa (Cruz)

most of those who are opposed to these "preplanned" celebrations are middle-aged white guys. Gotcha.

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its mainly for the fans but you have to do them at the right time....

In comment 12037649 Eric from BBI said:

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me this any day over a Salsa...

more white players?

As a fellow Rican, have to go with the salsa.

but I'd be fine seeing them both over and over again.

a dress code for post-game interviews. No more backward hats and headphones.

They're both fun. I like the whip though. Odell even makes a TD celebration look athletic and unique.

In comment 12037710 Kyle in NY said:

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They're both fun. I like the whip though. Odell even makes a TD celebration look athletic and unique.

I've seen other players try the same dance, and OBJ still does it better than them.

He seems to do it in a moment that deserves it. There are plenty of times he hands the ball to the ref and walks off.

That Salsa dance he did after scoring the 99 yard TD against the Jets running right towards the end zone I was sitting in and salsa'ing in front of me was one of the coolest moments of my sports life.

there should be no celebrations on the battlefield. You perform your duty as a solider and never disgrace the uniform.

Oh wait this is actually football, a game played by 20 something year old millionaires for the enjoyment of wasted fans.

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That Salsa dance he did after scoring the 99 yard TD against the Jets running right towards the end zone I was sitting in and salsa'ing in front of me was one of the coolest moments of my sports life.

That was probably the best one he's done.. just because he wound up and flung the ball as hard as he could right into the wall before he did it. It just felt like the collective frustration of every Giant fan from that game to that point and the Redskins game before it and just the up and down nature of that entire season.. finally being released.

Plus, it was the Jets.

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there should be no celebrations on the battlefield. You perform your duty as a solider and never disgrace the uniform. Oh wait this is actually football, a game played by 20 something year old millionaires for the enjoyment of wasted fans.

Kellen Winslow would disagree, brosef. He's a f'ing soldier...and they're out there to kill him.
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Kaepernick's bicep kiss. What a douche.

is growing on me; the salsa has the lead for now

for those who complain about touchdown dances, lighten up. football is entertainment and it's harmless fun.

where he draw the door and steps through it. That looks dumb.

but how the fuck did he keep the ball upright while he danced?

All season next year

In comment 12037675 RC02XX said:

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most of those who are opposed to these "preplanned" celebrations are middle-aged white guys. Gotcha.

Middle aged Korean guys love dancing?

sure how choreographed dancing by men = fun. To me, it's more emotional to how the Giants receivers reacted when Mario Manningham scored in the 2011 NFL Championship Game.

Does that make me an old fart? Guilty as charged if it does.
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In comment 12037658 Eric from BBI said:

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As a slow white guy, one of my collegiate highlights was playing a night game in the mud with my friends. The field was a mess, but I had better transaction because I was wearing some old cleats. I put on this 90 degree angle move that caused everyone to go sliding one way as a I returned a punt for a TD. After I got the end zone, I did White Shoe's dance you posted above. I guess I'm a hypocrite!

Hey, there's people on here that don't want ODB returning punts. What's your 40 time?

In comment 12038035 chris r said:

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In comment 12037675 RC02XX said: Quote: most of those who are opposed to these "preplanned" celebrations are middle-aged white guys. Gotcha. Middle aged Korean guys love dancing?

Yep...I heard that they do. Thankfully I'm not yet middle aged. But I don't have a source for you, so my apology.

... was Bradshaw's leaping spike. I didn't quite get it at first but as he continued to score TDs, I started appreciating it.

There's something spontaneous about it not like this other choreographed shit.

#44 knew how to spike the ball. I still miss that guy.

In comment 12038054 Eric from BBI said:

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sure how choreographed dancing by men = fun. To me, it's more emotional to how the Giants receivers reacted when Mario Manningham scored in the 2011 NFL Championship Game. Does that make me an old fart? Guilty as charged if it does. Video - ( New Window )

you're not sure why dancing is fun? scoring a TD in front of 80,000 people live, hundreds of thousands of people around the world is a huge rush - some people celebrate by spiking the ball, some people hand the ball to the ref, some people do the geigh white bavaro/mcaffrey pickup and some people salsa/whip/twerk/rhino - you said yourself in this thread that you busted out a touchdown dance during a pickup game lol why did you dance then?

you just said yourself earlier in this thread that you broke out a dance after your own pickup game TD lol!

I'm pretty sure he's not taking time from his day to write up a set list of all the dances he's going to do for each game.

In comment 12038159 Ten Ton Hammer said:

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I'm pretty sure he's not taking time from his day to write up a set list of all the dances he's going to do for each game.

pre-meditated i think is the better word. but to your point, i don't think players spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about their celebrations...and let's face it, players have a short shelf life and want to maximize their earnings as they should...if they can get noticed by some sort of unique TD dance, then all the power to them....would cruz have the sponsorships he has today if he didn't salsa?

My favorite celebration in the NFL

... Brandon Jacobs firing firing the ball at the play clock in Texas Stadium (and breaking a light on it maybe?). I still remember that thud echoing throughout the stadium.

That was a great moment...

Joe Horn. Flat out disrespect, nothing fun about it

I thought the Joe Horn celebration was hilarious.

In comment 12037653 GiantFilthy said:

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As is calling cars whips. But I hope I continue to see it's god awfulness three times a game.

Well, that sums up my feelings perfectly.

Well, other than calling him an it....

He doesn't do it when the Giants are losing.

Love the Hyno. Hope he gets another chance to do it.

you rode the short yellow bus to school

had some hilarious td celebrations....proposing to a cheerleader, putting with the end zone plyon.....

looking at OBJ's LSU highlight vid, most of the time he just tosses the ball to the ref then celebrates with his team mates


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In comment 12038299 Danny Kanell said:

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My favorite celebration in the NFL

Fitz just hands the ball to the ref and walks back or did when I coached him score. I like that. I have seen players just place the ball in the endzone and walk away. That's classy.

whip is pretty lame.

Old white guy here. I love the end zone celebrations, especially the spontaneous ones.

because he knew if he does that dance in college it's a penalty

In comment 12038054 Eric from BBI said:

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sure how choreographed dancing by men = fun. To me, it's more emotional to how the Giants receivers reacted when Mario Manningham scored in the 2011 NFL Championship Game. Does that make me an old fart? Guilty as charged if it does. Video - ( New Window )

God I miss meaningful playoff games like that one. Such an awesome moment watching that.

As an aside I always found the dance that Jacobs tended to do on the Dallas star hilarious.

people abuse celebrations. But I'm sure all of BBI loved it when Nicks did the dirty bird during that playoff game against the Falcons.

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It is probably in the top 10 of celebrations by receivers all time. It became huge in 2011 and drives opposing dans nuts. Look at Philly radio personality Mike Missanelli telling Giants' fans to dance to Cruz getting hurt all because of Eagle fans are butt hurt iger Cruz doing the dance when he scores. It also honors his heritage.

I think most TD dances are lame, but it doesn't bother me. And it means we're scoring so that's a positive.