Cam's first-down celebrations really bother a lot of people. Why?

[Marc Anthony]

I picture Cam doing the T.O.

[Chimera]

I call it the Aaron Rodgers first down celebration

[grateflday]

.......

 

But if I had to guess, celebrate a score. Not a first down. People might see it as a dumb thing to celebrate over.

 

I am along the lines of this.  

[pstall]

My God.

I'm this close to banning myself.

The e insecurity is astounding. Some of you are more worried about public perception than the Kardashians.

[panthers34]

I don't really hate it but I can see why other people do. You're suppose to get first downs so there shouldn't be anything to celebrate until you score. 

[JawnyBlaze]

I've seen a lot of "every first down" comments here.  He doesn't do it every first down.  He does it when he rushes for a first down.  That's it.  Usually it's some broken play that he picks up the first down on.  He did it 2, maybe 3 times yesterday.  It's not every first down...

[332nd]

Meh... I find that the majority of people who are overly vocal about celebrations being silly, immature, annoying, etc... are the same people who yell at the fugging TV trying to coach up the players.

[ThinkAboutIt]

Because they dislike him as a person or a quarterback.

 

Sure, they'll claim it's because they lost. No. It's because they dislike him. People have a way of not caring about what people that they like do.  

[pstall]

Only the 11 yr olds are concerned.

[pstall]

Because they dislike him as a person or a quarterback.

Sure, they'll claim it's because they lost. No. It's because they dislike him. People have a way of not caring about what people that they like do.

Yes and no and maybe.

[L-TownCat]

This kid has to market himself however he can to further his brand and make as much money as he possibly can while he still can.

Like it or hate it you remember it and you remember him. Until the backlash hurts sales it's working.

Marketing 101

[unicar15]

If you're Aaron Rodgers and you've won a Super Bowl and are seen as probably the most gifted QB of a generation then you can do it. Cam hasn't done jack in the NFL so people think his arrogance is misplaced. One of the people that I can imagine hates it...is Gettlemen. Old school guys don't like that crap at all. They especially hate it if you just QBd and offense that didn't even reach the endzone.

[Firefox]

It looks the gey to me. Up on his tippy-toes.

 

 

[rodeo]

The celebration doesn't bother me, but I think I know what the issue is, honestly.

 

When Tom Brady gets a first down, like CRA pointed out, he does the first down chop with intensity. When Jimmy Graham gets a first down (or ties his shoes right or anything else) he gets up like he's the Ultimate Warrior, flexing and screaming with intensity.

 

Cam's first down point has no intensity. It's just a point, and it doesn't look like he's doing it out of emotion at all, but just as like a "ha, fug you" sort of taunt. If he got up and was like 'woohoo, first down, yay celebrate," I don't think anyone would care. But he doesn't come off legit happy and celebrating, he comes off like he's doing the taunt routine he made up and forces.