Too Much Sportsmanship?

[Liminy]

It shouldn't matter after the play is done, it's not like they were (deliberately) helping them get the ball or make the play, but after it was over, it's a respect factor, they respect a person who plays the same game they do and plays it well, who cares if they like each other, this isn't fuging war, and if you see it like that, then you forgot the meaning of the word "game"

[ShutDwn]

I can go either way, but to me defense is about attitude, and that attitude doesn't include helping the guy up every play. If you want to go into another stadium and take their number one seed, you can't be nice about it.

I wish the defense had more Smith in them.

[Seamonk]

You don't like watching Chris Harris slam Jacobs down, and then helping him? I think that's more of a hit to your pride than anything.

[JuliusP_90]

In a game that close you can't help but have fun.

Stop being stupid and remember that this is a game. Games are fun. As one who plays football I know the feeling that the guy opposite from you is your enemy. But when OT rolls around and both of you have been going at it for more then an hour working your asses off to keep in it. You can't help but look at him and smile because you know that you respect that guy, no matter how much of an asshole he is.

[Go To Girl]

You do have a point..but that was years ago..That was a rough segment in his life and im pretty sure GOD has forgiven the man just like the rest of the league. Since then he has been a face of the NFL and a fan favorite..Or do you go by Once a thug always a thug?

When one is involved in murder, one should be serving time and not had the opportunity to become a face of the NFL.

[Pimpdaddy]

I definitely think they shouldn't help the other teams players up. Let them waste their own energy getting up. IMO

Jimmy Johnson had this philosophy for that exact reason when he was coaching. when the play is over, git back to the huddle.

[SloppyJoe]

It's not like our guys were slapping Jacobs on the butt as he ran by them, it was after the play was over for crying out loud. Not to sound like an ass, but have you watched an NFL game? These guys have respect for eachother and you see people helping eachother up every single play, it just seemed like our defense was doing it a lot, but what do you expect, they were on the field for 40 minutes of a 60 minute game. And as for the whole, "let them waste their own energy getting up"....if you are getting winded picking your own damn ass up off the ground, then you aren't in the NFL. These guys are way too conditioned, even the big boys. This is a silly thread.

[fitty76]

I cannot understand this burning desire of some Panthers fans to see our franchise turn into another Dallas Cowboys or Oakland Raiders of old. I'm glad as hell that I don't have to watch Carolina claw and bite for negative publicity. The nickname scandal was tiresome enough. Helping players up on the other side is a damned good gesture on the part of our team, and for all the things that you should nail the defense for, "too much sportsmanship" isn't one of them.

So if you don't help someone up after a run or a catch you are just as bad as the Raiders of the 70's and the Cowboys of the 90's? And BTW you know what those two team have in common. THEY WON CHAMPIONSHIPS! "Nice guys finish last."

[fitty76]

It's not like our guys were slapping Jacobs on the butt as he ran by them, it was after the play was over for crying out loud. Not to sound like an ass, but have you watched an NFL game? These guys have respect for eachother and you see people helping eachother up every single play, it just seemed like our defense was doing it a lot, but what do you expect, they were on the field for 40 minutes of a 60 minute game. And as for the whole, "let them waste their own energy getting up"....if you are getting winded picking your own damn ass up off the ground, then you aren't in the NFL. These guys are way too conditioned, even the big boys. This is a silly thread.

Doesn't mean that I have to like it.

[Go To Girl]

I remember getting pissed about this during the game too. And if I recall correctly I dont remember seeing any blue shirts helping our guys up.

They did. Sportsmanship was on both sides of the ball.

[Go To Girl]

Maybe some of you pissed off guys need to look at it this way. Think about how humiliating it must be for you to be helped up by the guy who just smashed you into the turf. Kind of emasculating...or maybe I should use a word you might understand...

PWND (is that how you say it)

Make you happy now?

[Train]

Maybe some of you pissed off guys need to look at it this way. Think about how humiliating it must be for you to be helped up by the guy who just smashed you into the turf.

Were not out there trying to humiliate the other team, your missing the point completely. Were trying to win football games. You don't waste your energy helping a 240 pound RB off the ground after every play. Let him pick him self up. It goes along with the same principal of how defensive players are taught to hit the QB even after he releases the ball. Does nothing to effect the current play, its not to humiliate the QB, but a player whos had his body driven into the ground 7-8 times is not going to be nearly as effective as someone who hasnt.

[Train]

They did. Sportsmanship was on both sides of the ball.

Really? Do you remember who specifically on their team did? I mean im sure it happened once or twice, but im trying to halfway re-watch the game today (Im probably missing a few plays cause im actually trying to get some work done at the same time) and so far ive seen about 8-10 times the Panthers (Davis, Harris, Lewis) pick NY players up, and only one time a giants player (Pierce) helped one of our guys. I see both Deangelo and Stewart getting up by themselves and running back to the huddle. Its almost halftime...and like I said I could have missed a few plays, but it seems pretty one sided to me.

[hdevonxz]

People don't realize that most of the players are good friends off the field.