Dean Blandino, the NFL's head of officiating guy, said it will now be a penalty if a player dunks the football over the goalpost. That rule change will affect Saints player Jimmy Graham more than any other NFL player. Graham seems to like the show off move.
This writer in a previous "PolitiDose" commentary mentioned that the sport was better and more enjoyable when a player just laid the football down or gave it to the official after scoring a touchdown. The players back then made less money and were more team oriented than the players today. They also recognized it takes a team effort to score a touchdown.
No one should be surprised if Graham makes a dunk and pays the fine anyway. It is typical of some players to do those kinds of things because of the "idol" status given to them by the news media. On the other hand, no rule change would have been necessary if all of the Saints opponets knew how to play defense like Seattle and New England. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
