re: guys, regardless football is getting hard to watch...

Excessive celebrations are lame. I want to watch a football game not 'A Night at the Club.' As far as officiating, it's fine. It's almost getting cliche to see people complain about how stuff was 'in DA GOOD OL DAYS!!!!' Seriously, unless you're in your fifties I don't see how you could have a frame of reference. Never mind the fact that back in those days players weighed significantly less than what they do now. Reality is there's more potential for players causing serious permanent damage to each other and if some of them weren't so obtuse they'd figure out the rules are designed for protecting them from being forced to use a bed pan when they're middle aged.