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Downtown Hound

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19. If you knew even the first thing about football, which you obviously don't

Sun Sep 8, 2019, 02:59 PM

Sep 2019

You'd know that each team comes up with their own unique hand signals for different plays and keeps that shit under wraps. That way, the other team doesn't know what play they're calling and can't act to counter it.

Jeez, get over it. You're picking a stupid fight here over nothing.

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Anybody seen this video of QB Ryan Fitzpatrick flashing the white power symbol last year? [View all] MadDAsHell Sep 2019 OP

As long as he didn't *kneel*. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #1

Really? zaj Sep 2019 #2

Are his African American teammates stupid... jberryhill Sep 2019 #3

It's a game that some people play. It's hard to describe. bearsfootball516 Sep 2019 #4

I doubt it. I was told during the Wrigley incident that no such game exists. MadDAsHell Sep 2019 #5

The only people who participate in the game at my work are black. bearsfootball516 Sep 2019 #6

THIS !!!! uponit7771 Sep 2019 #13

I will absolutely confirm that "the game" has been around for years longer... Baconator Sep 2019 #14

Correct. OK still means white power to racists sharedvalues Sep 2019 #27

No, it's a real game. Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #25

Sure it does. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2019 #36

been around FOREVER SlogginThroughIt Sep 2019 #39

Is this in a kindergarten classroom? Tipperary Sep 2019 #21

Oh dear gawd Roland99 Sep 2019 #7

He's calling a play Cartoonist Sep 2019 #8

Context counts uponit7771 Sep 2019 #9

Explain to me the contextual difference between this and Wrigley. MadDAsHell Sep 2019 #11

The context is not identical, that's an attempt to justify the Wirgley fans racism. Screw that... uponit7771 Sep 2019 #12

What call was it? Nt MadDAsHell Sep 2019 #15

A football play call, are you REALLY tryna say a person using said sign during a play call is the .. uponit7771 Sep 2019 #16

Interesting. So you're 100% sure this is a play call, yet you can't identify why or what the call is MadDAsHell Sep 2019 #17

If you knew even the first thing about football, which you obviously don't Downtown Hound Sep 2019 #19

Fair enough. Then it's the coach and GM who came up with that racist shit. MadDAsHell Sep 2019 #22

Give it up Bradshaw3 Sep 2019 #26

Correct. Rightwing trolls do stuff like this to make liberals look dumb sharedvalues Sep 2019 #28

Ahh but it's hard to resist the faux utrage for some Bradshaw3 Sep 2019 #29

The longer you cling to this position, the sillier you look. Just sayin'. N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #38

You're kidding right !?!?! Its pre-snap and few if any outside of a team knows their precise ... uponit7771 Sep 2019 #20

You're off base. It's a hand signal known by other team members used in calling a football play. brush Sep 2019 #32

Um, it looked to me like he was calling out a play Downtown Hound Sep 2019 #10

Right, it's a play being called.....damn.....i'm really sure he'd be giving the a kennedy Sep 2019 #18

Not exactly. GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #23

He should have been banned a long time ago just for his quarterbacking ability. egduj Sep 2019 #24

All i see is a quarterback signaling a play. onenote Sep 2019 #30

and sometimes it's a game Demonaut Sep 2019 #31

Grown up people play this "game?" Tipperary Sep 2019 #33

they do, usually males Demonaut Sep 2019 #34

That is just weird as hell to me. Tipperary Sep 2019 #35

it's just a game like "slug bug" immature in nature but common, just the facts Demonaut Sep 2019 #37

Seems to me SlogginThroughIt Sep 2019 #40

This post "Kooky" and should be deleted 4139 Sep 2019 #41

You're being quite transparent here. nt Codeine Sep 2019 #42

Tom Brady flashed that sign at the Patriots victory parade in Febuary. Blue_true Sep 2019 #43

He calling a football play! GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #44