Steelers coach bans end zone flips in event of rare end zone trips

John Turner

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The 1-4 Steelers are having too much fun, so coach Mike Tomlin is flipping out.

Wait, is that right? Hold on.

The 1-4 Steelers are flipping out, so coach Mike Tomlin says no more fun.

Sure. That'll work.

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There's been a lot of talk over the last month about what is and is not "Steelers Football." According to Tomlin, end zone entrances from Emmanuel Sanders like this …

and from Le'Veon Bell like this …

do not make the cut. Considering the Steelers have just eight touchdowns all season—third worst in the NFL—I'd argue no celebration is too grand.

Yet Tomlin stubbornly insists on scoring with class. How will America's youth learn to break their necks now?

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Gratuitous, tangentially related Billy Madison reference:

Tomlin: "Are they going to have a stupid party every time they reach the end zone?"

Dick LeBeau: "You know, everyone's having a good time but you, coach."

 

John Turner