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The conclusion? You can mock the belt. Maybe you’ll be fine. There have certainly been instances where teams have done it and have gotten away with it. However, just know that you may have unleashed a Rodgers that will just start chucking down the field and kill you with a barrage of bombs. Your life is in your hands, dude.
I’ll end with some random observations while doing this project:
Under LaFleur, the belt has only been mocked twice and Rodgers has been a maniac afterwards, going 46/59 (78.0%), 645 yards (10.93 YPA), 8 TDs (13.6%), 0 INTs.
Over this entire span, the Bears mocked the belt once. The game was in 2018, Joe Philbin was the head coach and they broke out the celebration on the final play of the game. It was, like, the only game they won in that span and they do it on the final play? That’s a coward’s way. COWARDS, I say.
As it turns out, most sack celebrations are kind of boring. A guy raises his hands in the air or screams or something. Not a ton of variety.
There are a couple I’m a really big fan of. I love when they pretend to hit a home run. Just pretend to throw a ball in the air and hit that sucker to kingdom come. Big, BIG fan. I grin like an idiot every time.
I’m also a pretty big fan of anything involving a fake sword. Take down a QB and engage in some Three Musketeers nonsense. Big fan.
I forgot how much I disliked Jared Allen’s hogtie celebration. It’s somehow more obnoxious than I remembered it.
This was compiled last offseason. Here are the 3 games it has happened this year:
Oct. 17, 2021: Robert Quinn, Chicago (part II)
Sure, the Bears had an early leg up on the Packers at Soldier Field. Your thoughts, Aaron Rodgers? OUTCOME: Packers win.
Nov. 14, 2021: Jamal Adams, Seattle
It was only 3-0 in the third quarter when Adams reeled in one of the worst passes you'll see Rodgers throw, intercepting it in the end zone to kill a drive. The belt didn't inspire Seattle's offense, however, as Green Bay went on to win, 17-0. As Rodgers said afterward, "there hasn't been a lot of positives" for players who mock the belt. OUTCOME: Packers win.
Dec. 12, 2021: Robert Quinn, Chicago (part III)
Rodgers threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns after the belt celebration, but hey, it'd be a lie if Packers fans said they weren't sweating the outcome after the Bears took a 10-point lead late in the first half. OUTCOME: Packers win.
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