Robert Littal raises an interesting point on his blacksportsonline.com site about the reaction of commentators to New England receiver Wes Welker being penalized for his post-touchdown "snow angel" celebration. Welker, who made the snow angel after scoring in the Patriots' 48-7 victory over Arizona, was fined $10,000 today by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct, specifically for going to the ground to celebrate his TD.

Littal says any anger directed toward the NFL over the penalty or the rulebook itself reveals a double standard.

"Let me preface this by saying this has nothing to do with Wes Welker. I am a big Wes Welker fan, and I liked the snow angel celebration. I have absolutely no problem with it, but I do have a problem with the announcers calling the touchdown," Littal writes.

"Why all of a sudden, when Wes Welker gets penalized for celebrating, the rules must be changed? When it is T.O., Chad Johnson or any other wide receiver in the league, they are 'hurting the team,' 'being selfish,' 'only thinking about themselves and not the rules of the game' and 'being disrespectful to the league.'

"I can't stand hypocrites. It doesn't matter if it is T.O. or Welker
— if you are going to say that celebrating is bad, stick with your story,
don't change your opinion just because you "like" the player celebrating."

Or, for that matter, the celebration.

Here's a link to video showing Welker's snow angel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU8aCzzF1Ns