These words act as advice given from coach to player in regards to “post-scoring” behavior.

In recent years the National Football League has become the home to a new level of end zone celebrations, giving the game a “You Got Served” twist.

With the recent change, 2005 has seen some of the most creative touchdown festivities of all time.

This year’s lust for outrageousness took center stage on Dec. 4 in a game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cleveland Browns. Jaguar wide receiver Steve Smith scored a touchdown, placed the ball on the ground and then proceeded to change the ball’s imaginary diaper — burping the ball to finish.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, Chad Johnson, was the highlight of the previous week’s celebrations when he used the end zone cone to putt the football several yards after scoring on a 54-yard catch against the Baltimore Ravens.

As touchdown celebrations get more and more ridiculous, it seems as though the NFL is losing more and more control over its employees.

But is this a bad thing for professional football?

I subscribe to the philosophy that not only is it not a bad thing for professional football, but it is, in fact, a good thing.

If the NFL were to go to the doctor’s office, more touchdown merriment would be precisely what the doctor would order.

The thought process against the celebrations is that they disrespect the other team and maybe the game as well.

To me, the purest form of football is good old-fashioned backyard football — football without money, greed and business getting their filthy little mitts on the game.

You can’t tell me that these self-proclaimed “purists of the game” haven’t exchanged a few words of disrespect to their opponents, if only in jest.

Also, if the defenses are so offended by those kinds of dances and celebratory gestures in the end zones (or after first downs), then they might want to consider working harder next time.

Plus, they might want to consider putting the kibosh on their own festive jigs after each defensive play.

People love to hate Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens, but he did bring excitement to the end zone, with his pom-pom waving, football-signing, abdominal-exercising antics.

The fact of the matter is that it shows excitement from the players. The last thing this game needs is more faceless-drones mechanically scoring touchdowns and giving the ball to the referee.

Act as though you have been there before?

I say act as though you’ll never be there again.