Flipping someone off is definitely wrong I don't think anyone is disputing that.

In the heat of the moment in a high energy, intense sport like football, much worse can and has happened.

I can't get too excited for this, sorry.

While I agree that it isn't a real big deal, it also isn't something I would expect from a Joe Gibbs coached team....maybe Parcells. Gibbs is a Christian man that does not swear and I would think that he would expect his staff to respect that and not do it themselves, especially in a way that could be "caught on film". I think Smith was probably reprimanded in private, which is the Gibbs way of doing things. And if the press had made a big deal about it Gibbs would have addressed it, but they didn't.