12:48 PM
Wind Flight
If we were to assume there was no football this year, which is seemingly more possible with every passing day. It's Interesting to think, what will happen on a Sunday Afternoon or a Monday Night after work with all these millions of NFL Viewers?
There could be some serious social impacts to such a large scale retraction of a service industry. With all that extra time, could societal productivity boom? Maybe people won't hate Mondays so much, because they'll have adequate sleep on Sunday night. Maybe Tuesdays & Wednesday will be the most productive days of the week because there would be no big drinking socials on Monday nights. And NO SUPERBOWL?! Where will Advertising Agencies spend their millions of dollars... perhaps... on creating new Jobs? Maybe kids will play outside more because there is less to watch on ESPN.
Or maybe its the latter, that society will be depressed. People will have less to look forward to, less to spend money on. Maybe the economy will spiral downward even further and a Monday Night in any Football City, U.S. might look like the picture above. Maybe Soccer will become the most popular sport in 2011...
If that sends a tingle up your spine, just know this. Every day that passes without a solution to the lockout... is one day closer to the loss of the NFL in 2011. And don't forget about the next most popular sport right now, Basketball. The NBA and its Players Association, are on the brink (July 1st) of an identical obstacle...
What could life be like without the NFL or NBA... O M G
2011-06-17
Life After the NFL... Should we be worried?
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2011-05-25
The Great Fall of the NFL Nation
Greed... Hate... Envy... But most of all... Stupidity.
At the very peak of its popularity, The owners, players and Administration of the National Football League have all created a gigantic black-hole of a blunder. This outweighs any major NFL blooper ever. Worse than a fumble on the goalline, or even dare I say, Picking JaMarcus Russell 1st overall. The entire organization is a reenactment of Rome burning to the ground.
Key Contributors:
The Players
Their greed and misconception of their job has doomed them to be grouped as a whiny bunch of primadonnas. Do you know what every aspiring athlete would give to be paid even 1/100th of the Salary of these guys to play a professional sport for a living. I am in NO WAY demeaning how much time, effort and sacrifice is required, it is unmatchable. But, that is why they already make the big bucks. But, they are greedy, yes, the NFL doesn't work without its stars and blue collar employees, but you are shooting yourselves in the foot. Shut Up, take your paycheck and play... or go open a restaurant. Do you know what Bo Jackson would give to not have had his Hip destroyed? Grow up...
The Owners
"It's our money"... No... It's not the players either. It is our money, the fans. That we pour into season tickets and merchandise and Direct TV Packages and Chicken Wings and god know what else. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. Greed has gotten the best of you. All you see is dollar signs, half of you probably don't even appreciate the art of the game (exceptions include those like the Rooney Family, Much Love). You are not only being greedy, but you think if you win litagation over the players you actually win? Guaranteed Ratings for the NFL will drop at least 5% or more next season. Ticket Sales in the basement, Jersey sales... probably still strong, because we love our players. You owners should've stayed in your luxury boxes sipping your $500 scotch or Martini. You are ruining the peoples game. We will find elsewhere to entertain ourselves, but we will NEVER, EVER forgive you, if you take this piece of our lives away.
The Victims
The Players claim to be the victims... so do The Owners. No, its definitely the overlooked, under-appreciated fans. Every year I, among millions of others wait for that light at the end of the "sports-draught tunnel" to appear (You know when all ESPN reports on is NASCAR, GOLF and TENNIS.. uggh). We the people look forward to our fantasy teams, our Weekly Pick'em Pools at work, Our team's training camps and draft choices, Our hopes that this will be our teams year. We look forward to the games we can enjoy with friends from our couches, criticizing our coaches and quarterbacks for their lack of production. We, the football fans, look forward to our NFL season as much as any other annual event in our lives, at times, some even live for it. Honestly, with nothing else but their team to root on, people live for football season. And the greed of those who give us this great pleasure is now forcing us to envision a year or more without our great love for the game... Shame on you.
One last note to the Head Honchos in the NFL:
These rule changes need to stop. These players are paid millions per year for the simple purpose that they are dedicating their lives to a dangerous, sometimes deadly sport. Sure, Protect someones blind side and don't allow cheap shots. But, if you take away James Harrison's ability to demolish a Quarterback or Devin Hester's ability to return a Kick to win a game, or even Peyton Manning RARE ability to take big hits and never miss a snap... You are ruining this game, and I care EVEN LESS that you are Locking Out OUR football season. The NFL is the Roman Empire, Burning to the ground, and all we as fans, lovers of this once great football nation, can do is watch with jaws dropped and tears streaming down our faces... And that makes us more Manly for the passion for the game, that some players and most owners, seem to be missing.
2011-05-04
{NFL/Social Media} "That's Debateable!" - Social Media Men
This situation is becoming more and more prevalent in our society lately. My debate about social media and Pro Athletes (and all famous people with 10,000+ Followers) stems from the recent Twitter Postings of Rashard Mendenhall, Starting HB for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
My question to the world is this, Does the 1st ammendment stop when we go digital. Think about it, In America, freedom of speech is more than just a staple of our society, it is a law with many, many precedents that support it throughout our history. The internet is accessed by the world, the boundaries of our countries become blurred when you enter cyberspace. It's not easy to know who is where unless it is bluntly presented to you. So, where is the limit and should there be one?
Rashard Mendenhall recently tweeted a barrage of comments over a 24 hour period regarding the death/killing of Osama Bin Laden. Some of the tweets included comments like:
"We'll never know what really happened. I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style"
"What kind of person celebrates death? It's amazing how people can HATE a man they have never even heard speak. We've only heard one side..."
"For those of you who said you want to see Bin Laden burn ... I ask how would God feel about your heart?"
While I don't completely agree with Mendenhall's comments, I think he has every right, regardless of who his employer may be, to speak his mind. He has a contract with the Steelers, if a Twitter Gag Order was part of the Contract, then I would understand, if not, he should have no liability to his comments, let the man speak and let his reputation be enhanced or deterred natrually. But, It is not fair for all these speculators to just jump all over him and say "That is wrong," and "he can't say that."
One last comment I have is to all you ignorant people that call educated people ignorant. This man, Mendenhall, while not completely correct is expressing an "opinion," google the definition of the word. And he also is trying to encourage people to "think" (google that too) and not just believe everything the media tells them. Do your own research and form your own opinions, don't just believe that because the news said it or the government said it, it must be true.
What do you all think?! Am I on another planet here or what...?