Football Playoffs
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:50 am
My son-in-law just got back from his second tour in Iraq. I love the guy. He's everything you can ask for in a son-in-law. He treats our daughter with respect, treats her parents the same way, and serves his country. Everything you can ask for.
He is a rabid football fan. Coming from Dallas, he thinks the world revolves around the Dallas Cowboys. I can live with that, I have no allegiance to any sports franchise and live in Colorado where everybody wonders why I don't have a vying interest in the Broncos.
Anyway, Dallas has to win this coming Sunday to have a chance at the playoffs. After, literally, half an hour of Dallas stats, Philly shortcomings and why Dallas will win that game, I finally got a word in. I asked him that if Dallas won and went on and won the next four weeks, would that make them the best football team this year? He looked at me like I was my non-knowing of football daughter, "Of course it does, Super Bowl winners."
I asked him who the best team in football was last year...another look..."The Giants", he said.
I told him this was a big reason for my not aligning with any team. That every major sport has become a joyride for owners and others that will take and make any oppurtunity to make a buck. We don't play to see who the best team is anymore. After essentially wasting 17 weeks of playing, seeding teams, we go into a 4-week playoff to determine who the hottest team is and that hot team is the Super Bowl winner.
If owners and fans wanted to see the real Champ and have a Super Bowl, they would divide the teams into two divisions, let each division fight it out amongst themselves and the team with the best records would play in the Super Bowl two weeks later.
The Super Bowl winner is hardly ever the best team in football, really, just the better tournament team.
Once the Patriots entered the tournament last year, their spotless record was thrown aside as meaningless and were lumped in with 11 also rans. One of those also rans beat them and the rest is history.
The owners are even thinking about extending the seeding part of the season, for what will become more much ado about nothing except the lining of pockets.
Its why I don't play fantasy football much, the real money comes in the space of two or three weeks with a team that was drafted 16-18 weeks ago, just too much luck involved for me.
I told him that I wasn't ripping football or any franchise in particular, every major sport does it and just about every fan buys into it because it gives the team they support more of a chance to be in the tournament. I understand that, but when we talk about best teams, I hardly ever acknowledge that the best team in football wins the Super Bowl.
So after my 30 minute filibuster, I asked, " Now, who was the best team in football last year?" "I guess I'd have to say the Patriots, after all that!"
I said, "And if the Cowboys luck out and win the next five weeks, who would be the best team in football?" Without hesitation, "The Cowboys!"
Attaboy.
[ December 26, 2008, 12:54 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]
He is a rabid football fan. Coming from Dallas, he thinks the world revolves around the Dallas Cowboys. I can live with that, I have no allegiance to any sports franchise and live in Colorado where everybody wonders why I don't have a vying interest in the Broncos.
Anyway, Dallas has to win this coming Sunday to have a chance at the playoffs. After, literally, half an hour of Dallas stats, Philly shortcomings and why Dallas will win that game, I finally got a word in. I asked him that if Dallas won and went on and won the next four weeks, would that make them the best football team this year? He looked at me like I was my non-knowing of football daughter, "Of course it does, Super Bowl winners."
I asked him who the best team in football was last year...another look..."The Giants", he said.
I told him this was a big reason for my not aligning with any team. That every major sport has become a joyride for owners and others that will take and make any oppurtunity to make a buck. We don't play to see who the best team is anymore. After essentially wasting 17 weeks of playing, seeding teams, we go into a 4-week playoff to determine who the hottest team is and that hot team is the Super Bowl winner.
If owners and fans wanted to see the real Champ and have a Super Bowl, they would divide the teams into two divisions, let each division fight it out amongst themselves and the team with the best records would play in the Super Bowl two weeks later.
The Super Bowl winner is hardly ever the best team in football, really, just the better tournament team.
Once the Patriots entered the tournament last year, their spotless record was thrown aside as meaningless and were lumped in with 11 also rans. One of those also rans beat them and the rest is history.
The owners are even thinking about extending the seeding part of the season, for what will become more much ado about nothing except the lining of pockets.
Its why I don't play fantasy football much, the real money comes in the space of two or three weeks with a team that was drafted 16-18 weeks ago, just too much luck involved for me.
I told him that I wasn't ripping football or any franchise in particular, every major sport does it and just about every fan buys into it because it gives the team they support more of a chance to be in the tournament. I understand that, but when we talk about best teams, I hardly ever acknowledge that the best team in football wins the Super Bowl.
So after my 30 minute filibuster, I asked, " Now, who was the best team in football last year?" "I guess I'd have to say the Patriots, after all that!"
I said, "And if the Cowboys luck out and win the next five weeks, who would be the best team in football?" Without hesitation, "The Cowboys!"
Attaboy.
[ December 26, 2008, 12:54 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]