With preseason already in gear, the NFL regular season is starting to weigh heavily in many fanatics’ minds. Being a fan of the game myself, my adrenaline is rushing to watch some high contact sports. Many are fans of multiple teams, and many could really give a hoot about anyone but their own team. I have three favorite teams, though I’m afraid to say none of them are looking to be contenders for the Superbowl.
To start this off, I understand that many people that I know, not only girls but guys as well, don’t watch football because they don’t understand the rules of the game. I can sympathize with you too, football is not a very simple sport. So if you’re one of these people that think you’d enjoy watching football a bit more if you more fully understood the rules, then just comment and ask for an explanation and I’d be happy to assist you.
Football is a pretty violent sport, just last year I watched a player get paralyzed from the neck down during a collision. I’ve also seen a couple hyper-extended knees, a few elbows as well, concussions, broken ribs, all sorts of disgusting injuries. Actually my dad hyper-extended his elbow in high school trying to tackle someone, his arm looks a little weird now but has a pretty awesome scar. So for those of you who can’t stand to watch because of the violence, I understand.
However, I love to watch football because of how much of a team game it is. On any given play, every player on the field (there are 11 per team) must do a specific job to make it all work. The players have to learn dozens of plays and memorize exactly what they must do for each one, or almost surely the weakness will be exploited. In baseball, basketball, or even soccer; there is a player standing around for almost every play, which is not what football is about.
It’s also very nerve racking and filled with pressure, suspense can be built throughout the game. And some of the players make absolutely AMAZING plays. It’s also fun to see how hard some of the collisions are, if you’re into that atleast. There’s even a show called “Jacked Up” on ESPN every Monday night during Monday Night Countdown before the scheduled game. It shows all the best hits of the week, but only one’s where no one got seriously injured.
There’s also what’s called “Fantasy Football.” It’s where before the season a group of friends form a league and draft their teams with all the major offensive players, as well as a team defense. Each week the real NFL players play and their stats are used in Fantasy Football. For a touchdown the player earn a certain amount of points, as well as for yards and such, for the person’s team. They also can lose points for fumbles or missed kicks. Teams are matched up each week and the points are counted. Whoever’s teams has the most points wins obviously enough. It gets the fans really into watching different teams because they can have a quarterback, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and kickers all on different NFL teams.
Anyway I thought I might throw down some predictions since this isn’t necessarily a controversial blog. I always pick three teams to win it all before the season starts (I do the same with Survivor and Amazing Race).
1. Cincinnati Bengals- I doubt they’ll win it but they’re probably the best of my three favorite teams
2. Dallas Cowboys- I’m not a huge fan of the team but Terrell Owens is a force and their defense should be good. If Tony Romo continues to mature, they definitely should be coming out of the NFC strongly
3. New England Patriots- I HATE, and when I say HATE I mean I HATE HATE HATE the Patriots as well as Tom Brady, their quarterback. But I do like Randy Moss and they have a great team if their defense plays well
So there you have it, the NFL season is just around the corner and I’ve made my predictions. If you have any questions about the game or any teams or players, feel free to comment and ask me. For Bri and all of us here at Bri’s Own World, this is Scarface signing off.
