BY MIKEY MIGO
Normally around this time of the year I start paying attention to the upcoming NFL season. In past years I’d join with friends in some good ol’ fashion fantasy football. It’s always a sign that the sweat on my brow will soon be able to be replaced with a winter jacket on my back. My favorite sport is basketball. I enjoy the hell out of the NBA. I still love football though. I’m not a douche bag fan. I can’t remember the last jersey I owned and I can’t remember the last time I wanted on. I’m not saying all jersey wearing fans are douchey, but you know what I mean. The over the top, over abrasive people who’ll be a little too loud when talking sports. It’s all in fun. We all have our favorites. Go team, go!
But it’s not the same. The rules are strict and retardiculous, the pads as plentiful, and the battles and wars of the old school kings of the gridiron have been replaced by a buncha wussies. Now the wussies are ON STRIKE! Games are being cancelled and it’s officially gone too far. Why? Greed. It’s on all sides. The easy thing to do is to rally against the evil faceless corportation, the league, “the man”. That’s easy. It’s easy to hear a half educated football player tell us on TV how they can’t wait to get back on the field. Of course, we’re going to side with our heroes. These multimillion dollar players are bitching about the league wanting them to work more. Yes, work MORE for no added compensation. The owners make a crazy amount of profits and they shouldn’t be the only ones getting rich off of it. But do the NFL players REALLY need more money? NO FUCKING WAY. How insulting is it when an athlete is making more money than a cop, fireman, teacher, or other REAL person? They’re complaining about being asked to play more games during the regular season. Wouldn’t these games make the cities they’re in a lot more extra money? How about the hundreds of arena, vendor, and office workers who’d get an extra few weeks of pay checks? It’s all greed. The richest get richer and the rich want more.
I have the answer. I’m not just going to bitch and moan without providing my own hair brained scheme to save the day. Let’s have a TWENTY GAME SEASON. The NFL wanted an 18 game season, so I may be a little crazy here. But let’s completely cut out preseason football. Let the teams handle their own scrimmages and groomings. Most of us don’t give two shits about a soon-to-be-released 8th string kicker, but we’re forced to sit through a month of that shit. Just start with a bigger team and over a few weeks have roster cuts until they get to a good number. Instead of putting the money into the players pockets or the league’s pockets how about mandating salary limits and donating the rest to charity or some sort of 401K type of deal for old retired players? No? Not good? Screw these people. While most Americans are having financial struggles and barely surviving these oafs want more money. At this point, I don’t care if the NFL comes back at all.
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