The NFL season begins today much to the delight of rabid NFL fans. Lately I have been turned off by the game of pro-football. The game according to me, celebrates selfishness and showmanship more than skill and talent. If you watch a telecast, you'll find the commentators devoting lots of time and raving about a defensive player levelling a member of the offense with a vicious hit. They'll repeat the play over and over again and then use the most overused adjective in sports - "great" - in hailing the guy who made the hit. It just drives me nuts and I make my madness known the only way I know - by turning off the TV. I'll follow the scores, and catch the highlights on T.V., but won't waste my time watching a full game.
Btw, I noticed that James Brown is on CBS. He was the host of the football show on Fox, but I guess moved over to CBS. I still find the Fox show the funniest and the most entertaining of the lot - isn't Terry Bradshaw hilarious? Joe Buck is the new host. I hope that doesn't mean he won't be doing baseball telecasts anymore. Joe Buck is my favorite baseball commentator; he has a great voice and presence and makes a superb team with Tim McCarver. We'll know in a few weeks.
I heard Phil Simms on the Don Imus show and he said he had a rough off-season. Don Imus asked him what happened and he replied that he had put on 20 pounds in the off-season. I wonder what he looks like now.
Update: What was that on NBC on Sunday night? I didn't know that they were telecasting Sunday night games. And did you watch their pre-game and halftime show? It certainly looked to me like Costas, Collinsworth, Sharpe and Bettis were sitting a mile apart from each other. Get together guys and have some fun. After watching today's show, I still think the Fox's is the show to watch.
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