Journal 1 - Football Wars, Revenge of the Coach
Maraniss's argument wasn't focused towards the refs decision on the game winning play on Monday, but it was of the Seahawks and their coach were making it seem like a extraordinary, and heroic effort by the refs. He also argued if he would've been happy if the Packers won even if they made the same play. The main goal of this whole argumentative new article was to prove that no call should be proven hard to comprehend by the refs and the team who wins shouldn't take the credit as if they were the heros of this play. Football should be played as a gentleman's game of sorts instead of a game about money and who's better.
I agree with Maraniss's argument, he seems to have a very respectable view from what I can see. He's not taking sides, and seems to want football to be more about the game and less about money. He doesn't like pompous attitude, and would rather have a game lost through hard work, then a game won without hard work. Maraniss makes a good point that the call was a call, and no one on the field can control that. Its not the players who make the calls, but the men in black and white that do. Mariness said, "To say that was a touchdown and not an interception is like saying black is white." I believe the Packers should have won, but not the way the Seahawks did during the last game.
I completely agree with you and Maraniss on the point that the call was not the main issue for this game it was the way the Seahawls handled their obvious unfair win. I believe the Packers should have won as well, but if they would have won the way the Seahawks did, I would have felt bad. I also like the including of the quote I think it gives an extra advantage for your point.
ReplyDeletelike stated above the call was a call and there really is nothing that can be done. With all of the rules and regulations that the NFL has it cannot be reversed after the game or any sort of win-loss record change.
ReplyDeleteJust like saying a call is a call, a win is also a win. So that just adds another W to the seahawks so they have every right to be happy about it. Blame it on the inexperienced refs not the seahawks for boasting over a game they won.
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