New England Patriots - Far From Boring
So I was talking to a friend about the Superbowl the other day. He said that it was one of the more boring SBs that he can remember. He said everything was boring, the commercials (except the GoDaddy.com one), the halftime show, and the pregrame show was boring. I was with him in agreement until he claimed that even the New England Patriots were boring and if they kept winning, it would drive people away from watching the NFL.
Wait a minute. A team that plays like one, that displays heart, that exemplifies intelligent strategy, and that bears poise when it counts - that's boring?
If you can't tell yet, I'm love watching the Pats. I think a part of me for some reason lays claim to Boston, even though I've only been there for a month and a few scattered weeks. I just love the town.
But more importantly, I like the way the Pats play. They actually believe that sacrificing for the team is more important than individual accolade, stats, or excuses. They genuinely feel that they need to improve every week and that God himself/herself didn't just happen to bless them with wins. Their coach actually believes in intelligent and creative strategy and brilliantly using it to effect change during the course of a game. A true football fan would love the patriots.
Which brings me to the next point. We've become a society so founded on selling and instant gratification that subtelty and excellence without flash is seldom appreciated. If someone doesn't stimulate our adrenals with gratuitous boobs, flashy touchdown dances, or fancifully absurd gunplay - we change the channel to find something that does. Substance seems to be lost on the current social psyche. Flash is the new caffeine for our internet trained minds.
Some of y'all can keep your Terrell Owens, 20" chrome rims, hip-hop bling, and spider eating "reality" shows. I'll stick to my (hah somehow already I claim them as my own) New England Patriots.
Wait a minute. A team that plays like one, that displays heart, that exemplifies intelligent strategy, and that bears poise when it counts - that's boring?
If you can't tell yet, I'm love watching the Pats. I think a part of me for some reason lays claim to Boston, even though I've only been there for a month and a few scattered weeks. I just love the town.
But more importantly, I like the way the Pats play. They actually believe that sacrificing for the team is more important than individual accolade, stats, or excuses. They genuinely feel that they need to improve every week and that God himself/herself didn't just happen to bless them with wins. Their coach actually believes in intelligent and creative strategy and brilliantly using it to effect change during the course of a game. A true football fan would love the patriots.
Which brings me to the next point. We've become a society so founded on selling and instant gratification that subtelty and excellence without flash is seldom appreciated. If someone doesn't stimulate our adrenals with gratuitous boobs, flashy touchdown dances, or fancifully absurd gunplay - we change the channel to find something that does. Substance seems to be lost on the current social psyche. Flash is the new caffeine for our internet trained minds.
Some of y'all can keep your Terrell Owens, 20" chrome rims, hip-hop bling, and spider eating "reality" shows. I'll stick to my (hah somehow already I claim them as my own) New England Patriots.
posted by Richard at 8:56 AM
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