Tuesday, September 01, 2009

WTNFL

"Did U C that?"
"OMG!"
"U R so crispy."
"U will B so 2 next time."
"What was the snap count?"
The NFL said Monday it will allow players to use social media networks this season, but not during games. What sort of advantage or disadvantage would one achieve by tweeting, blogging, or texting from the field? While the pigskin is in play, no updates will be permitted by the individual himself or anyone representing him on his personal Twitter, Facebook or any other social media account, the league said.
I suppose this makes sense, since players are kind of busy doing thoe things that football players do: punting, passing, kicking, drinking Gatorade. But that's just eleven guys at a time. What does Roger Goodell expect the rest of the team to do while all that football is going on without them? Has he ever pondered the eternity of a TV timeout? The commissioner himself was tweeting from the draft. That's precisely the kind of thing you need to fill those great big empty pauses that are such a part of the professional game. "This Bud's 4 U."
Certainly, all of this raises the question: Where are these guys sticking those electronic devices when the actually do get around to playing? I M 2 gross.

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