Ladies, Let Your Man Watch Football!!!

Ahhh football. Just saying the word football gives a lot of men a sense of excitement and ironically a sense of relaxation. It is a game that a lot of men played as boys whether it was in school, Pop Warner leagues or just "pick up" games in the street. Things like tossing a football with their father or gathering with family and friends tailgating at football stadiums or having Thanksgiving underscored with this game are all traditions that have a connection with a lot of guys. The love of football usually stays with fellas for a lifetime. IT is a part of them.  Now ladies, why would you want to sully something like that?

First, let me clear up a couple of things. Obviously I am NOT talking about ALL ladies. There are plenty of women out there who love football just as much as men do and will watch with or without their partners. There are also some females who are not crazy about football but do not try to obstruct their men from watching. But to my surprise, there are still women who have a problem with their significant other watching football. Over the years I have spoken to a lot of different ladies about this subject and I would say about half (non-scientific of course) are these type of females. I once dated a lady who "threatened" that she was going to get naked and pose in front of the television when a game I wanted to watch was coming on. And according to her, my response had better be the right one! Although that "showdown" didn't come to fruition (empty threat), she was still a bit upset that I wanted to watch this game. She somehow felt that I thought the game was more important to me than she was; she actually felt threatened by the game. I found through my conversations that this wasn't an uncommon (nor was the naked tatic) thought; other women that I have spoken to that were candid with me expressed similiar feelings. Journalist Roland Martin recently shared a tweet he received from a female follower of his that revealed that she desired a husband that didn't like football and she "prayed on it" - God answered her prayers and she now has a husband that was listening to music with her (at the time of her tweet) while Martin was connecting with people through Twitter around the country watching football. Different strokes for different folks but wow, somebody actually prayed to have a husband that didn't like football? I thought women usually prayed for men that were kindhearted, intelligent and assertive. I'm sure she had her reasons and but I hope she didn't lose out in the end on a great guy because he loved football. I also get a kick out a commercial that McDonalds airs on television. In the ad, a couple appears to be getting to know each other on a breakfast date at McDonalds. The woman makes a comment that her sister's boyfriend feels that Sundays are just for football. The statement was made to gauge the guy's feelings about the matter. He feels pressured to come up with the right thing to say, so he calls the sister's boyfriend a jerk which appeases the young lady with him. Really? So because a guy likes to watch football on Sundays he's a jerk? And that's what she wanted to hear? I know it's a fictional commercial but I'm sure thoughts and conversations in that framework has taken place millions of times.

I know some guys can get obsessive about football. Some will watch college football all day Saturday and then watch NFL football all day Sunday. That surely over time will make a gal feel neglected if she wants to do other things. And if a guy neglects other important responsibilities in lieu of football that is a problem as well. But if a guy picks a game or two to watch and still goes out with you and do things you want to do, what's wrong with that? A little compromise can go a very long way. I would even recommend learning the game and watching a few them with him. You'd be a surprise how much of a turn on that is to guys (just don't go spouting how "hot" some of the players are in their tight pants). If you have no tolerance for the game, then let him watch in peace. Remember in most cases, he doesn't love football more than you; it's not even close. You can then carry out your threat to "distract" him when he's giving you his undivided attention.

The Philadelphia Eagles Are No Dream Team or Miami Heat

Impressive. What the Philadelphia Eagles front office has done since the lockout was lifted has been simply impressive. Not only did they shock the world by adding top free agent prize CB Nnamdi Asomugha, but they acquired a few more nice pieces; most notably CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (via trade), RB Ronnie Brown and DT Cullen Jenkins. They also upgraded their backup QB position by adding Vince Young (who in my opinion is better than a bunch of QB's around the league who will be starters this year). The Eagles even got a 2012 2nd round pick from the Arizona Cardinals in the Rodgers-Cromartie trade (QB Kevin Kolb was delivered from Eagles). But adding the current bodies to the already talented Eagles team, which boasts such studs as Michael Vick, DeSean Jackson and Trent Cole, is what has some people already calling them the "Dream Team". Some have even started comparing this Eagles team to the 2010 - 2011 Miami Heat of the NBA. Really??? Slow it down folks - these comparisons are way off base.

First of all, you really can't compare football teams to basketball teams; it's a classic apples vs. oranges scenerio. In basketball, one great player has a lot more impact on a team than one great player does in football. It's basic math; basketball teams have only five players that are starters while football teams have twenty-two players that are starters (exluding special teams). As good as the players are that the Eagles acquired, none of them (for the slight except of Asomugha) are considered the best in the league. The "Dream Team" which was the moniker given to the 1992 USA Basketball Olympic team, were not only made up of some of the best players in the league, it was made up of some of the best players in world of all time! Probably never in the history of sports has a nickname fit a team so perfectly. So lets stop that comparison immediately. The Heat - Eagles comparison is a bad one also for very similiar reasons. LeBron James and Chris Bosh joining Dwyane Wade in Miami created a team which boasted three starters which are considered to be the three of the top players in the NBA.  Now while Vick and Asomugha may be hailed by some as elite NFL players, I don't see anyone calling Rodgers-Cromartie, Jenkins, Jason Babin or any of the remaining new Philly starters as best in the league. Also the Heat pretty much had to retool their whole team to accommodate their new star players. The Eagles team will still have most of their personnel from last year's campaign.

Now I know that some of this talk was started by some of the new Eagles (Young & Babin) but I think the media and fans have run with their words. The Eagles acquisitions have been great copy for training camp and the "Dream Team" "Miami Heat" chatter has been an excellent complementary piece. But the bottom line is neither title is accurate no matter how Philadelphia's season will play out.