Worthless and Weak

Ten ways to make the NFL better.

1. Convert 2 preseason games to regular season games, making it an 18 game season.

2. When making schedules, no longer match the winning teams of last season with each other, (ie, kill parity)

3. Raise or eliminate the salary cap.

4. Don't call unneccessary roughness unless it is a really really late hit, or otherwise really bad. No more babying quarterbacks.

5. Dancing of any sort should be punished by at least 20 yards.

6. Stupid celebrations, (cell-phone, signing a ball, etc) should be punishable by at least a 4 game suspension. A pom-pom celebration with the cheerleaders should be punishable by a complete ban from the game for all time.

7. Superbowl's should be played at the Stadium of the team with the better record (like all the other playoff games). You don't want to play Green Bay at Lambeau in January for the national championship? Then go play hop-skotch, woman.

8. No more domes. Football should be played in the elements, whether its snow or rain or excessive heat, you play in it dammit.

9. Stop moving franchises, dammit. The Rams never should have left LA, the Oilers should be in Houston, etc. If you want a franchise in Baltimore, start your own, dammit. Or better yet, keep the Colts there.

10. Bring back the bud-bowl.


Anyway, these suggestions fall into 3 categories. First, is the eliminations of "parity." There are no dynasties any more. I remember cheering for the Packers every year, and how every year they would be beaten by the Cowboys in the playoffs. I remember how much I hated the Cowboys. And how good it was when the Packers finally won the superbowl. Now, it seems that there are no dynasties, no teams that are good year after year. I have no interest in the superbowl unless the Patriots or the Packers are playing in it.

The Second category is to turn it back into a man's game. Its a man's game, so lets leave the pom-poms to the cheerleaders, Terrel. And getting hit is part of the game. Troy Aikman has had like 20 concussions. Why? Cause its a man's game, dammit.

Finally, lets respect the fans and history by keeping franchises in place. Moving a popular team because there is more money elsewhere is just wrong, and whenever the NFL does it, they screw the fans.