[Speed Gibson,
Monday December 17, 2007 at 6:51am]
Just when you think you've seen it all
I can't deny a little schadenfreude watching the Eagles beat the Cowboys, in Dallas no less. But I saw something that further underscored why real Americans don't like soccer. Yes, soccer is the most boring of all professional team sports, and I'm being generous adding those two adjectives.
Once again, I saw something I've never seen before. Philly is up by four with the ball and just over two minutes to go. Dallas is out of time outs. The running back shoots through, has an easy touchdown except that he deliberately slides on the 1 yard line. I was called away so I didn't see the explanation, and I can imagine at least three reasons why.
You don't see this in soccer, where strategy is more like checkers, not chess. You'll see nothing that isn't decades old.
Once again, I saw something I've never seen before. Philly is up by four with the ball and just over two minutes to go. Dallas is out of time outs. The running back shoots through, has an easy touchdown except that he deliberately slides on the 1 yard line. I was called away so I didn't see the explanation, and I can imagine at least three reasons why.
You don't see this in soccer, where strategy is more like checkers, not chess. You'll see nothing that isn't decades old.