And now back to important things: football.

We are now down to eight teams in the playoffs and I expect Dallas to be gone next Sunday. It is simply insane to play football outdoors in January in Green Bay. Could Dallas win? Sure, but barring something unusual, it is not likely.




One comment about the Detroit/Dallas game last Saturday. Yes, I am talking about the flag that was picked up and the pass interference penalty thus nullified. It was the right non-call. But, the referees should have explained that due to rule changes face guarding was no longer illegal.




That brings me to the Seattle/N Carolina game. I am picking Seattle. Why? For two reasons: 1. the noise the fans make. It hinders the opposition. 2. Wilson is less of a "black quarterback" than Cam Newton is. And this requires an explanation. Frankly, I don't care if a brain-dead, self-hating white liberal will call me a racist. But, I think that this is a real phenomenon worth exploring.




The NFL became predominantly black, except for quarterbacks. So, a move began to promote black quarterbacks. The NFL is predominantly a business, so personnel decisions must contribute to the quality of the product, i.e. promote winning. Football began to promote black running backs to be quarter backs. This has already happened in College Football, so why should it not work in the pros? Would it not add an extra dimension to the game? It did, but it had its drawbacks. We saw Mr McNabb grow less effective as he was pounded and injured. The same thing happened to RGIII. Playing hurt reduces the efficiency of a quarter back and leads to him making errors.


As it happens, both N Carolina and Seattle have quarterbacks that have black skin (more brown than black to be precise) and are used as "black quarterbacks" (i.e. running backs). Cam Newton more so than Wilson.




Why is this important? The quarter back's job is much more intellectual than a running back's. He has to have a vision of what is happening on the field, the speed at which the players are moving, and how a play can be executed. In college, the defense can hit a QB, but in the pros the hits are magnified. And a QB that is hurting is less able to do the thinking needed to be effective. This is true of quarter backs who have white skin but are used as running backs. Johny Manziel is a good example of this. A Heisman trophy winning QB at A&andM, he was a great passer AND a running QB. As a starter at Cleveland, he got hurt. I pick Seattle.