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thegreathambino
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I'm 15,and a sophmore in highschool. I wrote an article on the beggining of the NFL season, to be printed in our school paper. Let me know what you guys think. I there are some spelling errors, but let me know. ALl comments are accepted.
-I know that this article is about football, but this thread gets more attention, and i know a bunch of you so, i'm positing it here anyway. Let me get some feedback. Thanks!
avery
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When the leaves in mid September begin to change colors, when the brisk cool air breaks through the summer heat, when you stop getting mosquito bites and start getting a cool chill down your spine when you walk outside early every morning, you know that football season is here; the NFL has arrived.
The 2009 season has quite a few big stories that come with it. Former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick signs a 2-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, which is worth up to almost $7 million dollars. Brett Favre, a future hall of fame inductee, has decided against his 2nd “retirement” stint, and has decided to sign with the Minnesota Vikings. Nevertheless, Favre will be back next year with a thick $12 million dollar contract and a team full of young up and coming stars to be the leader of. Tom Brady, a 3 time Super Bowl champion, will be coming off a torn ACL in his left knee, which he suffered in week 1 in 08’ against the Kansas City Chiefs. Since David Tyree stole the Super Bowl right out of the Patriots hands in 2007 ( out of their hands, and onto Tyree’s head), you know the Patriots will come back this year, craving another super bowl ring in the trophy case. The Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez (5th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft) is looking to lead a Jets team to the Playoffs. Sanchez, a former Trojan in college, is coming into the NFL off a great college football year; 3,207 passing yards and 34 passing touchdowns. After Sanchez has been quoted saying it would be “hard” to leave USC for the NFL and “probably couldn’t do it”, sure enough he found himself as #6 in the ol’ green and white NY Jets jersey.
Their are many different factors that will change the outcome of this years NFL season. But as the teams step on the field, as the quarterback flips through his play book for the perfect 3rd and short play, and as the coach screams into his headset attempting to warn his offense of an illegal formation, the only thing the players, fans, and coaches will have their eye on is the scoreboard. The scoreboard is really the only thing in football that really matters. Sure, Tom Brady can be matched up against some rookie quarterback with a sub-par offense, but at the end of the night, when the Patriots score is lower than the other teams, well thats about all that matters. So for all you Patriots, Giants, Jets, Eagles, Bills, Lions and Cardinals fans, just remember that no matter how good your team is, at the end of the night, you will look at the scoreboard, and accept the truth that it holds. So good luck to all the fans that will spend their Sundays under a warm blanket, on a comfortable couch watching their team rise and fall in the long 16 week adventure that we call the NFL.
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-I know that this article is about football, but this thread gets more attention, and i know a bunch of you so, i'm positing it here anyway. Let me get some feedback. Thanks!
avery
"
When the leaves in mid September begin to change colors, when the brisk cool air breaks through the summer heat, when you stop getting mosquito bites and start getting a cool chill down your spine when you walk outside early every morning, you know that football season is here; the NFL has arrived.
The 2009 season has quite a few big stories that come with it. Former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick signs a 2-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, which is worth up to almost $7 million dollars. Brett Favre, a future hall of fame inductee, has decided against his 2nd “retirement” stint, and has decided to sign with the Minnesota Vikings. Nevertheless, Favre will be back next year with a thick $12 million dollar contract and a team full of young up and coming stars to be the leader of. Tom Brady, a 3 time Super Bowl champion, will be coming off a torn ACL in his left knee, which he suffered in week 1 in 08’ against the Kansas City Chiefs. Since David Tyree stole the Super Bowl right out of the Patriots hands in 2007 ( out of their hands, and onto Tyree’s head), you know the Patriots will come back this year, craving another super bowl ring in the trophy case. The Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez (5th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft) is looking to lead a Jets team to the Playoffs. Sanchez, a former Trojan in college, is coming into the NFL off a great college football year; 3,207 passing yards and 34 passing touchdowns. After Sanchez has been quoted saying it would be “hard” to leave USC for the NFL and “probably couldn’t do it”, sure enough he found himself as #6 in the ol’ green and white NY Jets jersey.
Their are many different factors that will change the outcome of this years NFL season. But as the teams step on the field, as the quarterback flips through his play book for the perfect 3rd and short play, and as the coach screams into his headset attempting to warn his offense of an illegal formation, the only thing the players, fans, and coaches will have their eye on is the scoreboard. The scoreboard is really the only thing in football that really matters. Sure, Tom Brady can be matched up against some rookie quarterback with a sub-par offense, but at the end of the night, when the Patriots score is lower than the other teams, well thats about all that matters. So for all you Patriots, Giants, Jets, Eagles, Bills, Lions and Cardinals fans, just remember that no matter how good your team is, at the end of the night, you will look at the scoreboard, and accept the truth that it holds. So good luck to all the fans that will spend their Sundays under a warm blanket, on a comfortable couch watching their team rise and fall in the long 16 week adventure that we call the NFL.
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