Posted on by Patrick

For “Take-A-Knee” Perspective, You Can Read All About It

You remember Colin Kaepernick, right? When he used to be a football player he took a knee for a cause, and after hanging dormant for the better part of a year, his knee has taken on a new life of its own, has become the catalyst for words and actions and tough talk and hurt feelings and harsh realities and, maybe, liberating ideas. In all this dust-up we can’t lose track of the knee. We mustn’t let the subject be changed, the agendas that come from the mouth can’t be allowed to overpower the knee.

read more

Posted on by Patrick

The Fun, The Cool Still Possible Though Not The NCAA’s “Target”

Face it, the NCAA is a buzz kill. It’s genetically predisposed to buzz killing and to instituting the arbitrary rule that confuses and irritates and generally makes dealing with them a pain in the ass. Exhibit A is the so-called rule against “targeting”. Let’s first establish that no one targets, that is, no college player, in a premeditated fashion, says to himself, On this play I’m going to launch my body as a missile and use the crown of my helmet, intentionally aiming it, at the helmet of my opponent while in the act of making or attempting a tackle. It doesn’t happen. “Targeting” therefore is a silly and inaccurate term and concept. What does happen is that, while hurtling themselves at one another with

read more

Posted on by Patrick

Making The NFL Great Again…

…Well, It Never Stopped Being Great, But There’s A Few Things That Would Make It Better

It’s week three in the NFL so we should probably talk about the things that are bugging us after two weeks. It’ll be therapeutic. I’m here to help.

Read More