NFL über alles

Parfois vous avez besoin de quelqu’un d’autre pour vous révéler l’évidence. Pour vous faire prendre conscience de ce que vous avez sous les yeux.
Une fois de plus, c’est ce que Bill Simmons a réussi pour moi dans son article du vendredi. Car c’est seulement en le lisant que j’ai réalisé ceci : la saison NFL que nous sommes en train de vivre est absolument extraordinaire.
Lisez plutôt ce paragraphe :

Think about everything that has happened since Labor Day: Brett Favre finding the Fountain of Youth; CameraGate turning the Pats into the Cobra Kai Yankees; Adrian Peterson threatening to become the Barry Sanders of his generation; the dueling quests for 19-0 and 0-16; the running-up-the-score debates (one of the top-10 sports radio topics ever); Michael Vick's incredible fall from grace; big-time years from two spectacular receivers (Moss and T.O.); an increasingly bitter Colts-Pats rivalry; Brady's quest to shatter the TD record; the Norv Turner Face climbing to new heights; another Ricky Williams comeback; Roger Goodell turning into Buford Pusser; the Cris Carter-Steve Smith interview; one of the greatest "Monday Night Football" games ever (Favre beating the Broncos with the OT bomb to Greg Jennings); the Saints improbably climbing back from 0-4; Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger emerging as big-time QBs; the Browns finally waking up as a potential playoff team; Jimmy Kimmel getting banned from "MNF"; Herm Edwards shattering the Unintentional Comedy Scale on "Hard Knocks"; Vinny Testaverde's improbable comeback; Andy Reid's bizarre season; Jon Kitna and God's Team potentially sneaking into the playoffs; the Travis Henry Show (which should really be a reality show); Tiki Barber's quiet run for the Ewing Theory Hall of Fame; and the Niners potentially handing over a top-three pick to the Patriots in 2008.

Vous n’avez pas la moindre idée de ce dont il parle? C’est normal. Mais si je puis me permettre, cher Bill, tu as oublié un paquet de choses. Je poursuis donc, avec dans le désordre:

the miraculous Kevin Everett recovery from a disastrous spine injury in Week 1; the most anticipated handshake of all-time between Belichick and Mangini after the evisceration of the Jets by the Pats in Week 15; the ongoing and atrocious QB carousel in Chicago/Atlanta/Miami/KC/Minnesota/Oakland (you name it); the San Diego wildfires; the incredible Adam Vinatieri missed field-goal; the god-awful “London Bowl”; the Priest Holmes comeback; the career years for kick returners (Hester, Cribbs, Washington); the crazy Antonio Cromartie highlights (scored 2 defensive TDs, then the longest TD in NFL history on a 109 yards missed FG return, then picked Peyton Manning three times) in a 3 weeks-span; the insane amount of 1st round busts (S-Jax, LJ, Gore, Alexander, Rudi Johnson, Fast Willie Parker) in fantasy drafts all-around the world; and finally yesterday the never-seen-before review on Phil Dawson’s last second FG to tie the game at Baltimore.

J’en ai la tête qui tourne. Et dire que je ne vois aucun match en direct. Et dire que tout cela se passe sur une autre planète, que je suis le seul ici à être au courant, et que je ne peux en parler à personne. (hé, c’est à ça que ça sert un blog, abruti)
Tant pis. Je continuerai à prêcher dans le désert.
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