Television Politics and Brett Favre Rule

The NFL announced yesterday that they will initiate a new overtime rule, which will allow the team who doesn't win the coin toss, an opportunity at a possession, being that the team with the ball doesn't score a touchdown. So in essence, the new OT rule that will take effect next season is, the first team to score a touchdown on the 1st possession wins. If neither team scores a TD on their 1st possession, then the sudden death rules would apply.

This new rule comes real close to player negotiations with the league, and the renewal of network contract negotiations, which makes me wonder, is the money really controlling football, or is the rule being enforced because of the supposed stat of 8 out of 10 times, the team that wins the toss in OT, wins the game? It would make sense then, that, if its about the team having a fair shot at scoring, they both should be granted one possession with equal opportunities to score. But this seems more like an attempt to hike up ratings, and give the viewers a reason to stick around because according to Neilson's ratings, viewers have been tuning out once the coin toss has been decided, and the media networks aint having that shit, thats they money.

Players and Coaches from the Super Bowl winning New Orlean Saints (Who Dat) are enraged as they take the new ruling personal, calling it, a "slight" on their team's victory against the Vikings in OT where Brett Favre, who choked, threw a pick, and was never able to get back on the field. This situation also seems fishy, being that the NFL Superstar Icon, was not able to redeem himself. I money and politics, I love America!!!!!!!!!!

The NFL doesn't want the great quarterback's Manning, and Favre to be on the sideline while some no-name, crumb bum, drives his team down the field and wins the game.  Brett Favre's career ended on a pick that costed his team the game. He comes back to redeem his legacy and what happens? The exact same thing. A pick, that costs his team the game! Maybe its a thing called, DESTINY, or FATE! The NFL then is trying to change the natural flow this man's DESTINY, FATE, to satisfy his 45 year old ego. LOL! Maybe, I'm taking it too far, but think about that.

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