2009 American League Championship Series

The age-old argument of Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning has been going on since Brady was drafted in 2000. Who is the better quarterback? Who’s the best quarterback to ever play in the NFL. It must be one of these two. My money is on Peyton Manning. I don’t want to take shine away from Brady, though, because both are spectacular in their own ways. Let me tell you why it must be Manning. I might be a bit of a bandwagon when it comes to Manning, but there is good reason for it. This man is a God…

if the average American became more aware of the health risks that come along with playing football? In the book Concussion by Jeanne Marie, the reader learns the important role Dr. Omalu has when former Steelers player Mike Webster passed away at just fifty years old. Despite the fact that Dr. Omalu’s discoveries of how repeated concussions can affect the brain and alter mental health, his findings were dismissed by the National Football League(NFL), proving…

to create a new game. In 1905, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, alarmed at the increasing number of injuries in football games, established a committee to make the sport safer. The first professional game was played in 1892. The National Football League was born in 1920 in Canton, Ohio, which is now home to the Pro Football…

them, on both a cultural and psychological standpoint, and some do not notice that the sport affects them altogether. Football culturally and psychologically affects America in both advantageous and detrimental ways. Football is advantageous to American culture because it brings an assemblage of people together to discuss the sport, it creates friendships and long lasting…

Jerry Jones biggest risk was taken when he created the new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys back in 2009 which is now recognized as the glorious AT&T stadium. When designing the stadium, Jerry Jones knew what would appeal to the fans. He designed the stadium under his view on professional sports and was able to create an entertainment mecca for the city of Arlington, Texas (12). In 2013, Jerry Jones signed over the naming rights of the stadium to AT&T because he knew this would be good for the…

Last Sunday, the Buccaneers escaped with a win against the New York Giants. Kicker Nick Folk grazed a 34-yard field goal to knock off the Giants 25-23 and send them to 0-4. Folk had previously missed two other field goals and an extra point in the game. The Buccaneers have the New England Patriots on Thursday in Tampa. When the scheduled came out saying we had to play the Patriots, I won't lie, I thought we were in for a bad game. Now I look at this game as a very easily winnable game. The…

In this week’s written assignment, we should uncover the importance of a Thesis and a thesis statement. How do thesis elements apply to a thesis statement? Thesis elements generally, states in a single sentence, they express an opinion, not a topic. They focus on the topic, indicate the kind of support to follow and often organize supporting material. These statement are typically precisely worded. Location of a thesis can pretty much go in where ever you feel necessary, as long as you are…

The Price of Football This week’s readings consisted of Football and its consequences. While reading Bank’s article “What Price Football” and Flynn’s “Football Does a Body Good (Nannyism Doesn’t)”, I notice many arguments that call for my attention. Banks’s article was persuasive, however Flynn’s included some logical fallacies. This week I also watched a film titled “Concussion”, directed by Peter Landsman, the movie provided many facts that inclined my perspective in regards to…

than that. Despite having his most accomplishments in American Football, he helped shape 4 lasting, popular american sports leagues. He has ties to the National Football League (NFL), The National Basketball Association (NBA), The North American Soccer League (NASL), which would later become part of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the World Tennis Championships (WTC). His contributions are what make him one of the most influential men in american sports. In fact in 1999, he was declared the 17th…

The Super Bowl has been an American tradition for 51 years, but this would not have been without the Vince Lombardi Idea. Vince Lombardi once said that, “perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” (see more with fig. 1) Lombardi had gone with that quote his whole life, and “was the first coach to win a Super Bowl in January 1967” (Nations). Lombardi coached for seven years on the packers, and in those seven years he had won seven titles, including the…