I hate football.
Okay, maybe hate is too strong. I intensely dislike football when my favorite team, the Cincinnati Bengals, has a losing season or is always booted out of the playoffs in the Wild Card.
Fans of the Seahawks, the Texans, or the Cowboys may already feel my discomfort, and will probably continue to feel lost without a favorite NFL team over the next few weeks.
I hope fans don’t stay upset with the NFL for long. Instead, they should turn their attention to the NBA, which is at its midseason point. I’ve heard all kinds of arguments about why the NBA is boring — they don’t play defense, they stopped using basic basketball fundamentals, there are too many games, college players try more because they are trying to go pro, everyone already knows who will win the championship, etc.