The Draw Play

There are people (I call them dome dopes, I’ve also seen someone joke that they are Indoorcels) who think every stadium should be a dome. They want their football pure and unaffected by the elements. Bad weather affects games and generally makes the play worse all around. I get the perspective, I really do. I refuse to agree. Firstly, this perspective comes with the flawed premise that the football will be inherently better in a dome: this is simply not true. We get shit football in domes all the time. Bad football comes regardless of weather. Secondly, bad weather adds an element of chaos and unpredictability to an already volatile sport. Yes, it will reduce scoring, but it evens the playing field in ways that other things cannot. Weather can bring out the weird shit. Can you imagine living in a world without that one punt in the Steelers/Dolphins game that just stuck itself in the turf? It can also be beautiful. Steelers/Browns was a good game but it was aesthetically beautiful in a way few games are. I never want to be robbed of snow games because of a bunch of fantasy-brained purists who demand points.

Anyway I had a good week.

also, bonus doodle of Amon Ra St Brown. Praise the Sun God