Blog Post 1. One Bad Call

                One Bad Call

Replacement Referee's debating a call

. (Courtesy of Deadspin.com   http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1807djmkm0srujpg/original.jpg)

 Author David Maraniss in his article, talks about the controversial call during the Monday night game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks. The call gave the Seahawks, the game winning touchdown as the game expired.  He first talks about the attitude of winning. How important winning really is to us as sports fans, even when we say that it is not the most important thing.  Maraniss goes into detail about how he felt when he saw the reaction of the Seattle coaching staff and players’ reaction following the call. Finally, Maraniss talks about what he would of done if he was in the shoes of the Seahawks, and his overall dismay for the way the Seahawks reacted.

                I disagree with the position held by David Maraniss on the final call of the game.  Maraniss fails to realize that the Seahawks, like all athletes are paid for their performance. The way the Seahawks reacted was completely acceptable and expected of a professional athlete winning a close match.  Maraniss is also very biased on the topic, which affects the way that he forms his argument.  He fails to recognize the other side of the argument in any part of his article. The other reason why I disagree with Maraniss’s point of view is because of the way that he describes that call as being “The difference between black and white.”  The call was a difficult call to make for any ref let alone a replacement ref, who is already playing out of his league. Marniss focuses his article on the refs, rather than the real problem, the NFL.