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Watching ball
This weekend, plenty of Cowboys say they'll sit in front of the TV and take in games on NFL Sunday Ticket, like a lot of you out there in Blog-land will. But will they watch games the same way?
Most would tell you that's impossible. If the NFL's your job, you can't just snap your fingers and become a fan again when you hit the couch to watch a game.
"Sunday I’ll be looking at the Eagles," said Jacques Reeves. "But normally, I just watch the game. I may see a little differently than everyone else – they’re playing this coverage, they’re playing that coverage – but I’m still a fan."
In a dog-eat-dog world, though, there's always an edge to be had, and these guys don't stop looking for it.
"I’m studying my guy, the guy I’m going against. From start to finish, see what he does, see what people beat him on and see some of the stuff I can beat him on," said defensive lineman Jason Hatcher. "When I was a kid, it was very exciting. The game would come on, I’m pumped up, going for my team. Now that I’m in the NFL, it’s a lot different. It’s like another game."
Really, it's simple: Fans are emotionally involved. Players have so much more invested.
Still, there's a good part of the game that they don't need extra motivation to enjoy.
“Last year I didn’t watch football simply because I wanted to get away from it. But now, football’s fun again," said linebacker Kevin Burnett. "But it’s kind of hard not to watch it without being like ‘Damn, get to where you’re supposed to be!’ Throwing stuff at the team screen the whole time."
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 3:43 PM (E-mail this entry)
I like what Hatcher's doing
This weekend, plenty of Cowboys say they'll sit in front of the TV and take in games on NFL Sunday Ticket, like a lot of you out there in Blog-land will. But will they watch games the same way?
Most would tell you that's impossible. If the NFL's your job, you can't just snap your fingers and become a fan again when you hit the couch to watch a game.
"Sunday I’ll be looking at the Eagles," said Jacques Reeves. "But normally, I just watch the game. I may see a little differently than everyone else – they’re playing this coverage, they’re playing that coverage – but I’m still a fan."
In a dog-eat-dog world, though, there's always an edge to be had, and these guys don't stop looking for it.
"I’m studying my guy, the guy I’m going against. From start to finish, see what he does, see what people beat him on and see some of the stuff I can beat him on," said defensive lineman Jason Hatcher. "When I was a kid, it was very exciting. The game would come on, I’m pumped up, going for my team. Now that I’m in the NFL, it’s a lot different. It’s like another game."
Really, it's simple: Fans are emotionally involved. Players have so much more invested.
Still, there's a good part of the game that they don't need extra motivation to enjoy.
“Last year I didn’t watch football simply because I wanted to get away from it. But now, football’s fun again," said linebacker Kevin Burnett. "But it’s kind of hard not to watch it without being like ‘Damn, get to where you’re supposed to be!’ Throwing stuff at the team screen the whole time."
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 3:43 PM (E-mail this entry)
I like what Hatcher's doing
