[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Just when you think you've seen it all

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Just when you think you've seen it all
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1197852418.shtml


   I can't deny a little schadenfreude watching the Eagles beat the
   Cowboys, in Dallas no less. But I saw something that further
   underscored why real Americans don't like soccer. Yes, soccer is the
   most boring of all professional team sports, and I'm being generous
   adding those two adjectives.
   Once again, I saw something I've never seen before. Philly is up by
   four with the ball and just over two minutes to go. Dallas is out of
   time outs. The running back shoots through, has an easy touchdown
   except that he deliberately slides on the 1 yard line. I was called
   away so I didn't see the explanation, and I can imagine at least three
   reasons why.
   You don't see this in soccer, where strategy is more like checkers,
   not chess. You'll see nothing that isn't decades old.