Bud Adams is one of the patrons of the NFL. Although he originally made his fortune in the petroleum business, Adams is the most senior owner in the league and a charter owner of the original American Football League with the Houston Oilers. Men like that are highly respected. The footballs used in the NFL still have “DUKE” printed on them in honor of Wellington Mara, Art Rooney was lovingly known as “the Chief,” and both of those families are some of the most respected in all of sports. Ralph Wilson is in the Hall of Fame. So one would expect Bud Adams, who’s 86 years old, to behave like a classy, Southern gentleman. Well, all that came crashing down Sunday afternoon when Adams was caught doing this.
Commissioner Roger Goodell, in usual fashion, came down hard on the billionaire owner, with a $250,000 fine which is pretty hefty regardless of net-worth. As a completely impartial viewer, I have to say I find this absolutely hilarious. For some reason, seeing old people do things they’re not supposed to is awesome. Like the gag in Jackass, or Nick Swardson’s joke. Again, Adams is 86. Old people are supposed to play bridge, get mad at “young hooligans,” and wear orthopedic shoes. Imagine your grandfather sitting at the table on Christmas Day, flipping the bird to the entire family. It’s one of those things you have to chalk up to being senile. Maybe everyone wasn’t respecting their elders, maybe the middle finger was a gesture of endearment in the 1930’s, maybe his diapers weren’t secure enough or his Viagra was acting up, who knows. And it wasn’t just a casual middle finger, it was repeated and deliberate thrusts. Adams probably had no idea what was going on, where he was, or what was appropriate, because he was flipping off his friend Ralph Wilson. I love it, great move by Adams to spice up an otherwise JV game. The bottom line is that old people acting out are hilarious. It’s depressing and sad when they forget the names of their children, but comical when they pee their pants or give someone the finger.
Plus, if I was fined every time I gave the finger to the opposing team, I’d be broke.
Complete derail on the NFL picks this past weekend, probably should’ve just stayed in hibernation. Despite the miraculous comeback by the Colts and the win to keep them undefeated, they didn’t cover. I think New Orleans is squeaking out wins and taking it easy on teams just to rub it in Giants fan’s faces. The Falcons have completely fallen off as an upper-tier team, but they’ll probably beat the Giants next week at the Meadowlands. After hyping up “Matty Ice” for most of the season and shitting on Jake Delhomme, Ryan was outplayed by the by #17 (QB ratings of 57.4 vs. 115.8). The dreaded sophomore slump? Maybe it’s this terrible Gillette commercial. And Denver, what the hell happened? You lose Kyle Orton to an ankle injury and suddenly you can’t beat the Redskins? At least the Bengals did me right and my hatred for Ben Roethlisberger is beginning to resurface at a vicious rate. Hate the unis, love the team.
Week 10:
NFL: 1-4
Total:
NFL: 27-16-1
NCAA: 3-2-2
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