It’s probably safe to say that Tom Petty didn’t write his song, “The Waiting,” about the NFL. But the chorus to that song could not more accurately describe the feeling of most football fans at this time of year.
The waiting is the hardest part.
Preseason is fine for a while. It briefly quenches our thirst for NFL football that has been building since the end of the Super Bowl. But if the offseason is a marathon, preseason is a Dixie cup of Gatorade just before the finish line — it helps, but it’s not nearly enough.
I’m positively giddy about sitting in front of my TV for several hours watching countless games wearing my green and gold No. 80 jersey (soon to be replaced by a green and gold No. 12). Week 1 is 2½ weeks away. Football fans cannot subsist on preseason games alone — even though NFL Network is showing all the preseason games, either live or the next day, which is pretty awesome.
So many questions are waiting to be answered. Fantasy football nerds are chomping at the bit to begin agonizing over their weekly lineups. And, as if football season weren’t exciting enough, this will be a season in which we won’t have to listen to John Madden or Tony Kornheiser.
Could this be the greatest football season ever? We’ll find out, but not nearly soon enough.
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Go Pack Go! 'nough said!
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