After Monday night’s game ending touchdown debacle, a weekend of chippy play and inconsistent officiating, the NFL’s replacement referees are under a serious microscope. Why? For one, the NFL’s success and its ability to overcome challenges to its reputation, are rooted in the quality of its product. Last week and…
The NFL season is upon us. Like many, I could not be happier. From a PR standpoint, the league succeeds in spite of its players. The NFL’s labour force often makes headlines due to trouble with the law. It’s not just mid grade player/coke dealers like Sam Hurd, or stripper…
The NFL season kicks off ce soir. My poor girlfriend is already sick of it. Conversely, I could not be more excited. The NFL has many PR-related problems. From players getting arrested to labour relations issues, the flaks at the league offices are kept on their toes. But while other leagues…
Yesterday, Planet Earth played host to two NFL playoff games and the Golden Globes. Lots of peeps were tweeting about these events (I even did when the Bears won). Some – who I cannot begin to comprehend – consta-tweeted them. Who are the consta-tweeters? They are the folks who cannot resist the urge to…
I wanna kill ‘dead’. Not in all contexts. The word has its moments. For instance, I might need to mention that “Gandhi is dead’” or my “Grandfather is dead”. The word is also useful when ominous signs appear on the horizon, such as “Oh no, a grizzly bear, we’re fucking dead!” But I am sick…