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By Joe Torosian

Kick it!

I risk hypocrisy here because I’m going to watch these games, but does anyone find the NFL’s holiday schedule a bit invasive? 

And a little bit scary in that the culture has finally found something we can’t say no to on a major holiday?

Big enough to pull us away from our families in a way that no NBA game or Andy Williams/Perry Como/Rankin & Bass Christmas special ever could.

And these games are so good, they’re almost impossible to record and watch later.

It’ll sound weird, but it rattles me a bit because, while I pride myself on the ability to say no and delay gratification, I know I won’t be able to say no to these games.

It’s football, I’m built to watch football, and I’m gonna watch football. When I was covering prep football for The Mid, I planned to watch local football on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (sometimes twice on Saturday) to maximize my opportunities.

When the KBM, or anyone for that matter, declares an NFL game too boring to watch, I don’t understand it. I watch an NFL game, and I learn. And if I don’t learn about the game, I learn more about the players, and come across names that may have slipped through cracks in the memory.

What do I like about the Rams’ schedule? They go to Denver and Philly early, and Tampa Bay in January.

I’m glad they’re playing the Giants in Week Two, because the G-Men might be putting things together by Week 12.

I like the Week 11 bye because Seattle has theirs then, but it’s a little wonky in that the Rams come back and play on Wednesday.

What I don’t understand is playing the Seahawks twice in the season’s last three weeks, and possibly, counting the playoffs, three times in five weeks.

Injuries can collapse a season faster than a celebrity can complain about Trump at a podium…If the Rams-Hawks played early, the NFL would get all the attention and hype for a great game.

But what if both teams unravel—long shot—and are not competitive at the end of the season?

Then, again, maybe the Seahawks will be banged up in Week 18, and the Rams will be starting Stetson Bennett because they’ve already sewn up the number one seed.

The Mets have won three in a row (longest in the National League), and seven of their last ten–things are coming together.

#46—May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth…

Overs-Unders on the Timberwolves knocking Wemby down three or more times tonight? I think Minnesota’s done.

To get into Rocket Arena tonight for Game Six between the Pistons and Cavaliers, you’ll need $180 for standing room. If you want to sit baseline, and you’ve got a pre-approved loan, it will cost you $1,645.

The Ducks died like dogs last night.

The Dude abides…

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