The NFL is by far the most popular sport in American culture.  The game of football is aesthetically pleasing, and the action of the sport alone, reels in the ratings.  With the majority of televisions already tuned into the NFL and its coverage, shouldn’t the focus be on the actual game and not the nonsense outside the game?

For instance, instead of the attention going to an exciting divisional rival playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants, the coverage was shifted to where Tony Romo opted to take a weekend vacation.  The story was that Romo was opting to spend time with Jessica Simpson, rather than concentrating on football.  For some reason nobody accused Jason Witten of not concentrating on football for going on that same vacation, nor did they say that Tom Brady was being selfish for spending his bye week parlaying in New York with a supermodel.

However, Brady has now become the story as he was spotted in New York again, this time wearing a walking boot.  It is without question that a possible injury to the MVP of the league right before the Super Bowl is a valid story.  That being said, now that Brady has stated that he would not miss the game, I think the story does not warrant further coverage. 

The media does an excellent job informing fans about the game and other events surrounding the NFL (hopefully myself included).  However, I think we are losing focus of what the coverage should be surrounded around…..the actual game!  

The Super Bowl is coming up, and there is a lot of time to kill with the extra week leading up to the game, but there is no need to try and create ”reality TV” as the eyes of most of the globe will already by watching the biggest sporting event in the world. 

*Please note, if you did not like this article, or if you think it lacked focus, I just got back from a two-day vacation and there is no way I can be expected to perform like I normally would.

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