Thursday, January 23, 2025

Choose love

Mark Andrews dramatically drops the ball against the Bills in icy conditions


Wie geht's?

The NFL playoffs have contained some hugely entertaining games so far. 

It was good to see the Commanders beat the Lions and sadly the Rams couldn't quite beat the Eagles. The Kansas City Chiefs march on, and so do The Buffalo Bills (I'm no fan of the Baltimore Ravens - always The Steelers' chief nemesis).

During The Bills/ Ravens game, Ravens' tight end Mark Andrews had a chance to tie the game but he wasn't able to hold on to the pass. I felt for him (after I celebrated the fact the Bills had won) because I don't know anything about him and he's just a football player playing a game to the best of his ability. There are never any guarantees in sport.

As the photo above shows, it was really cold at the Bills' home field. It was also extremely late in the game - fatigue was surely a factor. So, he failed to catch the ball. The Ravens were playing catch up. Plenty had happened already before the last seconds of the game. During the game, he'd made some big plays to keep them in it. A tied game wasn't their fate.

Arsenal's Kai Havertz also copped a lot of social media hate after a bad week. Anyone targeting him and/or his family are not true gooners, in my opinion. It was shocking to read about his wife pleading for a fair go. What do these people think - he's deliberately missing goals? What a world we live in.

Of late, I've noticed a nice message on the back of some NFL team helmets as part of an NFL social justice programme. 'Choose Love' seems a good message to share and take onboard.

Havertz and Andrews (as well as screeds more) play the game they love. They need to know they can stuff up from time to time and yet, they'll still be loved.   

Love and peace - Wozza

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