byline: David Maraniss
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David Maraniss wrote an article in The Washington Post on the most talked game
on Monday September 24, 2012. The Green Bay Packers had a debatable loss
against the Seattle Seahawks. Maraniss jumps back to the day before when he was
angered by what a man said on national television quotes one of the old Packer
coaches, Vince Limbardi, and falsely quoted him. He made it seem as though
Limbardi was all about winning when he was the exact opposite. He was about
winning fairly and having all his players be fair and just play the game.
Relating this back to the game on Monday Maraniss thinks that both the coach
and the quarterback for the Seattle should see and speak the truth. They should
admit that the game was not called fairly and not act like the win was because
of their hard work. They cannot change the end result but at least take
ownership to the fact that they were not the true winners.
I believe that Davis Maraniss was correct. He was fair in saying that he can not change the score but that winning team does not deserve to call that game a fair win. Winning isn’t everything. It is about integrity and dignity. I is about playing as hard as you can and whatever the outcome may be at least you tried your best and the best team won. Winning doesn’t always mean you walk out with a victory but winning can often times mean walking out knowing you did your best. The meaning of this article puts the blame and anger on the Seattle team rather than the refs in which all other people are putting the blame on.
I believe that Davis Maraniss was correct. He was fair in saying that he can not change the score but that winning team does not deserve to call that game a fair win. Winning isn’t everything. It is about integrity and dignity. I is about playing as hard as you can and whatever the outcome may be at least you tried your best and the best team won. Winning doesn’t always mean you walk out with a victory but winning can often times mean walking out knowing you did your best. The meaning of this article puts the blame and anger on the Seattle team rather than the refs in which all other people are putting the blame on.
Posted by: Raven Bodden
I think you made a great point about winning means more from what you take from the game than a victory. I also thought you made a great point about the blame being on Seattle instead of the replacement refs. I think a lot of people forget to look at that aspect of the situation. I thought you had a wide variety of collected thoughts!
ReplyDeleteI think you did a good job at summarizing the authors points and explain how winning in your mind is more about integrity and dignity. I agree that maybe the Seattle players could have said they won fairly but have you ever manipulated the refs to call something that didn't happen? Because I think at a professional level it's all about winning.
ReplyDeleteVery valid Nick
DeleteI agree with a win is about integrity and dignity. But I don't necessarily agree with how the coach and the quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks should come and say that it was not a fair win. The reasoning behind this is because both teams played their hearts out, but there may have been some calls to prevent the Packers from winning the game. Just because the Seahawks got a few calls in their favor does not mean that they did not play their hearts out and work hard.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the point you made about the blame being put on the replacement refs when really in that article, the blame was being put on Seattle. Although at a professional level, it does seem to be all about winning, I still don't think it is right to be proud of that win when everyone knows it was not a touchdown, like you said.
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