Dobiebowl Week2 - Undefeated

Hey Everyone,

Thanx for playing the Dobiebowl, and a big Kudos to Cedric who’s on top and in charge!

…And then there were Seven.

One of my favorite NFL traditions is carried out by the remaining members of the ‘72 Dolphins who meet in Miami to toast champagne when the last undefeated team is vanquished. Last year they needed an awful lot of ice to keep the bottle’s chilled, but they got their bubbly on after Philly lost it in week 8 to the Pittsburgers. Already this year we can put a big “L” on the forehead of McNabb and Brady, but Big Ben of the Steelers is ringing in his second win, thus continuing his perfect regular season winning streak from ‘04. Here’s the list of the current undefeated teams:

Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis (Boo!), Kansas City, N.Y. Giants, Washington, Tampa Bay (Arr!)

Anyone care to wager a guess as to who will go the distance in ‘05? Post it on the Message Board for eternal “I toldja so” rights. Remember, in ’72 there were only 13 regular season games, which means Shula and the boys could dry out as early as December 4th.

Why am I going on about “undefeatable” teams when it’s only the second week? Well, I hadda put off mentioning the crushing defeat put on my Jags up in Indy this last week. Frankly, I’m getting’ a bit tired of my, “Go D!” mantra. How ‘bout a little “O” guys? Can I getta “TD”? It’s got me yellin’ “WTF”!

Anyway, the good news… I finally bit the bullet and got the NFL package from Direct TV. WooHoo! So, you’d think I’d be sated, but Nooooo. The first thing they do to me is hit me over the head with the “Superfan” ads. Anyone ever hear of this? For a measly $100 extra I can get 8 games on one channel, the Red Zone channel which does nothing but deliver the choice plays from every game around the league as they happen, and short cuts which shows each play of each game minus commercials, huddles, a cutaways to the cheerleaders.. then again, maybe it’s not so great :-
If anyone out there happens to be a Direct TV “Superfan” clue me in, ‘cause I’m convinced as soon as I get it I’ll find out there’s a “Super-Duper-Fan” package $100 above the Superfan plan that allows you to hear the audio in the quarterback’s helmets and displays the game in 3-D holographic-ultrahigh-definition. Of course, then I’ll be wantin’ to lay down another Benjamin so I can control the instant replays and actually influence the refs.

Thanks again for playing along. I’m gonna go superglue the remote to my hand and velcro my hinder to the recliner! Happy viewing everyone!
Keep playing, the Game’s Afoot!

Mark Dobelstein
http://dobiebowl.com