Tonight is the night! After over 18 months of a Peyton free NFL, he's strapping on the pads and playing (fake) football! As a fan of the sport it's appealing. As a fan of the Denver Broncos it's exhilarating! There's no containing my excitement, anticipation, or lack of pants right now, at 7:07pm central time on August 9th 2012.
This is the point when football finally feels imminent. When it feels real. When it feels like the season is here and now, rather than in some cold and distant future. It's the first time YOUR team takes the field and plays a game, exhibition or not, before a nationally televised audience.
Except that they're not televised.
It looks like that $300 NFL Sunday Ticket price tag wasn't enough to buy exhibition games. Maybe next year DirecTV will offer the privilege of chipping in an extra $20 for pre-season coverage.
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| Just let me see the first quarter... just... just the first five minutes! Take this, NFL. It's all I have left. Please! Take it! TAKE IT! |
Fine. Whatever. Lay it on me, Game Center.
7:29 pm
Do they sing the national anthem before preseason games? It might not be worth a professional's time to sing to twelve people. Maybe someone will come out and do the first verse.
7:32 pm
I hope Denver won the coin toss. Cutler's upcoming chain of pick sixes won't get Manning on the field any faster.
7:35 pm
Still "waiting for the first play". Maybe Urlacher had to go clothesline a streaker.
7:41 pm
Just called my ISP to complain about NFL Game Center's drive chart not showing any plays. Received $10 off next month's bill.
7:43 pm
Lines! We have colored lines on the fake field! Denver's ball on the 38. Here comes history! Manning's first play in a Denver uniform is the equivalent of Armstrong's first words after the moon landing.
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| You can't get this kind of experience at the stadium. |
7:44 pm
Incomplete! We just lost the moon.
7:46 pm
Manning's first two passes go to Tamme. The first one was probably dropped. The 2nd one is caught for a 1st down.
7:47 pm
Peyton throws another orange line to a grey arrow! That line was on a rope!
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| This one's gonna make SportsCenter! |
7:50 pm
Ryan Clady gets a 10 yard yellow bar, but Manning throws another orange bar to Decker for a first down! He was probably strong in the pocket and right on target and handsome!
7:53 pm
Interception in the red zone? What the hell!? I didn't sign up for this shit!
TEBOW!
TEBOW!
TEBOW!
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| That's the only thing that came out legibly. Awesome. |
7:54 pm
Having problems understanding what just happened. Currently suspect cheating or poor officiating.
7:58 pm
Oh christ... Jason Campbell is starting for Chicago? But he has a chin! Denver is unprepared for this!
7:58 pm
Elvis Dumervil: 2 penalties for 20 yards on 4 snaps.
8:00 pm
Bush fumbles! Denver's back inside the 20. Get your orange lines ready!
8:01 pm
"C. Hanie from the shotgun"? How did Soldier Field not collapse when he walked through the gates?
8:23 pm
This is boring.
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