It is interesting that in some sense the Chiefs do have a quarterback controversy. Will the backup be Buechele or Blaine Gabbert, both of whom have played splendidly in their times in there this August. Andy Reid has always wanted a guy who's been around awhile, even started for other teams in the past, but I can't see how we can keep leaving Buechele hanging on so far in the back for so long. He does look really good, and always has in his limited time playing exclusively in preseason games.
We'll also get an idea soon about who'll make the final 53, which we all can't deny is kind of a fun thing to vociferously ruminate about. Again, in a week-and-a-half we'll get the Lions to start things off at Arrowhead.
I just wanted to share a few quick things about my post from last time. For each item you'll get the idea of why I'm sharing it.
1. The Reality Show Nonsense. I'd written last time that I'd started to pretty much fast-forward through anything related to Patrick Mahomes' personal/private life in the Netflix series Quarterback. It is simple: it is just none of my business. I'm sorry but watching Brittany Mahomes swear with a very annoying squealing voice is just something no one should have to endure. It is nothing against her, she is likely a wonderful person.
But none of that stuff is any of my business.
In fact, one of the main problems with it is reality shows are never really reality. Anytime the camera and microphones are present around anyone, the way people behave is altered. This is the case even when people are holding up their cell phones with the video app whirring! Especially that! It is like a Hollywood Heisenberg Principle, if you know what I mean, those of you acquainted with physics a bit. We can never really know what these people are really like because Hollywood will always do what it will with that filming and editing to alter things so it can never be truly real. The cell phone camera use and video posting is always taking cyberbullying to newer and newer heights.
2. The NFL does its own judging like madmen. I'd mentioned some of the very ugly things the NFL promotes, which makes me not only not watch any of it except Chiefs stuff but moves me to actively say something about it, at least here in my blog. My point is, wow, I know I'd get a lot of pushback for my open censure of the sodomist stuff (rainbow-colored items showcased to demonstrate support for sexual immorality as represented in all the LGBTQ stuff) and racialist stuff (the gross presumption that white people are all racist resulting in slogans all over the place along the lines of "black lives matter").
Don't be so judgmental! is what I hear so often, but it isn't about being judgmental, it is about a large number of pro football fans being at least a little bit okay with those things.
The reason judgmentalism has nothing to do with it is the NFL goes crazy making sure its players et al are keeping their noses clean. As judge, jury, and "executioner" in a certain sense, it is a government all unto itself, and it comes down hard on players or any other stakeholder who does things they don't like.
I could give any number of examples, a lot of them, but a good one simply for our purposes here relates to the Chiefs new defensive tackle. He got a six-game suspension from the NFL for doing something very bad in a domestic dispute, I think. I'm not sure what it was (again, in a very real sense it is none of my business), it may have been a very bad thing indeed.
Thing is, why isn't this gentleman being prosecuted by legitimate law enforcement if it was so bad? If not, why then is this player being "cancelled" for much of his livelihood?
I've written about this in previous posts, I believe in writing about the Kareem Hunt and/or Tyreek Hill episodes a number of years ago, so I'm not going to get into all of that now. The main point is simply...
People judge. None of us can help it. Anytime any of us opens our mouth we're making a judgment.
So yeah, it does seem that the NFL has been quietly backing away from too much engagement with those sodomist and racialist forces, which is good to see at least in that regard. I'd like to think they are doing so out of deep moral conviction, but I really think it is because they realize too much of their fan base is really not on board with any of it.
Oh the law is a mean taskmaster.
3. We can never keep that law anyway. I can't help but share the solution to all the Hollywood-style deceitfulness and wicked self-indulgence, all of which we all immerse ourselves in some way or another. I can't condemn anyone, some of why again I'm not crazy about looking into athletes' personal/private business. All I can do is hold up the thing that does condemn, and that is the law. I don't think for two seconds any given individual does not see what they do and how much that law condemns them. I am no different -- I too am under its veritable judgment.
The real question is will that given individual go to The One who died to take the penalty for what each of us deserves -- the true and righteous judgment for our deeds, things that have tremendously hurt others, seriously wounded ourselves, and was an offense to our very Father in Heaven who loved us enough to create us, give us life, and put us in a world that if we took decent care of it we'd actually enjoy things.
So yeah, I can't neglect to share Christ even with my readers here. If you already believe on Him, blessings to you. If you don't, please consider it, think deeply about believing on Him and only Him for your deliverance and salvation. Know that He is the narrow road out of all those things I often rail against in my Chiefs blog here, whether is it pro football related or overall society related that weaves its way into our Chiefs/pro football purview.
You are more than welcome to email me too! I'd love to interact with you about those things, here is my email address.
Bless you, and go Chiefs!
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