> Grandpa’s pompous Lord Tywin Lannister response encapsulates exactly what’s wrong with NFL management: They insist on being the self-appointed guardians of Am

> Grandpa’s pompous Lord Tywin Lannister response encapsulates exactly what’s wrong with NFL management: They insist on being the self-appointed guardians of America’s mythological vision of itself. Malt shops on every corner, Pat Boone crooning on the jukebox, and modestly dressed virgins sitting around with knees clamped together waiting to be asked to prom. This 1950s, Father Knows Best soundstage fantasy doesn’t stop with paternalistic and puritanical gender stereotypes, but also promotes simplistic notions about race and patriotism. The NFL’s anachronistic fancies aren’t just a misguided attempt to pander to what they think their traditionalist fans want, but also projects the hard-core conservative values of the mostly rich, white one-percenters who own the teams. We must live in their Disneyland – or else. Great writing by Kareem. I always found the NFL control of players in the offseason, especially when it relates to marijuana use, extremely repressive and controlling. Lots of players and former players are waking up to it [1] Noone in the private industry, besides sports figures, would put up with the after hours and offseason controls the NFL puts on players. These are also young players that just got out of college and partying, they just came into lots of money, and they treat most like children or their own property. NFL and other sports owners, for one reason or another, really seem to believe they are OWNERS not just the boss. [1] http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/jake-plummer-s-pot-crusade/ http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/jake-plummer-s-pot-crusade/