Counterpoint

Mike said earlier he will be boycotting the NFL for at least the next week, if not longer, if this ref lock-out doesn't come to an end. This boycott is completely justified. Goodell is always talking about the "integrity of the game" and how nothing should compromise it, yet here he is letting this shit-show go on. Completely valid reason for a boycott, "let's show him we're sick of it and don't want to see our team's season jeopardized by all this manure." I definitely follow this reasoning and would even consider joining in, if I had other excuses to get hammered on a Sunday in September.

But, even if I did have another reason to booze it up, there is no way I would miss out on this. This is MUST watch TV. Seriously, look at that picture, when is the last time you saw a Touchception? Answer: Never. This is all new. You never know what is coming next (neither do the refs, which is why it's so exciting). Sure, we all miss Ed Hochuli and his spectacularly sculpted body, but just get these new guys some HGH and into the weight room and we're saying, "Ed who?" by week 7.

If you're seriously considering a boycott, just take a second and consider my pick for Most Entertaing Matchup of the week: New Orleans @ Green Bay 4:25pm on Fox. Here's the matchup: Team Bent Over By Roger Goodell Before Season vs. Team Given Unwanted Rectal Exam Last Week By Scab Refs Hired By Roger Goodell. Not only is this a battle of who hates the Commish more (If you thought that Bull-Shit chant in Baltimore was good, get ready for this one), but think about this little tidbit. Green Bay is the only team in the league not owned by some billionaire dickhead who doesn't want to pay real refs a small percent more money. The Packers are owned by their fans. Fans who will fill the Lambeau stands next week. Can you imagine what will happen after a couple of phantom defensive holding calls go against the Pack next week? Lambeau Field will turn into a modern day Colosseum, where the Cheesheads will hold a Ref-erendum, if you will, to decide whether the Replacements get to live or die. Not a chance I miss that.

Mike, you can have your boycott, I'll be parked right in front of the TV, about 6 beers deep, on the edge of my seat, just waiting for the bloodshed.