Football Follies
There’s one thing about football
That makes fans cry for mercy
That something is the specter of
A quarterback controversy
With Rivers and Drew Brees there
The Chargers had too many
And then there are the Cleveland Browns
A team that don’t have any
No matter who you root for
Be you Redskin fan or Packer
No headlines question who will start
At left outside linebacker
And that’s because, forsooth and such
It is my strong submission
The quarterback is clearly
The most pivotal position
A weak one can do damage
Where the best game plans are laid
A good one leads his teammates
To a tickertape parade
And as I’ve been explaining
Every Sunday to my wife
Football is an excellent
Metaphor for life
If it weren’t so important
I wouldn’t kick up such a fuss
So stop and think a bit about
Who’s quarterbacking us
A guy who’s got his whole dang team
In such a sorry muddle
An inexperienced journeyman
Who’d never seen a huddle
A fellow lacking so much
We can’t say what his worst lack is
A guy who just can’t make the throws
That’s who our quarterback is
But we’ll just have to play him
Well, what else can we do?
Look who’s backing up the guy
At depth chart number 2
Let’s hope the reputation
Of our team is not diminished
When his tenure here is over
And his four year deal is finished.
© 2010 Tarzana Joe
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