All right, this one might be cheating because it's so blatantly moronic a thing to say - whether you're talking a die hard football fan or a six year old child - and also it's been making its way around the internet. Odds are, you've probably already seen it. It's stupid enough to go viral.
In the aftermath of one of the Patriots losses earlier in the season - you know, a month ago when everyone was saying Tom "Christ in Eye Black" Brady was washed up and the Patriots were going to be lucky to make the playoffs - Trent Dilfer offered a critical piece of analysis. It was one of those moments so brilliant that you almost wonder where it even came from. The key to success in the NFL is, it turns out, winning. Don't take my word for it. Take ESPN's Mr. Clean's:
"You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win."
Also have to love that no one around him seems to react. I can't tell if Tom Jackson is spacing out or if he's paralyzed trying to figure out what exactly Dilfer is saying. It appears as though he hears the words, but he's not really listening.
To be fair to Dilfer, this is just one snippet of a larger point. Of course, it's such a nonsense statement in any capacity for any reason, it's hard to imagine any point needing that kind of set up. Maybe we can try a few similar statements.
"You cannot drop out of school and still graduate."
"You cannot die in the real world and still live."
"You cannot turn off the power and still watch analysts say stupid things on television."
Yeah. Maybe it was part of a larger statement, but it was a building block that was entirely pointless. Pretty sure even the least interested NFL fan could tell you the same thing. Maybe that's what ESPN should do, actually. Maybe hire people who know nothing about sports to do the analysis. Who knows what kind of stuff they might say!
But ya know what? He's not wrong, so...good analysis?
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