Don't tell any Republican governor that the NFL is the answer to lowering the crime rate because police unions already are facing a tough enough battle trying to protect their jobs and benefits.
Why do we need more police on the streets when increasing the NFL schedule to 18 games will work just as well?
"There's too many people that live through us," Lewis said. "Yeah, walk in the streets, the way I walk the streets, and I'm not talking about the people you see all the time."
I can only assume that Lewis is talking about a shadier element of citizens - ones who make their livings victimizing other people through criminal activity.
Apparently in his mind, they treat NFL Sundays like the sabbath, so without the games there would be no reason to take the day off from committing more crimes.
"There's nothing else to do, Sal," Lewis told Paolantonio.
Little things like going to a house of worship won't help ease those criminal compulsions, but sitting down in front of a stolen big-screen HD television with a plate of buffalo wings will stop hustlers from wanting to get paid.
Come on, Ray, think about what you are actually saying before letting the words fly out of your mouth.
Think about how simplistic it sounds to say that watching football prevents crime because it gives criminals something else to do.
Does this logic apply to "Monday Night Football" as well?
If the NFL really wants to do America a favor, shouldn't it make the Thursday-night games on the NFL Network a seasonlong thing?
And isn't it kind of antisocial of DirecTV to charge people for the NFL package when it might be preventing viewers from being victimized? On second thought, forget that, because there might be a surcharge added once it is discovered that we also are getting a security package along with access to out-of-market games.
If ESPN - which has college football on just about every day of the week - airs a game on Sunday, will that help?
