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Arena Football: The Lamest Made-for-TV Pastime Ever?

An early sign of Dan Snyder’s Acquisition Deficit Disorder came shortly after he took over the Redskins, when he purchased the DC franchise rights to the Arena Football League.

He never followed through on his pledge/threat to put an arena team in this market.

And for this failure, if for no other reason, the Nation’s Capital owes Snyder a huge thanks.

I mean, does anybody “get” this game?

5 Responses to “Arena Football: The Lamest Made-for-TV Pastime Ever?”

  1. shawn z. Says:

    Jeeze what a moron. Guess arena footballs too complicated for you. Too bad danny boy won’t put a team here then we’d have a REAL football team to cheer.

  2. Dave McKenna Says:

    shawn z.:

    stop the clock! we have a winner! shawn z. “gets” arena football!

    right?

    in any case, thanks for playing the feud!

  3. Aaron S Says:

    It’s not actually that bad live. It’s football, lots of contact, and lots of loud music. It’s not the opera. But live, it isn’t that bad. I’ve never watched a second of it on TV, though.

    I attended a few AFL games in Columbus and there are far worse ways to spend a few hours in Columbus than at a Destroyers game. Though, that might be more indicative of Columbus than of the AFL.

  4. Dave McKenna Says:

    Aaron S.:

    i’m all for lots of contact and lots of loud music. that’s why i still can’t get that ramones show in the American University cafeteria from about 25 years ago out of my head.

    geezus, that was something.

    were you at that show, aaron s.? NO! you weren’t! you didn’t see the ramones at the AU cafeteria in the 1980s! so don’t come in here telling me about lots of contact and loud music!!!

    stick to things you know! like columbus and arena football!!!!!

    i see from your link, which is misspelled, that you’re a soccer person. i get soccer. i mean…DID YOU SEE REAL MADRID VS. ROMA THE NIGHT OF SEPT. 11, 2001, AARON S.? NO! YOU DIDN’T! SO DON’T COME IN HERE TELLING ME ABOUT SOCCER!

    oh,wait. you didn’t.

    butt seriously, aaron. s: really nice site. and thanks for playing the feud…

  5. Everett W. Says:

    Snyder may own the local arena football league rights but another lower-tier indoor league has franchised a team called the Chesapeake Tide in Upper Marlboro for two years now.

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