THE CHALLENGE FLAG - NOW YOU CAN USE IT TOO!

 

If you have watched an NFL game in the last few years, you may be aware of the new rule allowing coaches to officially challenge a call made on the field by the use of a "challenge flag."

Previously, coaches could yell and scream at the refs, to no avail.  The only time a call was reviewed and possibly overturned was if the referees were debating the call amongst them and decided to review the play.  Now, the coaches can officially challenge up to two calls per game, and if the call is overturned, the coach is happy and feels justified.  If the call is not overturned, then the coach loses a time out, and feels like a fool. 

Those details are not as important as the fashion in which the coach “asserts” his challenge.  The NFL, consisting of some of the most testosterone driven minds in sports,  opted for the throwing of a red flag onto the field, in order to assert a challenge.

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WHAT IS YOUR FOOTBALL FANTASY?

Many of us have heard of Fantasy Football.  It is the game all of our husbands, brothers, co-workers, and sons play, every year, to try to get even more enjoyment out of the football season.  Here’s how it works, each person is team owner, and they get to “draft” NFL players for their team.   The players come from all of the NFL teams combined.   So for each fantasy league, for example, only one person can “draft” Peyton Manning.  That person, once they have Peyton Manning as their quarterback, cant “draft” Tom Brady.  Everyone is trying to put together the best possible team, and like the real NFL draft, they take turns either at a draft meeting, or nowadays, online.  Once the season starts, the real games