You Cannot Change the Past

            To many proud Packer fans the recent game against Seattle is not one that will be easily forgotten. In the article, “Winning Actually Isn’t the Only Thing,” written by David Maraniss, there is a question that really makes you think. If you were to switch the teams in the football game and the Packers had won, would you still get angry over the referees call? Maraniss’ point of view on this argument was that even if the tables were turned the call was wrong and they Seattle team reacted in an inappropriate way to their victory. In the article, the author uses appeal to authority by quoting Vince Lombardi, a man all dedicated Packers fans know and respect. He shared how Vince Lombardi was about more than just getting a victory; to him it was about playing the game. Maraniss also appeals to emotion when he talks about all the frustration and anger toward the replacement referee. From the way the article was written you can clearly tell that the author is a true Packer fan.

 

            This article was written with a large amount of bias; you can really tell that Maraniss was very disappointed with the outcome of the game. I agree with the author when he states that the opposing coaches might have overacted too much to their victory. I also agree that if the situation was switched and it was the Packers that had received the victory, that there would be a very different reaction from the Packers fans. What I do not agree with however is with how overly dramatized this whole debate is. The author himself even says, “That football is only a game,” so why does it still matter what the call was even after the game has been decided. The overall fact of the situation is you cannot change the past.

https://uwsp.courses.wisconsin.edu/content/enforced/1871907-engl202lschmeli11121210/Maraniss_Winning%20Actually%20Isn%27t%20the%20Only%20Thing.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=HbnQChchWpgsdLM4DKQ87b91u