TOW #2- "On the Field, the Babble Is Usually Towering" (Written)

This week for my Text of the Week I chose to read an article published by the New York Times. The article was written by Bill Pennington and it was just published yesterday. Pennington talks about how much communication is used on the football field now a days as compared to the late 90's. Pennington broke down the New York Giants football team by position while explaining what they do in between each play. He explains that the players now have communication systems built into their helmets on both offense and defense to make the play calling much easier. Aside from that Pennington also noted that the Quarterback and other players are still shouting commands and warnings just mere seconds before the ball is snapped.

Bill Pennington is of course writing this article for the interest of sports fans and even the very rudimentary sports fans who are interested by this information. It is unlike your normal sports article which focuses on the sport itself, the people playing it, the match ups, and the scores. Bill Pennington used logos to help support his opinions. Pennington first started the article by stating "About 125 times during a typical N.F.L. game, an official retrieves the football at the end of a play and places it on the turf for the next play." He then went on to use one-on-one interviews that he had with current New York Giants players. “There’s a lot going on in a condensed few seconds,” quarterback Eli Manning said. This can be considered expert testimony because although Eli Manning isn't an "expert" he is a professional.

From what I could analyze, Pennington's purpose was to inform sports fans of the importance and amount of communication used on the football field. By giving perspective's of all the different players, Pennington showed that everyone uses communication and they use it frequently.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/sports/football/on-the-field-the-babble-is-usually-towering.html?hpw&rref=sports&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well