David Maraniss response

David Maraniss response:

          The main idea of David Maraniss's article is that of "[winning isn't everything]" and how that pertains to the recent Packer game against Seattle. Maraniss begins the article by talking about a few of the things that had been bothering him in the week, such as politics, and how he had been looking forward to the football game. Unfortunately, he was disappointed and initially angered by the result of the game. Then, he realizes that being angry at the outcome is biased because of the fact that he is a Packer fan; that is, he would be thrilled at the referees' call at the end of the game giving the win to the Seattle Seahawks. Realizing this, Maraniss begins to write about how it is deplorable that the quarterback and coach of the Seahawks did not have any issue with the win, even though it was a sham of a win.

         The main argument of the article is that of whether or not "winning" is everything. Near the beinning Maraniss is quoting a contributor to Mitt Romney's campaign as he misquotes Vince Lombardi. The misquote was of Vince Lombardi as saying that “winning is everything, it’s the only thing”, when in fact Lombardi never said this, or showed that he believed this. I agree with Maraniss’s statement, because winning is not everything if you do not win with honor and integrity. It is deplorable that not only did the quarterback see nothing wrong with how he won, but that he did not speak up when he is seen as an honorable person. Sadly, this is not the first time that the coach has been seen as being unjust and doing something that should cause him trouble. Maraniss gives information that before the coach had come to the NFL, that he was being investigated by the NCAA for his coaching in Southern California University. To show that Lombardi did not believe in winning at any cost, Maraniss tells of how he pulled one of his best players out of a game because he tripped another player when the refs did not see it. If nothing else, this shows that Vince Lombardi was an honorable man, and one that we should aspire to be like in everyday life.