By Dan Dewitt, Times Columnist
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
I have some advice for professional football fans.
Don't go to the stadium.
Stay at home. Avoid the expense, the hassle, the loss of precious afternoons (or, in the case of night games, evenings, late nights and early mornings) and enjoy the National Football League's product as it is intended to be enjoyed, on TV.
If you want to follow the action and appreciate the strategy, it's better than live in every way.
Sure, you might say. But what about the electricity, the buzz of an NFL game, especially on Monday night? Nothing beats the thrill of bearing witness to a national ritual. Right?
Not really. Not judging from my experience Monday night, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted the Indianapolis Colts.
As you probably know, the sellout on Monday was the first in 11 games. The Bucs ...