800px-Wilson_American_footballThe stereotype suggests that sports and gamers don’t mix, but don’t tell blogger Zachary Houghton that. He imagines a world in which the St. Louis Rams turn to a 14 year-old RPG Game Master for coaching:

[Head Coach] Spagnuolo seemed excited about the possibilities Smythe’s tenure offered. “Clearly, we need some help winning games, and I think a proven Game Master is just the person to turn things around for us”.

The Rams players didn’t seem so sure.

“This kid comes in and tells me I’m a ‘tank’”, said 5th-year center Jason Brown. “I’m supposed to ‘take some hits for the rest of the party’. Why the hell are we having a party anyway with five straight losses?”