You're missing the point. It's not an issue for mods not being able to tag a thread "important". We have that capability, but there's no default "IMPORTANT" label, they're specific to the content of the thread. This is a simple solution - I'll create one for additional NFL threads.
Also, with all due respect, if you have an issue or want to make a suggestion, you're not approaching it the right way. Telling me what a piece of crap the software is isn't going to solve the issue, just tell me what you'd like to see added/changed. I'll then see what I can do to make it better.
I'd like to think my history over the past nearly 20-years would show you that suggestions made by people are things I generally make come to fruition. As for the hostility, I don't know what I've done to irritate/frustrate you but you can certainly PM me directly to discuss it further.