The Frankish Reich

Hahahaha. Just got back from Arizona - signs all over the place with Kari Lake and Trump pics next to each other saying TRUMP ENDORSED. I guess the Trump-Lake ticket ain't happening after all.

Time of possession after that drive: WASH 32:12 PHIL 7:35 Don't know that I've ever seen anything that skewed before. But a 2-score game ...

I wasn't planning to watch this game - I don't have a dog in this NFC East fight - but I'm loving this so far.

Are you allowed to do that? Run on 3rd and 1? Someone get that new strategy to Ken Dorsey right away.

But thank God we're not Philly. Bills fans are loud, ready to gripe at a moments notice, but not obnoxious and mean spirited. Philly sucks. The most repellent fan base of any city.

And some ridiculous luck leading to their +15 turnover ratio leading into this game.

Gardner Minshew time, baby!

Do they have any players coming off IR who are currently in a bathtub full of hundred dollar bills? If so, that guy better watch out.

If Heinecke wins this game he's 10-9 as a Washington starter. So, yeah ... certainly competent, and capable of having a big game.

You know, Moss and a Fifth = a kick returner? I love it! That's our Philly.

And now, the immortal Taylor Heinecke, who is making them look pretty vulnerable.

Interesting. I don't remember it being a thing in the NFL until this year. I still hate it. I realize there will be judgement calls - was that really pushing the runner forward or trying to come in on an angle and throw a block? - but the NFL lived with that rule until 2005. Given that the QB sneak is - let's face it - a pretty dull play (did he make it? I don't know, maybe his forward progress broke the plane with the ball, but I'm not sure there's clear and convincing evidence to overturn the call on the field" blah, blah blah), pushing the QB will sooner or later result in injury, and I'd rather incentivize offenses to run more exciting plays anyway ... the Florio article I linked above makes the same argument about injury and ultimately outlawing it.

Answering my own question (yep, google is indeed my friend): since 2005. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/11/04/teams-could-take-full-advantage-of-rule-that-permits-pushing-the-runner/ As I said, I liked the old rule just fine. How long until we see a Jordan Philips reporting as eligible and slamming into Josh? Is that a good idea for the NFL in general?

Why is pushing legal? A long time ago, wasn't this flagged as Aiding the Runner? I don't see any value in allowing it, and it seems to add to the potential for injury as increasingly big players are used as pushers.

Of the many possible reasons for Josh's subpar performance these last few games, I think this is the least likely explanation.

And right on cue, Hurts (ultra low turnovers!) with the INT.

"Half" seems to be a gross exaggeration. Polls are, of course, problematic these days (but note that they pretty much nailed the overall Republican +2 congressional preference these midterms), but they show that less than 30% believe that Biden's victory was tainted by fraud. About the same percentage of Republicans said that if their party didn't win the midterm elections if would be at least somewhat likely that fraud was a reason. Among Democrats, only about 18% said that if the Republicans win Congress they'd suspect fraud. https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/axios-ipsos-two-americas-index

Jack should stick to his search for that pizza gate basement where all the children are hydroponically grown, Matrix style. During the campaign, Posobiec was special-projects director for Citizens for Trump, a never-officially-organized voter-fraud prevention group. Several hours after Önel sent his November 16th tweet, Posobiec went to investigate Comet Ping Pong and another nearby pizzeria. Live-streaming the visit on Periscope, he described evidence of “what’s really going on” – a double pane of glass near an oven, security cameras, a texting cashier. Posobiec paused, worrying his viewers might not understand the situation. “It’s like in the movie Jurassic Park,” he said. “Nedry had the shaving cream bottle. And you could press the top and a little bit of shaving cream came out. . . . The bottom part is where they had the dinosaur embryos.” https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/anatomy-of-a-fake-news-scandal-125877/ So yeah, keep citing Jack Posobiec. He's a reliable source! And keep denying that you are utterly smitten by this QAnon crap. Everyone knows where this is coming from. Why else would anyone follow such a fool.

Hawley gets it? The fist-pumping Jan 6 cheerleader boy? He and his ilk are why the red wave didn’t happen. The Repubs nominated fools like Blake Masters in Arizona instead of wooing a generally competent Republican Governor in Doug Ducey to run for the Senate. Same thing in PA with Melania fave Turkish Army veteran and NJ resident Mehmet Oz. Old fashioned Republicans are back in style. Trump buttkissers are struggling everywhere.

Well, I’m not a Dolphins fan and I don’t really care about their half-assed fan base. But I do like what they’re doing, particularly on offense, taking a successful trend in the NFL — speed over power — to its absolute limit. There’s a single-mindedness to that approach that makes them fascinating to watch. And I did like Tua, even at Alabama, making him perhaps the only Alabama player in recent history that I’ve actually liked. Watching him fit perfectly with this offense so far is surprising. I think we’ll catch up to them in the second matchup. Either way it’s a compelling matchup.

The narratives are all prepped and ready to go!

I like that take. Know thyself.

Tua: 18 TD, 3 INT 118.4 QB rating 71.0 completion percentage 70+ completion percentage in a seasons, the full list: - Brees (multiple times) - Rodgers - Young - Anderson - Montana - Baugh And: Watson/Tannehill/Carr/Burrow/Cousins/Bradford Is he on track to join that first group? Or is he part of that last group? (Fluke season, or captain check down types, or too soon to tell?). Is he basically late-career Drew Brees? All we know now is he’s doing exactly what the Dolphins are asking him to do and it’s bringing some very impressive results. if the season ends today, I’m voting for Tyreek Hill as MVP. But given that Waddle deserves some credit too, there’s a good chance Tua gets those votes.

Everyone knew that was coming with Cousins the play before. And the realistic worst case scenario happened to him: no gain, turned over on downs. Fumbling the snap is kind of a 1 in 1000 outcome. It’s Piscataway Joe Pisarcik for us seasoned fans. The Mark Sanche Butt Fumble for those of a more recent vintage. In other words: so unexpected, so ridiculous, that it needs a nickname.

Since Corey Dillon. That was the only 1st tier RB he ever had. And that was in Dillon’s decline. Fournette doesn’t count.