I’ve tossed this up a wee bit early because thar be some baseball playoffs going on as well as CFL ball for the (not exclusively tho) Canuckians who are on holiday.

Fallout:

-Well, what the else am I gonna talk about? The fookin’ G-men are done and I’m almost grateful. I can now shift from, “There’s A Chance!” mode into, “Let’s Look Closely At This Rebuild” mode. I lied-I’m not happy about that either.

-“Cowards! All Of Them!” Coaches that settle for the 45+ field goal attempts towards the end of games when it’s 4th and 5 or better. (Hippo breaks this down much better on a relevant game basis in his ‘Thoughts”) Look at the stupidity this generated in the Cincy/GB game. GUH!

-“Oh, You Thought I Was Done?” So I went onto some Giants sites and quickly was bogged down in the minutiae of “Is Kadarius Toney an undisciplined immature young fella or is he showing his fire/feisty nature?” argument. DO BETTER INTERNET! As for my opinion about him? When he gets the ball in his hands it looks like he’s on ice skates and defenders are wearing galoshes.

-The followup on the “Is Herbert matchup-proof?” question might be a resounding ‘YES!’ (I was heavily invested in this answer in 3(!) different leagues.) Their sked starting in week 13 is Giants, Chiefs, Texans and Broncos.

-I’d rather lay on the surgery table at Unit 13 than cheer for the Cowboys but damn, they have an entertaining team. Diggs has almost single-handedly solved the Cowboys problems in the secondary. I’d argue that his six INTs make him one of the most valuable offensive players on the team. Giving the ball back to the O puts great pressure on the opposing team, helps the O find some rhythm, gives them extra opportunities to wear down the opposing D and allows their D some extra rest. (you get a pick 6, you’re right back on the field)

To The Game!

Colts/Ravens:

-This would be a great time for rb Taylor to go bananas. You know, that would be great for his confidence, his self-esteem, his sense of self-worth and my chances of winning.

-Those dirty Ravens! The only ones that knew about this 100 yards rushing team record! They are after it tonight. All the living remaining members of the mid-70’s Steelers look around, thoughtless, just as always*.

*when I typed ‘the remaining members of the mid-70’s Steelers’ what I meant was Terry Bradshaw

Get to the tippy tapping.