Welcome to the Dart Ages: Tuesday Open Thread

Busy time here at The House The Blergh Built. Let’s dive straight in.

NFL NEWS:

-Let Russ Be Cooked. Brian Daboll’s increasingly frantic flailing has lead him to accelerate Operation Protect Our Phoney Baloney Jobs.

The idea was to nurse some combination of Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston along until the Week 14 bye, then give Dart four starts to show Upward Momentum. Sure, you’d have another losing season, but old-line owners like the Maras might be patient if Dart showed any spark.

Now the die is cast, and unless Dart comes out swinging in a way wholly inconsistent with all rational expectations, Daboll is going to have to spend three years in the Coach Back to Coordinator Rehabilitation pipeline.

-We’re Gonna Hafta Break Ya Kneecaps: Nick Bosa is done for the season with an ACL tear. Finally, the Niners’ injury curse takes a deserving victim. Well, as discussed last week, it’s not a “curse” if it’s the foreseeable consequence of prior decisions. Like hiring this guy as your team physician:

-Professional pain in the ass C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been bootedby the 0-3 Houston Texans. Normally I would mock the Texans for trading a former first-rounder for a guy who has arguably cost them all three close games due to coverage blunders. But given that the Iggles have waived that former first-rounder (Kenyon Green) THREE TIMES SINCE TRAINING CAMP ENDED, it looks like neither team emerged on top here.

-Bad Day at Black Rock for older wide receivers. Mike Evans will be out 3-4 weeks with a hamstring injury, while Terry McLaurin has a mystery quad injury that may keep him out for one or more games. Least they both got paid.