It’s Sked Release Day! Oh Frabjous Joy!

Ok, c’mon. Frabjous didn’t trigger the spellchecker thingy? What’s going on around here?

Moving on, I don’t think the NFL is remotely close to a saturation point for the vast majority of watchers but when it does happen it’s going to be ugly. (the thought occurred to me that they might donate tv’s and the NFL Network channel to all juvenile detention centers so that they can ween captive audiences on to their product-I’ve been reading Philip K. Dick and Machiavelli recently) I’ve never seen a league lean into it’s popularity like this before.

You’ll Get Games!:

And you’ll like it. Myself, I’m so disappointed to not have thought of a Thanksgiving Eve battle in order to capture more eyes. What’s a more American thing to do while girding the loins of a turkey with sausage stuffing than to watch a flea-flicker from Stafford to Nacua? Packers. Rams. November 25th. 8PM. Netflix. Be There.

Nine International Tilts:

We’ll always have Paris but not Moose Jaw. With the commentariat’s help I’ve very much enjoyed the morning fixtures-it’s makes me feel like a West Coaster but without the smugness. If my local LCBO cashier had her wits about her on Saturdays during the fall, she’d know exactly why that bottle of Bailey’s is buried under all the whiskey.

Achane Gets Paid:

It’s generational wealth time ([looks around]-“or is it?”) for De’Von. But he only secured that by luck and happenstance. The three year deal (with an option that will be denied) runs through his age 25 thru 27 seasons. We all know how this is going to go and I’ll tell you why. Small-ish speedy RB’s (he’s 5’9″, 190, for banana’s sake) hit the brick wall at 28. Chris Johnson, all of 5’11”, 195, had the wheels fall off at 28. It’s the same story with Jamaal Charles and his 5’11, 198 frame-he was a shell of his former self after 28. It’s best to be a bulky fella a la John Riggins, Emmitt Smith, Derrick Henry, Frank Gore, etc. It’s not a guarantee but it gives you better odds. Wear and tear on a thinner frame just takes its nasty toll.

Do a thing with your digits.