The Frankish Reich

You mean nobody's posted this yet? Weather? You want to see what "weather" really means? Josh knows weather! Just scroll to the 4:00 mark.

Who will run the Joe Webb Package tonight?

Short of moving to the tropics, for me it's a 300 watt dawn simulator in the morning and full spectrum light, light, light in the afternoon. And I still don't like winter.

I don't think you need to believe in a mega-conspiracy (NFL: "let's rig the calls to try to get the Pats and/or Bucs into the SB") to believe that there are subtle things that - in a league that's achieved maybe a bit more of that parity than they'd actually wanted - give certain teams or players a slight edge. And given that parity, a slight edge is often a difference maker. Officials are human. The Patriots are clever, even when they're not out and out cheating.

A decent man who did remarkable things. RIP, Bob Dole.

Thanks. This is informative, and in fact this kind of comment -- from someone who knows things that I don't -- is one of the reasons I still read comments from people that I know disagree with me on a lot of political issues. And this tells me that what traditional conservatives have always said remains true: start with the parents before blaming the school. The parents were informed that their kid was exhibiting, at the very least, troubling behavior. And as a parent, it's really hard to imagine that this kid's parents wouldn't have noticed signs in his behavior regarding his anxiety, anger, depression. A responsible parent might not be thrilled with how the school handled the ammo search/drawings incident, but she wouldn't have literally laughed it off. Maybe the school ought to be able to do more itself to protect the other students. I don't know, that's a question for debate. For me it's not debatable that these parents failed their kid and a bunch of other kids in the process.

I will give B Man a pass here. He was quoting a particularly stupid article from Red State - "there are no gun laws that could have prevented the parents giving their kid a gun" right alongside noting that it is illegal to give a handgun to a minor. So ... you're saying there IS a law? I guess it's being enforced right now, which is, unfortunately, a few days too late ... ... that's why the parents are being hit with everything in the books. The mom literally laughed at the law ("learn how to not get caught").

I am going to be an optimist here and say that the "every benefit of the doubt" refereeing has departed Foxboro and has landed in Tampa with TB12. Next week I am going to be a pessimist and say that TB12 is now getting every benefit of the doubt in Tampa.

And so SNF wraps up 2021 with (team names don't matter, except for one): Mahomes Rodgers Brady Cowboys Rodgers They get ratings ...

Yep. And utter inability to make a play when you need to make a play. If only they had Tyrod Taylor (at least the 2016 or even 2017 version). At least he could make a big play. And avoid stupid turnovers.

5 picks in the first 3 rounds. And a really disgruntled Aaron Rodgers threatening to do whatever it is he's threatening to do?

It is, at least on paper, a replay of the Peyton Manning - to - Denver deal. The other pieces seem to be in place.

Stats: Total yards: Broncos 356, KC 275 TOP: Broncos 31:57, KC 25:06 Penalties: Broncos 4-32, KC 7-60 Score: Broncos 9, KC 22

Is that quote for real? How did I miss that?? Karlos, all is forgiven. That is a true classic. Meanwhile ... is Collinsworth weirdly making sense with 4:00 left in the 4th?

But ... Mahomes!! I hear he's a human highlight film.

Vic Fangio sporting his perpetually semi-open mouth, signaling to go for two. A leader of men!

Really? The Chiefs even get a flag on that ordinary TE push-off? Ahead by 19 in the 4th?

You can't score 3 points with athletes like Williams, Sutton, Fant, Jeudy, Patrick all lining up at the same time! Unless your QB is Teddy ...

Or Karlos Williams back before leading with his head, and then with his stomach, caught up with him.

Kyle Orton giving up? Yeah, I can see that.

I think he's hurting. Or maybe its the wind too. He's never had a great arm but it looked way better than this early in the season. Whatever. Their season is done. If they haven't cut Drew Lock yet they might as well play him. (Fangio never will)

Hey, Teddy kinda sorta tried to make the tackle! Moral Victory!!!!!

I love Javonte Williams - throwback to the old bell cow RBs, getting better as the game goes on, punishing LBs and DBs.

Carson Strong gives me too much of a Drew Lock vibe. I think Elway & Co. have Lock PTSD and go the vet route.

My 2022 Broncos play: fire Fangio, bring in Pete Carroll (contract over) to do his Bruce Arians thing, have him bring Russell Wilson along (has an opt out)