these two articles are all you need to know about the Raiders move

These are two good reads on how they ended up in Vegas.  Bask as weirdo Mark Davis somehow pulls this off.  Amuse yourself at how Jerry Jones can be the quintessential back stabbing Monopoly Man genius, and yet be so bad as a GM.  Be horrified at how much money and political power is controlled by hand waves offered by a much of old, rich, assholes.

http://deadspin.com/the-raiders-robbed-las-vegas-in-americas-worst-stadium-1795475973

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/19143486/the-story-how-owner-mark-davis-moved-raiders-las-vegas

 

overtime shortened to 10 minutes? why?

Will chopping five whole game minutes off overtime games improve player safety?  I don't know.  Is that why they did this?  I guess?  I can't think of any other conceivable reason why they'd do this senseless act.

Everybody hates ties right?  I know I do.  So chopping five minutes off overtime only increases the chance ties will occur.

Eh, why not just do away with overtime entirely!  That'd be better.  Truly.

Or, you could get them to kick field goals at increasing distances in some kind of shootout competition.

Or, you could get the two QBs out there.  Whoever throws the ball farthest wins!

Or, you could just flip a coin.

Or, you could get the O and D lineman to fight a battle royale at the 50 yard line.  Last player standing wins.

Or, you could get the O and D lineman to fight a battle royale at the 50 yard line against Roger.  First player to hoist his severed head wins!  And we'd win too!  So, much, win.  Win!

Derek Carr lays land mine in front of self, then steps on said land mine

Derek Carr doesn't seem to understand how the world works.  In the real world, if you're quarterback of a team that leaves town for money, and is thus disloyal, it's probably best to say almost nothing.  In Derek Carr's world though, it's best to call out the loyalty of fans when a team has been disloyal to said fans.

Carr is about to realize a fact of modern sports life.  Anything you say that's out of line is death.  It lends itself to the chance that degenerate idiots (like this blog's author) can say what a stupid thing that was to say.

And so Carr will learn that it's best to say nothing, or say something that actually means nothing.  And so soon enough Carr will become like a Manning, who interviews like conversing with a faded brick wall.

normal Monday continues without football

Apparently the NHL and NBA playoffs are happening.  I guess.  I find it hard to get fired up even though both my local teams are in it.  I think it's just hard for me to truly follow a team when they play 82 games a year.  I've got so much in my life that time for 82 games plus playoffs isn't happening.  One of the NFL's greatest appeals is that you only have to find time for 16 games a year.  It's an astronomical difference.  Well, now we're in the sports desert.  You've got MLB, NHL, and NBA.  But a normal Monday continues without football.  And next week's NFL draft will still have more viewers than any MLB, NHL, and NBA game.

what if Romo is really done?

I find it hard to believe Romo would turn down a shot with the Texans this November if they're making a run and they suddenly discover that Tom Savage and Brandon Weeden can't play a game called football.

But apparently, that's actually the vibe that has churned out of the football media abyss yesterday.  Maybe he really is done?  We can't be sure, Romo is a human being minus a functional back.  What he feels today in April might not reflect how he feels in November.

Despite what the media seems to think, I have a hard time believing CBS would fire him from the number one spot if he left for a few months to make a run.  They'd look like total assholes, it's a bit much even for a dreaded corporation like them.

So if Romo has a decent shot at his only chance to make a title, I think he'd take it.  After all, even one title gives Romo a decent shot to make the Hall of Fame.  Without it, I don't think he has a chance.

But what if Romo is really done?  What if mentally he's decided this is well and truly it?  Well, he'll end it with a decent but not great career.  And the Texans are toast.

don't do it Tony! oh, or, do it!

Romo should have stayed and tried to gut it out with another team.  Even if it was the dreaded Texans and Senior Mediocre Bill O'Brien.  Instead, it appears he's out.  His back and golf game will thank him.

I kinda would rather have seem him stick around.  And give it another shot for a title.  Just to anger Jerry when the Texans made it to the Divisional round only to get blown out by Denver.

But instead he's off the ride.  And honestly, if he replaces Simms on the broadcast, I couldn't be happier.  Nobody likes Simms on the broadcast.  So do it Tony, save us all!

the Patriots should sign Peterson

It's Monday, which means you're back at your evil desk and desperate for some kind of distracting football news you can read instead of working.  But, all you get is a little nugget that the Chargers are preparing to take Rivers to the wood shed, and the fact that Peterson is headed to New England to have Belichick stare into his soul.

The Patriots should totally sign Peterson.  What do they have to lose?  Nobody else wants Peterson.  Or, perhaps more accurately, nobody else wants Peterson at the money he's asking for.  Perhaps the Patriots could apply a title discount.  It might be Peterson's last shot.  The Patriots are going to be a creepy favorite to repeat next year.  Why not?

If Peterson has anything left in the tank (other than camel urine), can you imagine how scary the Patriots offense becomes when you also throw Cooks into the mix?  I can't.  So the Patriots should sign Peterson.  And the rest of us can have another reason to further hate New England, while they bask in their awesomeness.