"We need new tackles, we don't have a 1st-round pick and I've got a real hankering for another running back. Now, it's going to take one year and an absolutely cast-iron constitution, but I think we can shore things up and make you the biggest hero in the history of Seattle ...
Dec 26, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
*It was at this point that everyone knew the Broncos had (messed) up*
"We got three timeouts, E. I might use one right here."
Dec 26, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
At the risking of horning in on @Mitch_Seattle's bit, I've attempted a definitive outline of Seattle's playoff possibilities. dannyoneil.substack.com/p/the-increasi…
Really short version: The #Seahawks need multiple teams to lose at least once to have any chance at the playoffs.
Nov 14, 2021 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Some thoughts from a UW alum who made separate trips from Manhattan to the West Coast and attended the past two #Huskies games:
1) If you hear someone referencing the crowd size/enthusiasm as being a part of the problems currently facing UW football, that person is stooging for the athletic department and should be regarded as such.
Oct 14, 2021 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Yoooooo … sometimes the grass is greener!
How will they weed out unqualified applicants?
Oct 13, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Jon Gruden's emails first became public because Dan Snyder wants to know why a Web site, owned by a company in India, suggested Washington's new nickname be the Epsteins (among other things). dannyoneil.substack.com/p/why-jon-grud…
Jon Gruden lost his job in Las Vegas because his emails became public.
His emails first became public because Daniel Snyder wants information from Bruce Allen.
Snyder wants info from Allen because a Web site alleged Snyder was connected to Jeffrey Epstein (among other things).
Oct 13, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Tough times for the big-sports scoop economy! First they came for Shams ...
So I've thought about this more than I should today: What would a "They Can't Cancel Me" Jon Gruden gig actually look like? Would it be unbridled football commentary?
Gruden just saying patently offensive things and acting like "Pigskin Mad Men"? But I don't think he has the willingness to have three-quarters of America hate him even if a quarter of the people defend all of the garbage he spews.
Oct 11, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
So have we talked about the timing of the Jon Gruden thing yet?
Because it was essentially a Friday news dump, right? Not that @WSJSports has any control over when it gets the info, but a source had to leak that information. You can't request private email correspondence.
Being the cynical fellow I am, I believe that this is the NFL trying to see what public reaction is like to what Gruden did before deciding on a punishment. It was a trial balloon.
