What's up everyone! Hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with
family and friends. Plenty of good food was plentiful and satisfying. If
you fought the holiday shopping crowds, safety is always crucial. In the
world of football, unthinkable events occur. Low and behold, the khaos
ensued Thursday afternoon. Allow me to be very brutal about the
outcome; lean in real close, this is gonna be good.
The Chicago Bears gave fans an unforgivable thirty-two seconds of
shame. Now, I never played football at the professional level; high
school is the furthest experience. After rookie quarterback Caleb
Williams took a free sack from Detroit Lions defensive end Za'Darius
Smith, this became the story. As the team looked as confused like a
roaming alligator in the Windy City, what happened during those final
seconds will give the casual fan nightmares.
Williams waving his hands like he's directing air traffic control, players
showing little effort in hurrying back to the line. Sideline personnel all but
telling their young quarterback to hike the ball. (Former) head coach
Matt Eberflus observing the matter as to say: "Okay, we got one timeout
and plenty of time left." Every fan watching this screamed "call the
timeout!" When everyone finally got settled, mere seconds left and even
more foolishness occurred. Williams finally snapped the ball and threw it
in the direction of rookie wide receiver Rome Odunze. Running to the
end zone raising the roof like it's HBCU "Battle of The Bands" halftime
show and didn't even notice the ball.
As the game ended, even Lions players were shocked and baffled with
the outcome. Credit, they won the game 23-20 but the entire Chicago
Bears coaching staff, players, anyone who's attached to this team
should be utterly embarrassed. That's the product of a team who clearly
isn't prepared to play. Too many mental mistakes to overcome in late
game situations. A six game losing streak which could've been snapped
but you chose to scatter before the final whistle blew.
As stated, former head coach Matt Eberflus was relieved on Friday
morning. After that fireable offense, rightfully deserved considering he
was paddling on shallow waters. You had every right to save this
foolishness but elected to sidestep it. Eberflus is guilty for poor clock
management. Williams' role shouldn't go unnoticed either. A game
Chicago needed to save their season and the Lions mauled it away
from them. Coaching is simple folks: understanding clock management
and play calling are basic concepts. If you can't master either one, don't
bother applying. My nephew who's an avid Madden gamer said the
same thing everyone else did. "Call the timeout and reset. Hey fellas,
what we doing after the plane lands? You like turducken?"
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, we can't worry about eating until this
game concludes! The jokes write themselves and Chicago is the
franchise that continually gives fans a punching bag.
Onto Friday's game, another franchise who seemingly can't get it right
one way or another. The Las Vegas Raiders sailed into Chiefs Kingdom
and played their rival Kansas City to the wire. Vegas was driving down
the field and in good enough range to attempt a field goal. But... They
fumbled the snap and lost in foolish fashion 19-17 in a very tick for tack
game. Was there a whistle blown prior to the snap? We don't know, but
the Raiders find ways to lose; just like Chicago.
Kansas City improved to 11-1 on the season to clinch a playoff spot in
the weirdest way. Making their 10th consecutive berth; which is second
longest in NFL history. Even with Kansas City barely winning games by
one scores, they should feel concerned going into December. A team
can only get by with this for so long before it catches up. They deliver in
the most unusual way to victory every week. Nevertheless, wins are
difficult to accumulate in any sport.
For the Las Vegas Raiders, the ship has already sunk and not much
more can be saved. First year head coach Antonio Pierce has dealt with
more than enough and still can't find a winning formula. Bad roster
which led to "business decisions" in trading wide receiver Devante
Adams to rekindle his bromance with New York Jets quarterback Aaron
Rodgers.
With Vegas basically having a top three pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, all
that matters to them is pride. They may not win another game, but will
be in the race to draft either Shedeur Sanders, Jalen Milroe, Cam Ward
to take the helm as franchise quarterback. Folks, this is the product of
two franchises in Chicago and Las Vegas who aren't trending upwards.
Nationally televised games on Thanksgiving and Black Friday as fans
gathered around to watch. It's the common theme to see foolishness,
flabbergasted play calling and unknown outcomes. As a football
consumer and lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan, it's the one day I view the
most football and fill my plate with whatever I can hold. Hope your
holiday festivities went as planned, unlike the aforementioned teams in
Chicago and Las Vegas.
Stai tuned.
