There I go. After four tries, got X account #12 banned for telling Nancy Mace the truth about transgenderism and why I'm still on the outside. Fuck Elon, I'll be back. Only question is when.
And it's time to see what Jake the Awake has for his slop-play video for Week 2.
10) Chargers-Raiders. No score, first quarter, 3rd and 5 at the Charger 22.
Justin (S)Herbert beats two Raider defenders and puts the ball right into his receiver's hands...
Right into the receiver's hands...
A receiver who then intentionally juggles the ball, pops it into the air, and you get the interception.
9) Dolphins-49ers. 14-6 49ers, first drive of the third quarter. SF on the Miami 12.
And we get to see yet another example of a team TRYING to go 0-17.
George Kittle (after some defensive holding), is just tapped on the shoulder and let go by the Miami defender. Kittle catches a touchdown with NO ONE WITHIN TEN YARDS!!!
San Francisco wins 35-13.
In this day and age, that one is so obvious that there should be an investigation.
8) Jaguars-Broncos. 13-6 Jacksonville, late third quarter, Jacksonville has the lead and the ball near midfield.
I won't QUITE agree with the thought of throwing it over the middle, but where Trevor Lawrence actually threw it was where the only person who could've caught it was one of the Denver Broncos.
Denver wins 20-13.
7) Chicago-Minnesota. A field goal, and it's NOT "Return of the Doink". 6-3 Minnesota, 6 minutes to go, chip shot 23 yard field goal for the Bears.
#87 for the Bears needs an investigation, because he completely "misses" the snap count, gets passed right by, BLOCKED!!!
Then Jake turns his attention to Doinks -- he isn't quite ready to break out the music yet, but he explains his rationale for the segment in an aside. He starts with the third Minnesota field goal, which doinks IN from about the same distance as the blocked Chicago one -- and, unlike some of the manipulations he charges, this one looked like it was a called shot off the upright!
Then he shows New England-Pittsburgh and claims possible manipulation of the late third-quarter field goal which gives New England a 13-3 lead. This one looks a bit more natural, even though he could (and almost certainly does) make the claim that the kick was nowhere close before the manipulation sent it through.
And he correctly notes that doinks used to be exceptionally rare -- until, what was it, the Double Doink of that Bears kicker in the playoffs and the NFL and its fans got a hard-on for Doinks?
#6: NOW he breaks out the music: "Return of the Doink" time.
He shows the Minnesota made Doink FG again.
He then shows (again, he did so during his rationale segment too) a Chargers-Raiders FG attempt from 59... And the magnet pull probably pulled it back to the upright, but it was missed.
Two more this week, I think that makes four now, if not five.
#5: Back to Chargers-Raiders again, for the third time in this video. 24-14 Raiders, 3 minutes to go, 3rd and 11 deep in Chargers territory for the Chargers.
It's Herbert's second interception. And THIS ONE is Herbert's fault, or so alleged.
Clean pocket, no real pressure, underthrown into triple coverage where the only person who could've caught it was a Las Vegas Raider.
#4: Philly-Tennessee, and this was the play he used as a "hook" at the top of the video. (Did a better job with the separation this week.)
And this was the Cliffhanger Game Winner (so if there's three more than this on his list...). 20-17, less than 15 seconds to go, Philly on the Titans 3.
One receiver falls down, both defenders bite, and the receiver that splits them is wide open in the end zone for the game-winner.
The 28-minute video is barely half over, and we are on #3: Cleveland-Tampa. 1:23 to go in the third, 1st and 10 for Cleveland at their 45 after a face mask.
16-9 Tampa, and DeRapist Rapist completes a pass to Denzel Boston for about 15 in the air. The other 40 on the ground came after three defenders all missed their tackles and a fourth couldn't catch him.
Cleveland won 23-19. This is prototypical of the types of plays Jake looks for. Complete slop on the part of the defense that makes it look like the offensive player made a play, but...
16:32 of the video, and it's #2: Baltimore-New Orleans.
The worst of the scripted interceptions, according to Jake, and it's Lamar Jackson. And it's a game-decider, being the final drive, 20 seconds left, Baltimore down by 7 at the New Orleans 37.
This one was so bad, my peer facilitator in my hometown I had a meeting with alerted me to this one unprompted! Overthrown by SEVEN YARDS after a blown coverage, only guy who could catch it was the safety for New Orleans. Ballgame.
So you have two game-deciders on this list (three if you count one of the Returns of the Doink/the blocked field goal coming before it...).
So he has nine minutes or so for #1, and we return to Chicago-Minnesota. Chicago has the ball inside the Minnesota 10, 1st and goal.
Caleb Williams rolls out, directs traffic... Vikings defender falls down...
I can't buy this one, especially because of #2 and #4. Yes, he has a blocker in front of him, but he also has another Viking defender bearing down on him BEHIND the blocker. So he surrenders the play.
And, apparently, his hamstring.
Jake's position is many of these injuries are scripted. I don't agree. He could've caught a cleat in the turf because he had to avoid the first tackler, and there goes the hamstring there and then.
And, many think, the very real possibility the Bears season may have gone with it.
Jake spends the rest of the time talking about the doctor on call for FOX to analyze the injuries (that, again, Jake finds fake)...
Let me put it this way: When Jaxson Dart got injured on Monday Night, that was the end of that game. Rapeis Winston couldn't move the team if he had a forklift to do so. So that injury to Dart basically took all the wind out of that game. Why would you want to fake that? Serious question.
