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Brian Branch picked up a pair of fines for Sunday
Published November 9, 2024 07:01 PM

The league ejected Lions safety Brian Branch for an illegal hit during Sunday’s game against the Packers. On his way to the locker room, Branch sent a two-fisted, middle-fingered salute to the crowd.
Branch received a fine for both acts.

The fines matched. It was $10,128 for the illegal hit, and another $10,128 for the double-barreled gesture.

It’s odd that a safety rule would trigger the same fine as a rule against the making of certain gestures. Regardless, Branch will be out $20,256. Pending appeal.

He’ll be back on Sunday night, as the Lions face the Texans in Houston on NBC and Peacock.
 
Another case of the refs obviously getting it wrong...............then covering it up.

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Grover Stewart wasn’t fined for blow to the head of Sam Darnold
By Mike Florio
Published November 9, 2024 06:43 PM

On Sunday night, Colts defensive lineman Grover Stewart obliterated Vikings offensive lineman Garrett Bradbury before forcing quarterback Sam Darnold to fumble.

Along the way, Stewart applied a forcible blow to Darnold’s head and neck area.

Referee Shawn Smith threw a flag. Then, magically, the flag was picked up. Since Smith (like all white-hat wearing referees) has primary jurisdiction over hits on the quarterback, someone had to change his mind.

It seemed that Smith (who said he initially thought it was a face mask foul) got the word from the pipeline to 345 Park Avenue that the flag should be picked up, that the blow to the head wasn’t forcible. (NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay said on the broadcast that it looked forcible.)

Coincidentally (or not), the league office has decided not to fine Stewart.

A fine would have represented an admission that the call was wrong. But it was wrong. Forcible is as forcible looks. Darnold took a forcible blow to the head.

Stewart should have been flagged. He should have been fined. And if the league office is going to direct officials to pick flags up or put flags down in violation of the rules allowing such things to happen, it’s important to, you know, get it right.
In the case of Stewart hitting Darnold forcibly in the head and neck area, the league got it wrong. The failure to fine him could be regarded by reasonable minds as an effort to circle the wagons on the blown call.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Dak Prescott underwent an MRI on his injured hamstring, and from what I gather, he has sustained a partial avulsion of his hamstring tendon, which occurs when the tendon partially tears off the bone. He will probably seek more opinions, but if this is the case, he will not return this season.
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Sources: Dak planning on season-ending surgery

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is planning to undergo season-ending surgery on his partially torn hamstring, pending the opinion of one final specialist, sources told ESPN.
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The Astrodome was planned by the architects with dome roof see-thru plexiglass letting in the sun...........heating the fans, causing glare for the players, not allowing grass to grow.....................mistake!!!!!!!!!!!

NRG was planned by the architects with the stadium poorly oriented regarding the sun.............so that when the roof is open, it cookedb los some of the fans, created glare for the players,............wouldn't allow grass to grow.........................mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!

AT&T Stadium was planned by the architects with a strange roof window................that when closed during the day created unbelievable glare for the players and refs.........mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course Jerry Jones can't admit fault for anything, trying to promote this feature are a positive for the Cowboys (just like NRG was supposed to cook the opposing team's bench)................neither has worked out.


Lamb post game yesterday said that he could NOT see the pass thrown to him because of the window glare.

Jerry Jones: The sunlight at our stadium is part of our home-field advantage

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight, Jerry...................

Must watch this short video:

 
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Bears waive OG Davis after late scratch vs. Pats

The Bears have released veteran guard Nate Davis, the team announced Wednesday, just three days after he was a late scratch for Sunday's loss to the Patriots.
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Davis, 28, is now subject to waivers. Any team that claims the offensive lineman is responsible for paying the remaining $3.9 million Davis is due in fully guaranteed salary.
 
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Browns' Wills: 'Business decision' to sit backfired

Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr.'s "business decision" to sit out a recent game with a knee injury might have backfired and led to his benching in favor of Dawand Jones.
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Stefanski: Wills' comment 'poor choice of words'

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr.'s comment that he made a "business decision" in sitting out because of a lingering knee injury was a "poor choice of words."
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Stefanski also said that Wills' decision to sit out the Ravens game is not why he was benched, and his recent comment would not impact his ability to regain his starting spot in the future. Stefanski has said recently that he plans to continue starting Jones, a 2023 fourth-round pick who has made his first two career starts at left tackle.
 
Report: J.J. McCarthy had a second knee surgery
By Josh Alper
Published November 13, 2024 02:21 PM

Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy was reportedly back in the operating room recently.

Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports that McCarthy had a second surgery on his right knee. McCarthy’s first surgery was to repair a torn meniscus and the second operation was needed to address swelling the first-round pick was experiencing after increasing his rehab work. McCarthy also received a biologic injection to deal with the issue.

McCarthy was already set to miss the entire 2024 season and, per the report, the second operation will not impact his expected return for the 2025 season.

Sam Darnold remains the present starter for the Vikings and his play over the rest of the season will determine whether the Vikings try to bring him back to compete with McCarthy again next year.
 

Are the Chiefs the worst 9-0 team ever?​


There's a case to be made. Since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, the average 9-0 team has had a point differential of plus-122, meaning it has won its typical game by 13.6 points. The Chiefs don't have a single win by that mark, and their plus-58 point differential is the worst for any undefeated team through nine games. They're two points behind the aforementioned 2006 Colts, who immediately lost their 10th game of the season.
 
Is it possible that the QB taken with the 2nd pick of the NFL draft is better than the 1st QB taken with first pick two years in a row?

(And quite possibly this year the third QB taken could be better than the first…)
 
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