American Football Spectacular: The Tuesday After, "Headlines For Election Day"
An exasperating, sodden, miscue-filled loss for our Raiders up in Seattle yesterday. What sort of headline should a recap of this game have? We explored this thought, and here's what we came up with. You should add some more in the Comments section. Here we go:
OBVIOUS: Scoreless In Seattle
EMOTIONAL: The Rain Can Hide The Tears
TIMELY: See How Poorly A System Works When There Are No Checks And Balances?
FASHIONABLE: At Least Our Uniforms Look Far Classier
SPITEFUL: At Least We Don't Have An Early Playoff Knockout To Look Forward To, Like You Guys
ACCEPTING: At Least It's Not Raining In Oakland
MANTRA: Your Oakland Raiders: That Knee-To-The-Groin Feeling For Fans And Opponents
LOCAL: The Raiders Got Beat So Bad, The A's Won't Even Share A Stadium With Them Anymore
PRACTICAL: Using The Raiders' Offensive Line As A Colander For Easy Meals
IRONIC: American Football Sacktacular
ANGRY: Mailing Offensive Coordinator Tom Walsh Back To Idaho Piece By Piece
By SFist Christopher Rogers for "American Football Spectacular," contributing
Listen, it is important to note that while we are critical of Tom Walsh for his part in where the Raiders are today, here at American Football Spectacular, we have nothing against Idaho.
It seems like a nice enough place. Many years ago we passed through Twin Falls, ID, on the way to Yellowstone. Of course, the state is well known for their potatoes, producing about a third of the taters grown in the US. Doug Martsch's rock band Built To Spill is from Idaho. In fact, they have a dreamy song about Twin Falls on the "There's Nothing Wrong With Love" LP. The Idaho state dance is the square dance.
Idaho, you are just fine in our book. Carry on.
Next up on your American Football Spectacular: Analysis of our Niner win, our Raider loss, and today's voting results. Stop reading on the internets and go vote if you haven't already. Here's a voter resource guide if you feel something is awry at your polling place.