Photo of the Day: November 27, 2009
Morning Roundup: Black Friday Edition
Car Pushed Into Anacostia River By Train
Devendra Banhart @ 9:30 Club
It's official. Last night, at approximately 11:50 p.m., the election was already over. With a 23-6 Redskins loss, the idiotic Redskins Rule tells us that Obama will take today's election.
In an odd beginning to the matchup, Pittsburgh moved to strike first, attempting an onside kick right off the bat. It proved unsuccessful, and the Redskins turned the gamble into a quick three points. On the very next possession, the Redskins defense caused havoc, forcing a Ben Rothlisberger interception. Handed another opportunity with great field position, the Redskins offense floundered, settling for another field goal to go ahead 6-0.
After some stout defense from both teams, and one fine punting exhibition by Big Chubby Plackemeier and the Steelers' Mitch Berger, the game turned ugly in just one play.
If you were watching the punt-fest, you couldn't help but notice the Steelers were getting uncomfortably close to Plackemeier. Finally, the Steelers reached Big Chubby before the ball left his foot, and the game turned on its head. The punt block gave the Steelers their first real opportunity in the Red Zone, and they took advantage with the game's first touchdown.
After Carlos Rogers dropped another sure pic, this one potentially going for a touchdown, it was time for the halftime festivities with Obama and McCain. Pass the scallops...and a bucket.
AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari
Obama retold a story about a lesson he learned from his basketball coach, something along the lines of "there's no 'I' in 'team.'" Then McCain upped the "I'm-embarrassed-to-be-watching-this" ante with, “He…could..go…all…the way…to the White House.” Puke.
After Chris Berman's hard-hitting questions, millions of households had turned off the game, and many Skins fans wished they had done the same. The Redskins took the field and picked up where they left off. The offensive line appeared confused, allowing a season high seven sacks. When Jason Campbell wasn't picking himself off the ground, he was throwing his very first and very second interceptions of the season.
Though unbelievable, the game itself was as hard to watch as the halftime interviews. The number of terrible towels at FedEx Field was embarrassing for any Redskins fan, and D.C. native Byron Leftwich (who came in for the injured Ben Rothlisberger) made the night even worse by eating alive the Redskins secondary.
Hobbled and humbled, the Redskins enter their bye week with Dallas paying a visit to FedEx Field in two weeks. The question is, will these Redskins reform or regress? The polls are open.
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Absolutely terrible football. The interviews, however, were actually worse. There's not crying in baseball and there's no politics in football.
the skins had surprised some people the first half of the season. that won't happen anymore. teams will be ready to play the redskins. but with their schedule remaining, they should easily finish 4-3 down the stretch. if they don't, it may be a post season of cold scallops and early tee times.
Every Redskin not named Chris Horton deserves a swift kick to the scallops. Listening to Jaworski try to defend 'Los Rogers's habit of dropping interceptions was almost as bad as Kornheiser thinking that Omar Epps's coaching philosophy of 'running the ball, and stopping the run' was the greatest thing since sliced scallops. There are 31 other NFL head coaches that say the exact same thing, Tony. It's amazing how quickly he's lost touch with a beat he covered for so many years.
I'm not sure how I feel about the whole "deflower" thing. I mean, I guess the Redskins played like a bunch of 14-year-old virgins last night.
Just1 tells it like it is! Kornheiser is just bad, if I have to hear one more Dancing with the Scallops reference about taylor im gonna puke chum. I never hated pittscallops till now, there is nothing more annoying than seeing terrible towels in your own stadium, what an embarassment. Skins will bounce back and FACE dallas in a couple weeks, for now they just need to ice their lump meat and get it ready for the next showdown.
Um. The Redskins lost in 2004 and the incumbent still won... so the "idiotic Redskins Rule" is idiotic, certainly, just not so much a "rule."
kornheiser sux the sweat off a dead man's scallops. he is the worst thing to happen to MNF - worse then dennis "now i'm a rightie" miller. someone needs to take him out to sea in a fishing boat and cap him fredo style - feed him to the scallops.
rpgers has hands like lobster claws - that was an easy 6.
and mikeb - after the pounding they took last night, they ain't 14 year old virgins anymore. now they are women.
WE GOT SCALLOPED. Chill out all you "change the name" freaks. I said scalloped.
Zorn got worked. He had no answers for their D. When did he turn into Grandpa Joe. So conservative.
Hopefully we can rest up and get some new legs. 2nd part of the season is a long and winding road. But there is an all you can eat buffet at the end with and endless supply of mollusks for anyone who can man up.
PS - Jon Janson is done. Feed him to the fish. He is not scallop worthy.