That Hatcher's remarks are gaining traction is illustrative of our hope that, however unbelievable, there are actually people in the NFL who try to do right. While the league provides a distanced support, the franchise's struggle to keep its slur of a name has primarily been the fight of owner Dan Snyder. The reality is that the league isn't eager to go against one of its owners, though perhaps it's a comforting fantasy to believe that, behind the scenes, NFL employees would prefer Snyder finally just give in and change it.So are the refs really picking on the poor R*dskins just to advance the cause of justice? I suppose it's possible but I seriously doubt it. For starters, Washington doesn't need much assistance to be mediocre. Second, why would the team losing force Snyder to make a change? It's not like the team's fans haven't been accustomed to losing over the past 20 years, and it's not like Snyder will face any more pressure than he already does after yet another season without a playoff appearance.Read More: Film Room: What's Wrong With The Packers Passing Game?
MUST WATCH- — Carol Maloney (@carolmaloney4)November 22, 2015
Imagine an American Idol-style contest to find the most petty and unremarkable mortgage broker middle manager in America and gift them hundreds of millions of dollars and the stylistic chops of Ted Cruz. Daniel Snyder is basically the winner of that show. Of course, we don't need a fictional scenario because there is a real Dan Snyder, fashioned by our own terrible world into the mighty douchechill-generating force that he is. That photo smells like Drakkar Noir and overcompensating. Also that is a terrible idea for a show.Got to the elevator w/ — Nathan Conley (@NathanConley)November 22, 2015
As Mike Pereira, former NFL vice president of officiating and lover of Tito's Vodka, explains, the penalty on Chris Culliver was a technically correct interpretation of a stupid rule. The rulebook states that all liability for avoiding a hit to the head or neck area falls to the defender, even if the receiver alters his body prior to contact. In the interest of promoting a specious idea of player safety, the NFL has made it occasionally impossible to play defense. That has nothing to do with the R*dskins name and everything to do with how the NFL's un-serious pretense that safety is a priority intermittently renders its sport an incoherent mess.Week 11's Requisite Football Catch MysteryCulliver's pick-6 called back in — Mike Pereira (@MikePereira)November 22, 2015
Here's what we know of the Cowboys' shifting standards of conduct: Greg Hardy can be unrepentant for past heinous crimes and is permitted to repeatedly humiliate an organization that swore he was a changed man. Hardy can fight with coaches and get in trouble for stupid tweets but, by gum, he is not allowed to be late for more than a handful of meetings. Meanwhile, less talented teammates have been cut for so little as not wearing suits on road trips.When it comes to Greg Hardy and the Cowboys, cynicism is both the easiest and the most reasonable approach. If the team slips from playoff contention, it's easy to see Dallas taking a much-too-late "principled" stand by finally cutting ties with Hardy. But now Tony Romo is back and Dallas got its first victory since Hardy was able to start playing with the club. So long as there's a chance for the Cowboys to make the postseason, don't hold your breath for Dallas getting rid of Hardy for anything short of another arrest.The Struggle for .500 Is Evidently Worth Endangering Case Keenum's BrainJason Garrett could set an example as he did with Corey White & Christine Micheal -only players to not wear suits on the road trip. Both cut
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To recap, Case Keenum allowed to play after what you see In video, didn't miss a snap. Utterly ridiculous, — The Concussion Blog (@concussionblog)November 22, 2015
Trusting a Chris Mortensen report is always an adventure. For the sake of amusement, let's assume this one is accurate and that Seahawks brass is actually worried about Russell Wilson transforming into a me-first glory boy Celebrity QB. A three-touchdown day on Sunday against San Francisco burnished stats that had been slipping for Wilson in 2015, though some of that can be attributed to an absurdly shaky offensive line, which has Russell on pace for a career high in sacks taken.Mort said there is some concern at — Evan Silva (@evansilva)November 22, 2015
Distance runners just can't get enough of their NFL jokes. First, there was the guy who dressed up like Tom Brady and juggled footballs at a bunch of marathons this year. Now there's this lady making fun of Sam Bradford during Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon. That's… two examples. Only one short of a trend piece. Three is still the standard for trend pieces, right? I don't always keep up with the Way We Media Now.Jerry Richardson Won't Have His Underlings Reading Computer PrintoutsHey y'all — Amy (@AmyLeighP)November 22, 2015
Speaking of media, there simply aren't enough examples of media members publicly clowning others in the press box, so cheers to the Washington Post's Master Tesfatsion for making the world aware of the Panthers employee who still uses a typewriter to compile a play-by-play log, which apparently comes in handy when the computers crash. I bet you've already came up with ten ultra-tired hipster jokes before finishing that sentence, so I won't bother. Rest assured, this guy would be very popular in Asheville.Typewriter guy wisely using the TV timeout to white-out an error. — Master Tesfatsion (@MasterTes)November 22, 2015
Burning the jersey of an opponent before a game is a tried-and-true tailgate tradition among property-damaging drunks. It was certainly preferable to some of the other Aaron Rodgers effigies present in Minnesota on Sunday. The use of the drone, it could be argued, is a needless technological flourish for what is typically a rather low-tech form of destruction.That said, the drone does add a futuristic and dystopian flair to an increasingly trite barbaric ritual. Before you know it, enterprising football idiots will design robots to carry out the entire jersey-burning process for them, and what a day that will be. Instead of Battlebots, there will be design competitions for tailgating bots. It will usher in a bright new age of humanity no longer having to rely on itself to accidentally set fire to vehicles.Tailgating Minnesota Vikings fans burned the jersey of Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers from a drone. — Carlos Gonzalez (@CarlosGphoto)November 22, 2015