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Dragon Age 4 Production Director Leaves BioWare

Turns out, getting a franchise QB is really really hard. Y'all were lucky enough to have 2 in a row. Our best run of QBs was Staubach, definitely a franchise QB, then Danny White, not a franchise QB but pretty good, then Aikman, a franchise QB. Since then... Quincy Carter (yikes!), the rotting corpse of Drew Bledsoe, Tony Romo, and now Dak. The problem is we're always middle of the pack or do well in the regular season, so we never get to pick at the very top of the draft. Even then, there's no guarantee that a QB picked at the top of the draft will pan out. I mean, when's the last time we had a QB that was UNIVERSALLY considered a sure thing franchise QB in the draft and then he actually lived up to expectations? Andrew Luck, I guess. Kinda have to hope to hit the jackpot with a Mahomes type, but even he was picked #10, we almost never pick that high.

I still like Dak, even if he does drive me insane sometimes, and would rather have him than most of the alternatives, barring a Peyton Manning-level sure thing QB miraculously dropping to us in the draft. Then again, I was a Romo apologist, so take what I write with many grains of salt.

At least muh Boys won a game in the playoffs this year, granted in was against a putrid Bucs team and at least we showed up for the divisional round and made the game competitive, unlike the Giants who completely no-showed on Saturday. Still sucks to lose, though, even if it is to the LEGENDARY BIG BROCK. It could be worse, we could be held hostage by our 39 year old no longer elite QB (again) while he melodramatically decides whether he's coming back next season. Maybe some Ayahuasca will help him make up his mind?

Because it's a different skill. This isn't Australian Rules Football. Anyway, Maher actually made a kick and we're tied. Our defense has been terrific, our offense, not so much.

The Brett Maher Saga continues. Granted, this time the extra point was blocked, who knows if it would have gone through? Our kicker still sucks and Dak has reverted to throwing picks like they're going out of style, yet we're only down 3 by the grace of our defense. It could be a lot worse.

I decided to make curry chicken. I've never made curry before and I'm not adventurous enough to make the sauce from scratch (yet), so I cheated and used this paste: Boneless chicken breast cut into roughly 1 inch cubes, red onion, garlic, and diced tomatoes from a can. No rice since I'm back on the diet. That paste has the perfect amount of spice. You absolutely feel it but it's not brutal.

Wait, wait, wait. Are you telling me that Wikipedia is not always 100% factually accurate? Why I never!

One of the kids seems to be stable while the other may be paralyzed, hopefully she regains use of her legs after surgery. It seems a woman going the other way crossed over into his lane and hit him head on. Both drivers died. I don't know anything more.

Jamin Pugh aka pro wrestler Jay Briscoe died in a car accident at 38 years old.

I don't know that hitting 1 is going to fix whatever broke in Brett Maher's brain that caused him to miss 5 chip shots in a row.

I don't believe I can make the reverse curse work 2 weeks in a row, it's a miracle that I managed to pull it off once. With that in mind, hopefully Dak reprises his role as the second coming of Steve Young this Sunday. No way he puts up as gaudy stats, given that we're going up against the best defense in the league, but if he plays as well as he did last Monday, we at least have a shot. Despite the fact that passing D seems to be the Niners flaw on defense, if they even have a flaw, I hope we don't get too pass happy and run the ball enough to keep them honest. I also hope Dak runs it a few times like he did on Monday. Dak doesn't run a lot, but he is extremely dangerous on the run since he's very good throwing on the run and just as good if he just keeps it on the ground. I'd love to see Kellen Moore work in 3 or 4 designed runs for Dak on Sunday, including running the option at least once. We ran the option last Monday and it worked well. We ran it once in the regular season and it worked well. Dak and our offense are perfectly suited for the option, we should be running it once or twice a game, not once ortwice a season. On the flip side of the ball we have to go against the LEGENDARY UNDEFEATED BIG BROCK. God help us.

Copper Dog blended scotch whisky: It's in the same price range as my beloved 12 year old Dewar's and thus makes for a reasonable comparison. The Copper Dog is shockingly smooth and easy drinking with virtually zero burn, it's definitely easier on the throat than the already smooth Dewar's. However, I'd say I like the flavor of Dewar's more overall. Dewar's has a nice woody flavor and hints of fruits and nuts while Copper Dog has a less pronounced bit of woody flavor with a hint of honey but not really anything else. It's sweeter than Dewar's and it's very pleasant to drink but it lacks the character Dewar's has. Still, it's quite possibly the most easy drinking whisky I've ever had and that definitely counts for something. I'm pretty sure that even those that typically drink whisky on the rocks or with water would have no problem whatsoever drinking Copper Dog neat.

How about dem Cowboys? You know, I give McCarthy a lot of ****, but if his strategy was to have Dak have his horrible game in a meaningless week 18 matchup to get it out of his system, that is some GALAXY BRAIN ****. Also, I can't believe my reverse curse ploy worked!

We got Punt Fest 2023 going on in Tampa. Edit: Holy **** a first down! BRADYCEPTION! Brett Maher, what the ****!? 2 missed extra points. New strategy, just go for 2 from now on because this mother****er can't hit the broad side of a barn. After the first 2 Dallas series that were so impotent that they were reminiscent of a pair of blackout drunk teens sloppily making out then passing out before they could get undressed and get down to business, our offense has been on fire. Dak in particular has been throwing laser beams. The only blemish is Brett Maher missing 3 (3!) extra points. WHY THE **** AREN'T WE JUST GOING FOR 2!? Anyway, we're up 18-0 at the half, should be 21-0, but that's still dang good. I'll take it but I'm still nervous. Brett Maher just missed his 4th extra point tonight and 5th in a row. STOP ****ING KICKING THE ****ING EXTRA ****ING POINT FOR ****S SAKE! JUST ****ING GO FOR ****ING 2. WHAT THE ****!? Maher FINALLY made an extra point, but this again brings up the question: Why aren't we just going for 2? It doesn't matter at this point because the game is SUPER OVER. Is Brett Maher on this team next week?

I'm weighing my options on what bleach to drink during tonights inevitable embarrassing and gut-wrenching defeat at Tampa. I'm usually partial to the classic flavor, but I might get wild and go with the lemon pine flavor.

Everything has gone chalk so far this weekend but that Miami at Buffalo was waaaaay closer than many people, myself included, thought it would be

I like steak as in a steak (carne asada) taco but not steak as in a slab of beef on a plate. Speaking of beef I made a smash burger but I'm back on the diet so no bun.

I thought I was the only one that didn't much care for steak.

Crazy come from behind win for the Jags. Trevor Lawrence threw 4 (4!) picks in the first half and the Jags were down by 27, then they played really well in the second half and somehow dug themselves out of that deep hole.

Never had any particularly traumatic experience getting viciously attacked by a crawfish, but I think I'd be more inclined to eat them had I been assaulted by one of them buggers, just as a way of getting back at 'em.

All this Coen Brothers talk and no one has brought up Raising Arizona.

Sashimi is fine but when I go to a sushi place I usually get unagi temaki because I love me some eel. I'll occasionally get tuna sashimi, though.

I regret nothing.