If Vandy and Swish'em have the same agent, and Swish was sent in as a stalling tactic until Vandy cleared waivers, can we refer to this tactic as the bait and swish?

Sorry, I couldn't resist. It's a bitterly cold Tuesday both here in Portland and on the blog. Just trying to keep things moving.

Are we allowed to give non-demeaning nicknames to kickers? Are we allowed to even mention practice squad kickers? Seems wrong to me...

But, if so, I'm with P Diddy on SwissHam. Sounds right...

Thanks for the Update JLaC! Now all you have to do is keep the P word out of the paper atleast until we finish ouor 3 game home stand!

DCSween - Deep Guts is good. But I still Deep Cover sounds better. When I think Deep Cover, I actually think back to the movie with the same name sake.....

Also, I am really begining to think 53 or 98 is Deep Cover. I don't think it came from the secondary. One of the LBs were prob just helping out a teamate(s) of theirs over there. Makes perfect sense to me..........almost

damn...I had Ryan Hoag on my practice squad fantasy football team!

Hey, I AM THE ONLY ONE who is allowed to decided what is discussed and when it is to be discussed on this blog. Got it?

Arch is guilty. Watch for JLC to scoop everyone else. Dude is gone this week, cap hit be damned

If Archuleta is cut, that means I get to stop doing the "Adam Archuleta Workout".

I know we're all down on the dude over here, but I do want to thank him for being this year's scapegoat, for handling it with class and not venting publicly, and for making pretty much the hardest workout video in history.

Carlos Rogers, you are on deck for next year's scapegoat. Lemar Marshall in the hole.

Dude's definitely a workout freak. It's off the chain, but so is his wife!!

Bucktown,

A gift I tried to give on the last thread:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/swimsuit/collection/covers/

Sashimi...awful. Freddy Adu would be so much better. Or even Spicy Tuna.

PG

Just used The Google on Adam Archuleta's wife. Uh, yes, she's okay. :-)

P Diddy, I disagree. Holdman only escaped this year because of Archuletta. He's gotta man up next year... even if he's riding pine behind Rocky.

We can blame him for not keeping the cold water cold enough, or the hot towels hot enough.

diddy, fyi, wapo has a lot of openings in their marketing department.

this kicker signing makes no sense. what the hell are they doing over there????

i'm so confused. and who the heck is this dude that they signed him without a tryout? a kick-off-off?

I AM THE DECIDER!!!

Momskin, we're awaiting instructions about what we can discuss. Personally, I'm done with the bloody pulp of the deep source story. I would like, however, to talk about why (1) the Skins hired someone who Dallas not only cut, but cut for the guy they just cut and (2) why he is being lodged in the practice squad. Do we need someone to practice kicks to improve our FG coverage teams and KO teams? Is this guy supposed to be like the gimp in Pulp Fiction brought out on a weekly basis to scare Novak into kicking better? Or is this someone who the Skins are providing as an effigy for the fans, who are allowed to literally kick his guts out? Inquiring minds want to know. Or at least post about it.

It's kicking by committee!!!

Who is doing improv as Megskin on crack post xtasy binge?

Scarface: Takiteezy

PG

>>> "wapo has a lot of openings in their marketing department"

I'm pretty sure I'm too eccentric to work anywhere but where I do right now, or for myself, as will soon be the case.

Pub Golf and P Diddy, I'll do you one better. This is an article I found trying to find out who Archuletta's wife was.

http://cbs.sportsline.com/spin/story/9158867

pg, 3-0 aint bad. it's the new 2-0. thanks for the link. as far as kathy's concerned i never got over her 80's voice.

Very strange that a team would sign a kicker to the practice squad. Maybe Nick the Kick is getting tired by gameday with all the practice kicking during the week. Maybe it's St. Joe's passive aggressive way of sending a message. Maybe SwissHam has pictures of "Mr." Snyder. Maybe it's just to prove to fans that despite one win, the team still has its reputation of collosal ineptitude to uphold.

Yes, until the level of wit/sarcasm/threat/glower of the posting improves, I cannot accept this faux Megskin. If you are the real Megskin, give us a sign.

In the meantime, how mean can the Front Office be? They just hire a mediocre kicker who is perfect for the whipping boy profile, but they put him on the practice squad? How is that fair? We want a bile target!

That said, I wish him well, I hope he kicks his guts out in there.

If the Skins waived Archie right now it would mean about a $9M cap hit for 2007. Sound familiar?

DAMN you bucktown!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dealer,

It's not as bad as the "I just smoked 4 cubans and ate 2 chili dogs" voice. That siht gets scary as all get out when the lights are off. "could you pass me some wada?". A couple of those experiences and your writing the next "why the caged bird sings".

Checking out Mrs Archkarai now.

PG

Hey, I wonder if they'd sign me to the practice squad. I'd be a total hit in meetings. We could MST3K during Film Study. We could send out for eclairs and Kobe Beef Burgers during practice. We could map out a pretty awesome pub crawl for Friday night (any good clubs in DC?). We could braid B.Lloyd's hair.

I'd be the best thing for the team since sliced cheese!

She's aaaight. I need the backshot for the real test, though....

cmoney, i heard from (980) that the $10 mil "guaranteed" signing bonus includes a $5 mil roster bonus for '07.

for the backshot requester....

http://cbs.sportsline.com/spin/story/9237404

Deep Cover's wifey: http://www.jenniferwalcott.com/home/index.html#

OH MY GOD!!!!

I got $400 says he's playing so bad cause Hugh holds her V-card!

HOLY SIHT!!!

Elisha Cuthbert likes hockey guys??? Ordering skates off E-bay.

That totally beat the SI B.S.

PG

Lavernous Coles is the Qustion.

So...We can do it, huh. We went 10-6 that year with the cap hit

Who is doing improv as Megskin on crack post xtasy binge?

another one of her stalkers of course. *shakes head* i just don't see it.

OH MY GOD!!!

STOP POSTING THIS STUFF!!!

OMG! That backshot is GOOOOOOOOOLLLLD!!!!!!!!!

And I played tennis in H.S. sooooo STUPID! Where is that donkey that called us all "fools" a couple of threads back? I tried to air him out but it didn't post...

PG

It appears that my work here is finished! :)

4-12 is secretly a terr'ist looking to single handedly destroy the productivity of the 'merican worker.

He and JLaC are obviously in cahoots.

Dealer --

It's an option bonus, not a roster bonus. And if they don't pay him the option bonus, the remaining years' base salary becomes GARONTEED (Justin Wilson Voice). So I'm pretty sure it'd be a $9M hit on the '07 cap if they cut him today.

nice work 4-12. My day is officially shot to h#ll.

L8R,

pg

Perhaps the skins should pay her on the side to break up with Archie prior to each game, then we'll see that guy start making plays all over the f'n field. Remember the movie Bull Durham - there was a good moral to the story. Hot women are not good for the competitive nature of an athlete.

PG,

Did you see who was on the cover back in 2003? She looked pretty good there, but even better in that Freeny jersey, didn't she????

Cmoney - who cares about the cap hit. We're stuck paying him whether he's here or not, I'm just concerned about the roster spot that he's taking up. Open up the roster spot and figure out the cap stuff later.

JLaC - Who picked up Van Wilder?

It's an option bonus, not a roster bonus. And if they don't pay him the option bonus, the remaining years' base salary becomes GARONTEED (Justin Wilson Voice). So I'm pretty sure it'd be a $9M hit on the '07 cap if they cut him today.

maybe andy pollin didn't know what he was talking about then. :)

ummmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm that's a bad deal. :)

J-

You got my DVD back from Cooley yet? It's been 15 weeks bro.

RB,

That waitress in Indy looked like Petra after Kevin Spacey got a hold of her and found her guilty of gluttony. Get over her. Not to mention she was single handedly responsible for getting us thrown just because I tried dancing with a full brewsky on my head.

PG

I guess my work's not totally done. JLC broke down the Arch deal a few weeks ago. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't ever rely on andy pollin for accurate info.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/2006/11/post_3.html

No bar worth its salt would kick you out for dancing with a beer on your head. It would only be justified in throwing you out if you danced poorly with a beer on your head. Either that or if you managed to spill the beer on your head, which would be tragic...for the beer.

Aaah, nice work 4-12. I was going to ask you how you knew so much about swallows, but apparently JLaC did all the dirty work for you. I totally forgot that thread.

The place was a bit biased. Everyone wearing Colt's jerseys. 3 blocks from the RCA. We didn't stand a chance in 26 jers's. I might have spilled...but just a lil bit. And it was Mil Lite, so it doesn't count.

No wasting beer in the pursuit of humor.

Man Law.

Damn. New thread.

JLaC is on a roll today.

Max --

I'm with you. I was in favor of cutting him before the Friend article (albeit not until June 1, 2007), but if I was Gibbs and I uncovered Archie as the source, he'd be gone. You can't have that kind of spineless backstabbing going on. Whether what was said by the source was justified or not, it was a betrayal to the team and should be dealt with strongly. And the same goes no matter who the source is -- Springs, Rogers, Portis or anyone else. Whoever it was should be Keyshawned for the rest of the year and cut or traded in the offseason.

Actually - Andy Polly gets his info from this Blog. I heard use this blog info numerous times for different segments. He went over the QB changes for about a half an hour when JLaC broke it down......

Shane MacGowan danced with a full pint glass on his head when the Pogues triumphantly returned to DC this spring. He spilled nary a drop. Well, Shane's not capable of very vigorous dancing these days, but it was a nice little shuffle. Good times.

HOW BOUT THEM #1 COWBOYS!!

looking at the list of athletes with hottest significant others i laughed at this one:

Adam Archuleta (hard-hitting St. Louis Rams safety)

SKINYS LAST PLACE!!

ROMO-MENTUM IS EVERYWHERE!!!!

We don't need to disgust our sistrethen with all this hot ladies of the NFL stuff, and maybe we should focus on the upcoming game this week. If not for my advancing years and deteriorating brain cells, I would remember who was moaning about being too adult and mature to even know who we are playing this week (FALCONS!).

But let's review. The Falcons come to Fed Ex coming off a four game losing streak. That number 4 is magical. A three game losing streak means that next team needs to watch out b/c pride is on the line (see Cinci taking it to New Orleans a couple weeks ago). A four game losing streak means the only thing on the line is a bunch of fat losers who skid extends beyond their record right into their tightie whities. The Falcon's coach's job may be in jeopardy because his DAD is even bad mouthing the team.

Warrick Dunn is having a remarkably average year for an otherwise outstanding back (indicating a soft O-line). Jerious Norwood, who took Duckett's job, had a promising start (enough to cost Duckett his job) but otherwise average. Between the two of them, they are good for about a 100 yards rushing. These two backs together get about as many rushing yards as the rushingest QB ever, Michael Vick.

Michael Vick, for the Skins, is the real liability. He can be amazing and he can be horrible. No one ever knows when or what brings this on. Most rushing QBs just can't take the hits for as long as this guy has. [See McNabb.] Alge Crumpler at TE has amazing stats for the same reason the WRs don't. Either Vick won't throw downfield (see Brunell) or the O coordinator won't call deep pass plays (see Saunders with Brunell ... but also consider Tony Gonzalez's TE stats playing in Saunders' system for so long). The Falcons will have to play the same game the Skins have to play ... run the ball, run the ball, get a random WR open or pray your TE gets an open field.

On D, the Falcons are somewhere in the middle, but obviously not trending well. If John Abraham is on the field and healthy, the D is on fire. He started last week, but didn't register a tackle. Other than that, the Falcons are getting worse in their third down efficiency, so they stay on the field longer, and the cycle gets worse. Last week, the Saints beat them 31-13 and the Falcons had the time of possession game by 10 minutes. Their penalties per game are increasing. With a sample size of 1, the Skins are trending in the other direction.

The other advantage the Falcons have is their kicker. Morton Andersen is 6/7 btwn 20-29, 5/5 btwn 30-39 yards, and 5/6 between 40-49 yards. Also, for the ladies, of course there is the NFL mythology regarding Mr. Andersen, specifically, the size of the Andersen endowment (which does not refer to a scholarship or post-graduate professor position).

Re: Suisham? I still think the Skins are planning on the return of John Hall.