It's the NFL wild card weekend. And there's lots of breaking news stories. As only we can, we tie it all up for you.
First up, as exclusively reported on this blog last night by the Captain, Javier Enriquez has been elevated from county court (where he served for about 20 minutes) to circuit court. The 3rd DCA, Fla. Supreme Court, and 11th circuit await. Figure 2024 in the current political environment. No word on an assignment, but Judge Rebull's division remains "vacant" with his foray into civil and the land of motions to compel interrogatory answers and summary judgment extravaganzas. Oh how fun! Isn't this what we all signed up for as lawyers? A summary judgement motion on the negligent instillation of faux Italian tile and the resulting emotional damages it caused a family in Aventura.
Next up are the startling proliferation of top-secret documents scattered about. The latest discovery- classified documents from the Reagan administration found in the archives and papers of the late, great REGJB Judge "Fast" Gerry Klein, many with handwritten notes "WH CTS K objects".
Querry- do young ASAs still use the letter "K" to denote the state on their files? And where did that abbreviation first originate? Perhaps some of our REGJB Irregulars could weigh in?
NFL Wild Card Weekend
Your Miami Dolphins backed into the playoffs when an errant yellow flag was thrown when a putative horse-collar tackle was called, moving the Fins into FG range against the J..E...T...S... in a 6-3 super exciting barnburner. Upon further review, the tackle was around the ankles. The call and the FG knocked the Steelers out of the playoffs and sent our Fins to the frigid north.
The Dolphins head to Buffalo for A Sunday matchup, and let's put it this way- TCU has a better chance to beat the Bills than the Dolphins, who have no QB and a banged-up O line. Take the Bills -109 (actually -14, but they may well score triple digits Sunday). On the other hand, Dolphins head coach Pee-Wee Herman has asked the Biden administration for an emergency allocation of HARMS missile batteries. If they are delivered in time, then like Ukraine, take the scrappy underdog. If you must bet, take the under 45. loss because we cannot figure out this Dolphins team
First up Saturday at 4:30 is Seattle at San Fran. Some interesting story lines here. Seattle traded their All Pro QB Russell Wilson and settled on Gino's "Pizza" Smith who turned in a more than serviceable performance this year. San Fran is down - like the Dolphins- to their third string QB- Brock Purdy, who has lit it up (unlike the Fins QB Nancy Pelosi whose mobility has been limited at age 80 plus). The spread is 10. There are some mumblings that the 49ers cannot stop the deep pass, and Pizza Man is very accurate going deep. But this has all the earmarks of 35-17 San Fran. Take the over 42. WIN- We are hot- winning all our picks for the last week of the regular season and starting off WCW with a nice double win- SF and over.
Saturday night sees Rumpole at his fav watering hole watching the Chargers at Jax. Note that San Diego was our pre-season pick to make the super bowl- that is until we saw them play. The Jags second year QB T. Lawrence of Arabia has hit his stride. And don't forget this- the Jags are coached by Doug Pederson. All he has done is take the Eagles to a super bowl win in 2017 with a backup QB. Didja know....Pederson backed up Dan Marino for the Dolphins when he played? The Jags are home dogs, getting 2.5. Are you kidding us? A home dog in the playoffs with a top QB and super bowl winning coach? Sign us up. Another WIN albeit a squeaker. We are riding a real heater. Makes up for those Dolphin losses at the end of the season.
Next up Sunday at 4:30 sees the NY Giants at Minnesota. This is everyone's fav upset. There's more money in Vegas books on the Gints than the Vikes by a wide margin, driving a 7-point line down to 3 and sometimes 2 1/2. What does Rumpole always say? When everyone goes left, you go right. When everyone asks for a continuance, you announce ready for trial. When everyone is betting the Giants, take the Vikes -3. LOSS damn Giants played great. Minny and Kirk Cousins lived up to their reputation of not winning big games.
And finally, the Ravens play the Bengals for the second week in a row. This happens from time to time in the playoffs, and like a flipping a coin, there is no bias in favor of the losing team winning the next week. Especially when the losing team doesn't have their starting QB (Lamar Jackson is out and may never play for the Ravens again). The Bengals, as they did last year, went on a season ending tear. Everyone is talking about a Bills/Chiefs AFC championship matchup. But the most complete team in the NFL (other than the Texans) may be the Bengals. Cincy -7 at home, and with their eyes fixed firmly on a return trip to the Superbowl where they have some unfinished business. PUSH
And finally, there is this- the unrelenting rains in California have unearthed several boxes of classified Bush and Obama administration documents at the San Jose Little Tykes Pre-school. The attorney general has appointed a special investigator.
Enjoy the long weekend!
San Fran pick looking sweet Rumpole. Thanks for the chance to pad my bankroll. Crypto crushed it.
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ReplyDeleteCorrect me if I’m wrong Rumpole but Doug Pederson actually backed up Dolphins QB Scott Mitchell. It was Marino. Mitchell. And Pederson in 1993. Marino went down with a season ending Achilles injury. Mitchell took over until he got knocked out with a separated shoulder. Not only did Pederson come in but he was the QB against the Eagles when Coach Shula won his 325th game breaking George Halas’ record.
Cap Out …..
Boy JAx looks awful to start the game. If Marino and Pederson were on the same team, its fair to say Pederson backed up Marino- just like Marino backed up... Anyone ?
ReplyDeleteDavid Woodley I believe.
Rump, please refrain from color coding your paragraphs in yellow or green. Give these aging eyes a break.
ReplyDeleteWell that didn’t take long. The Bills have the line covered in the first quarter. 14-0. Now it’s gonna get bad.
ReplyDeleteOr come down to the wire
DeleteI've had about enough of your constant harping against the Dolphins. May I remind you the Miami had the Dolphins? The greatest football team! They take the ball from goal to goal like no one- and I mean no one- has ever seen. Even the former president said that other people who have seen the Dolphins play have told him that no one has ever seen a team take the ball from goal to goal the way the Dolphins do.
ReplyDeleteAnd they do it by being in the air, on the ground, and always in control. And that's significant. Always being in control is very important. that's why, despite the current score, I assure you, after the game, when you say Miami, you WILL be talking super bowl. So, until then STFU about the Dolphins, will ya?
24-20 MIAMI see Rump? FU Rumpole
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ReplyDeleteCredit to the Fins for keeping it close in a game nobody gave them a chance. This was supposed to be a blowout. Josh Allen versus a third string seventh round pick. Shouldn’t have been close. Fins D played their hearts out and kept it close with the three turnovers. McDaniel showed that he is a rookie coach as all year long his late and detailed play calling has us breaking the huddle inside ten seconds. That was a killer in this game.
K is for King because, back in the old times, the king was the state.
ReplyDeleteKNP = State nolle prosse. Still in use.
R&R K = Reset and renotify State = Continuance charged to the state.
Why does the world make such a big deal about the Hillary emails, the Trump Mar-O-Lago documents, and the Biden Wilmington documents? Is there ANY allegation that Hillary, Trump, or Biden shared the information with enemies (or even friends that shouldn't have it)? Not that I've heard of. Just put clean up the mess (i.e. put the docs back where they belong) and move on.
ReplyDeleteI guess because they are crimes ? I could give a fuck personally. Today, as u can see from this blog conductor , people are partisan and want to jail their political enemies.
DeleteWhat happened to Joe Lang Kershaw?
ReplyDeleteTo Saturday, January 14, 2023 9:23:00 PM
ReplyDeleteI for one enjoy reading his posts in color. May I suggest you eat more carrots or perhaps you need glasses.
Sincerly,
Rumpy's #1 Fan
I agree, the yellow and green are pretty hard to read
ReplyDeleteCan't be the king. R is for Rex.
ReplyDeleteFor example, the doctrine of chances was first developed by English courts in the case Rex v. Smith, 11 Cr. App. R. 229, 84 L.J.K.B. 2153 (1915), better known as the "brides in the bath murder". In this case the defendant was accused of murdering his wife by drowning her in a bath. The defendant claimed that his wife had fainted in the bath. The prosecutor sought to include evidence in the trial that the defendant's two previous wives had both died in the same way. The evidence was allowed.