I'm pretty sure it did some time ago!

In case no one else has mentioned it, Phil Simms's middle names are my favorite running joke (and for the record, calling them that sounds more dismissive than I want it to) in B&T. It's a little nugget of happiness on Friday morning.

And as far as manifestos go, theirs seems pretty reasonable.

Most weeks Carolina seems to be playing well enough to just barely lose. It could be close.

I've tried telling myself the same thing in an attempt to feel better, but I worry that it may definitively not be so. That Trump won seems to indicate that the adults really aren't in charge.

Well, I don't imagine I'm going to be sleeping much tonight.

I remember about 20 years ago, people said the Staples Center would help to rejuvenate downtown LA, and most reasonable people rolled their eyes at the ridiculousness of the idea. Amazingly, it actually happened. Maybe Kroenke Land will do the same to Inglewood.

Presumably he's getting a 1099 and the payroll department is tired of the headaches at the end of each fiscal year.

Bold Prediction Time: Romo to the Jets next year.

Don't you dare make a "suggestive" dance move in celebration, though.

We played football in England and gave them a tie because, apparently, they like that sort of thing over there, and there's not even a passing mention of it here. I'm disappointed, but hope this coming weekend's tie will get the attention it deserves.

Greetings Teti! It appears the football gods are so invested in getting the B&T take on tie games that they've gifted us with yet another one! (In England, of course; no doubt a shrewd attempt by the NFL to broaden the appeal of the game internationally: why yes, our football also has ties!) Your column is…

Sounds like you're settling in to parenthood well! "Sick baby" is one of the best ready-made excuses for, well, everything.

God they're terrible. I can't believe I still watch the games. And I don't even live in the Bay Area, so it's not like I leave the broadcast on as background noise…I actually go through the trouble of ruining my Sunday afternoon by finding a stream so I can watch on my laptop.

Pettiness is one of the best parts of football! It should be embraced.

I know, but like Archbishop said, it doesn't matter.

Mascot fight? My vote is mascot fight.

It's the AFC South we're talking about here.

How this entire column failed to mention the 6-6 Card/Seahawks game — which was basically a Block and Tackle column in the form of a football game — is beyond me.

The toughest part about Simms Poetry is accepting that those words come out of his mouth. I read the transcript and figure that can't be right. I watch the video and the words all match, but my brain refuses to believe that the clip isn't just cut and spliced together in random order.