he drills a perfect spiral through the circle.
he's now wearing a helmet with a twobar quarterback face guard. he takes a snap and pitches out to running back roland lamont.
he's just done a fivestop drop on a pass play. he's looking down field when he sees something scary.
he's stripped down sitting on a bench. reporters are trying to interview him. microphones are in his face and video cameras jockey for position.
as he walks, we hear mcginty's voice in shane's helmet. yes, they do it by one-way helmet radio so the filtered voice you hear is mcginty, speaking into his headset mike.
he's rolling in the back field again looking for a receiver.
they're breathing down his back.
he's down and not moving.
he's helped off the field and onto the bench.
he waits for the snap.
he's still under the defensive end. reese evans pulls the guy off and bends down to shane.
he spots his receiver, he cocks his arm and wham! morris decks him. and, of course, lands on him. oooof!
he's set up to receive the snap.
he walks out onto the field to join the huddle.
he under-throws a very weak-looking pass to lamont.
he starts to follow the offense out on the field. then he turns and sees annabelle engrossed in a cheer.
he breaks the kiss and looks up in the stands at eddie martel.
he's in the shotgun calling signals.
he's got franklin crossing in the end zone. he cocks and throws, and simultaneously gets decked by butler.
he's on his back.
trainers are bending over him. he's out but
mcginty is still bent over him.
he shakily follows pacifico out onto the field.
he's kneeling in the middle of the field waiting for the snap. but something is bothering him.
he has totally caught the cowboys by surprise. he sweeps around the right side.
he spikes the shit out of the ball. and then sees something up field.
he's walking slowly back to the line of scrimmage.
he steps up and throws a clean bullet downfield. he roars in pain as he throws it.
in the silence, he's walking in slow motion toward annabelle. and everybody is smiling.
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once again, if you haven't heard, it was announced during halftime that the n.f.l. players association will hold a press conference immediately following this game -- that would make it about five o'clock eastern time -- and it is expected that
here we go: third down, eight seconds to play, ball on the dolphins' thirty-three yard line. skins down by a touchdown.
you would think he's done enough.
ladies and gentlemen, your washington redskins!
here's the starting defense today.
at middle linebacker, number 56, daniel bateman!
and now.  uh, the rest of the washington redskins.
washington comes up a minus fourteen yards on their first possession.
i think the redskins just set a record for penalties in the first three minutes. we're waiting for the stats on that.
that puts the redskins in field goal range. and here comes pacifico to see if he can get them on the board before the half ends.
falco is intercepted. that's too bad.
here comes falco with eighteen seconds left on the clock.
lamont scores!
with eight seconds remaining, pacifico will try the extra point that will send this game into overtime.
 the palm patrons showed an impromptu appreciation tonight for the new washington redskins. they may be unknowns and far from superstars, but it sure looks like they have charmed the fans.
now that's something you don't see everyday!
no, i think you imagined that one, john.
in other n.f.l. news, almost sixty percent of the regular players have now crossed the picket lines and more are crossing every day. the strike, now in its second week, is expected to go out with a fizzle. most experts think that the monday night dallas. washington game will be the last with replacement players. but even that game will feature at least 75 percent of the regular cowboys. coach james mcginty will try to make it a perfect three and o with a team made up totally of replacement players. well.  and one felon. that we know of.