We pretty much know what this means now...

A list - finished songs
B list - Unfinished, half baked, songs/sketches

Something getting "bumped" off the previous list just means a long simmering song is finally ready.

Fans assumed there was a mountain of material on both these lists...fans were wrong. I will never forget Merck saying there were 20 songs on the B list better than IRS.

Merck was wrong.

As we all know....this never happened.

In other words....time to stop tinkering on the same songs and at least release the stuff finished on the A list.

B list saved to eventually help prop up reunion tours....

Been watching some random late 90s-early 2000s football during the week. It's wacky how hindsight allows you to see everything....

Remember how Jon Kitna came out of nowhere and was supposed to set the league on fire? He never truly ignited.

How about Gus Frerotte? I will say this about him...there was some potential there. Bad timing, wrong teams. Testaverde is the poster boy of this.

Here's another doozy I had forgot....David Gerrard. Coughlin was right...THIS guy should've been the successor to Brunell. It's still a damn good team at that point. Coughlin gets fired, they draft Leftwich...also a good QB...and the Jags fall into that rut that happens with average/mediocre teams where they can't figure out which guy is the present/future of the team.

They wind up twiddling their thumbs while their Super Bowl window gets quickly painted shut.

I've always felt bad for the Jags.... specifically the late 90s Jags. That was their moment. Unfortunately for them, they couldn't seize the opportunity and had no idea Manning and Brady were about to dominate the AFC.

Feel the same about the Titans from that period. They don't see the massive shift coming so there's no real pressure to win NOW.

Watching the late 90s/early 2000s Dolphins with hindsight is bizarre. You can see what they're doing...Johnson/Wannstedt are building an iconic defense to prepare to dominate. The problem is everything else is going to shit and now isn't the time to be running in place...the Pats are about to completely own this division.

The Bills are worse...their window was wide open in 98-99...they shit  the bed benching Flutie...and the aftermath is a team with a handful of major pieces but they just rot while the Pats ascend. One more thing....Bledsoe was NOT the answer.

The Jets were the Jets.

It's an interesting division in this timeframe. You can see step by step how Belichick/Brady were quickly able to dominate the division to the point their Super Bowl window would be open for a virtual eternity.

It's reminiscent of the 1980s NFC West....where the 49ers are so far ahead of their division rivals that it's practically a bye into the playoffs.

When you can throttle the entire division at will, you only need a few more wins to get into the playoffs.

Edit

One more thing....

Broncos...

What a fuck up starting Griese after Elways retirement instead of letting Bubby Brister have a shot.

He earned a chance IMO....went 4-0 as the starter when Elway was out during 98... keeping the machine turning.

That team was still too good to just throw it in the hands of someone completely untested and hope for the best. If not Brister, bring in someone else.

And just like that....

Falcons leading 17-7 at the half.

It's official....

Giants are FUCKED.

Jaxson Dart likely out for the season.

They're going to have to shop for a QB... whether by trade or a veteran just sitting at home. Winston will not lead them anywhere but mediocrity.

Caleb MIGHT start next week so the Bears don't have to panic...yet.  He should probably sit out for a week... better to be safe than sorry.

If this is one of those seasons...and it appears to be...where a bunch of QBs go down...the whole playoff picture will be completely wide open.

Both Buffalo and Baltimore in a position like they were last year when the Chiefs started losing a bunch of games....

This is the year to step up.

With key QBs going down, teams whose Super Bowl window was shut or in the process of shutting will now find it opening again.

I'm starting to agree with those who say preseason should go back to what it used to be....now the starters barely play and they're getting hurt at the beginning of the season.

Yeah Maye looks to be regressing too. They're lucky to be 1-1.