Farewell Hue and Todd. Your tortured souls have been set free.
to Auger In - verb; to crash (e.g., an aircraft) into the ground. Named for the large crater an aircraft makes in the ground when it crashes at high speed. Examples: "The Baltimore Ravens augered in two years in a row, first due to the Steelers 'Immaculate Extension', and then, inexplicably, at the hands of a desperate Red Rocket."
How far did the Ravens fall in the blink of an eye? According to ESPN, they entered the day with a 97% chance of making the playoffs. In the space of a few seconds, they plunged over the cliff like Thelma and Louise:
That’s two years in a row where the Ravens controlled their destiny to have it snatched away at the final seconds by a defensive collapse, with multiple defenders flailing on the ground. What do you say, John?
I know this is last week’s game which is irrelevant, but it’s still pretty funny to watch.
Isn’t this exactly the same way that The Bus reacted after his epic fumble in Indianapolis in 2005?
No, I’m not serious. That’s some smarmy sarcasm there. In case you weren’t sure.
Two rhetorical zen questions for the day. The first one: which ass did the most damage to the Bengals? The second question is below the fold.