WIDE RECEIVER HAD TO GO ... WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG?

 

Of all things (Commanders, Colonial Downs, and ACC):

It was about time the Washington football team dumped 

receiver JAHAN DOTSON. You couldn’t help but notice, 

even from TV replays, that the former No. 1 draft pick 

(2022) from Penn State oftentimes ran the wrong routes. 

Otherwise, how to explain Dotson being in the same passing 

lane as a teammate, thereby putting more pressure on the 

quarterback while making the play easier to defend? … 

Worse, he tended to loaf when his number wasn’t called in 

the huddle … and he wasn’t known for sparkling open-field 

blocking either ... Also, Dotson is one of those wideouts 

who makes difficult catches look easy but lacks required 

concentration on routine receptions and therefore drops too 

many … Sending Dotson to a divisional rival, usually a no-

no, is another indication the Commanders believe he is too 

flawed to really hurt them.

....... Come on … let’s hear it for Colonial Downs, the 

parimutuel 

race track “in the middle of nowhere” between Richmond 

and Williamsburg. Friday, FanDuel Channel (Comcast 718) 

gave viewers – especially those not familiar with the New 

Kent County layout -- one of those (cliché alert) eat your 

heart out shots of the course basking in sunlight.

....... A bad idea … courtesy of the General Assembly which 

is 

trying to lump all sports wagering under something called 

the “Virginia Gambling Commission.” … Actually, it’s a 

very bad idea when it comes to horse racing. Why? Because 

it would remove the Rosie’s betting emporiums from 

regulation by the Virginia Racing Commission … and 

thereby allow the politicians an opportunity to raid the very 

profits that have been so instrumental in growing racing here 

– not to mention a marked upgrade in the state’s equine 

industry … You don’t think they would do that, do you? 

Otherwise why remove slot-machine revenue from control 

of the VRC? … So a study by a joint subcommittee of the 

assembly (with the goal a pre-determined outcome) said the 

racing commission doesn’t have the staffing to do a proper 

job … Come on! No complaints were forthcoming, were 

they? … It says here that, while some sort of a gambling 

agency apparently is needed, it would have enough to do 

without lousing up horse racing … which the politicos who 

don’t know an allowance from an exacta most assuredly 

would do.

Then again … Churchill Downs, Inc., which bought 

Colonial and Rosie’s in late 2022, caught Henrico County 

with its regulations down … and state reps have expressed 

their displeasure misguided though it might be … 

demanding CDI re-apply for a Rosie’s license that was 

obtained legally … but clearly won’t be accepted for the 

same location. And, as best as can be determined, Churchill 

Downs has not responded. How dare they? … Chances are 

the reps from Henrico would happily vote for 

something/anything that would hurt CDI whose reps from 

Louisville … at hearings about the proposed gaming 

commission … have been described as arrogant.

....... A lone voice in the wilderness … from CBS says not to 

be 

surprised if ESPN does not renew its contract with the 

Atlantic Coast Conference in 2026. Maybe, maybe not … 

but it will be surprising if the network doesn’t play low ball 

with the ACC, which no longer operates from strength.

Until next time ...