Chick Pic of the Day -- June 3, 2019 -- Ciara

The Daily Hat Trick has never been above gratuitous pictures of famous (or not-so-famous) people showing skin, and it won't start today.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is living a charmed life: NFL superstar . . . big contract . . . married to Ciara. Ciara has been trending on Google of late so why not reboot the Daily Hat Trick Chick Pic with the signer and fitness enthusiast?

Ciara reportedly lost fifty pounds. I'm taking notes. 1

Automatic, supersonic, hypnotic, funky fresh. 2

And...one, two step. 3

After...Ciara. 4

Before...ex-wife Ashton. It keeps getting better for Russell. 5

1) Image from pintrest.com
2, 3) Images from leanmuscularbody.com
4) Image from etonline.com
5) Image from sbnation.com

If You Don't Want Her Don't Waste Your Time

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson announced earlier this week that he is filing for divorce from his high school sweetheart and wife of two years, Ashton Wilson. Mrs. Wilson may best be known in pop culture for the "psycho face" that she made following her ecstatic reaction to Wilson receiving the news that he had been drafted.

What is Mr. Wilson leaving behind? Ashton Wilson is the subject of today's Chick Pic.

This is a very nice picture of them. What happens in between nice pictures can often be another story. 1

At least she was a team player. 2

And a selfie taker.... 3

Maybe she is more of a fan of ducks than Seahawks. She's making the face for it. 4

The camera seems to like her. 5

On the other hand...RUN RUSSELL! Run while you can! 6

1) Image from www.becauseiamfabulous.com
2) Image from www.sonsofsamhorn.net
3) Image from www.lipstickalley.com
4, 6) Imagse from www.mofopolitics.com
5) Image from http://es.redskins.com

Super Blowout

There are few things about Super Bowl XLVIII than can be said that haven't been said already. So I'll do what I always do, give you my unvarnished opinion. And I'll do something a little different: make it short and sweet.

LEGACY DEFINED

The typical one sentence summary on Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning's career is that he is the greatest regular season signal caller of all-time. Digging deeper, there is a "yeah, but" that surfaces when discussing his postseason achievements. At this time, notwithstanding any future possibilities, yesterday's performance by Manning further solidified the aforementioned perception of Manning's career.

The Broncos defined their legacy as a franchise that is the most consistently successful AFC franchise in the NFL that was birthed in the American Football League. The Broncos played in their 7th Super Bowl - one in the 70s, three in the 80s, two in the 90s, and now one less than halfway through the 2010s. The Broncos played in one AFC Championship Game during the 2005 season. No former AFL franchise can make make a remotely similar claim with regard to success and longevity - with honorable mention to the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots.

But on the big stage, the Broncos entered an exclusive cub; they became the first franchise, ever, to lose five Super Bowls. Generally successful they are. In a league with the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, or Dallas Cowboys they are not.

This has to suck. 1

DYNASTY IN THE MAKING

The Seahawks won a Super Bowl in as convincing a fashion as conceivable in the 2013 season. Seattle earned the top seed in their conference's playoffs followed by winning two home playoff wins with the help of their home crowd, The 12th Man. For an encore they utterly destroyed the AFC's best team - a team with an MVP, future Hall of Fame quarterback at the helm.

When a team has a season like Seattle did, with a defense justifiably being compared to the 1985 Chicago Bears and the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, the "dynasty" talk is always around the corner. SLOW DOWN! Neither of the aforementioned evolved into a dynasty, though they remained competitive in the years following their championships.

The Seahawks are a young team with fewer salary cap challenges that many a Super Bowl champion faces. Their quarterback, Russell Wilson, is only in his second year as a pro and will continue to get better. This team isn't going away. But let them at least get back to the big game and (gasp!) perhaps win another Lombardi Trophy before rolling out the "D" word.

There's one. Not two...not three...not four.... One.... 2

1) Image from www.time.com
2) Image from www.cbssports.com

Passive Negotiation

The NFL has concluded its third week of action. It has also concluded its third week of regular season action in which replacement officials have been employed to referee the games. The regular NFL officials are locked out until a new labor agreement can be reached with the league. The final play of the final game of the week may have ensured that the regular officials get what they have been wanting.

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

During the player lockout of 2011, the figure of $9 billion in revenue per year was offered repeatedly by the media as an estimate of annual NFL revenue. Recent reports have placed the difference in monetary value of the officials’ demands and what the league is offering at approximately $4 million. If the NFL wants what it gets for $4 million (out of a $9 billion pie), it got it.

Last night’s Monday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks was officially decided on a Hail Mary pass from Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to Golden Tate on the final play of the game to give the Seahawks a 14-12 win. What really happened is that Wilson’s pass was intercepted by M.D. Jennings of the Packers as Tate stuck his arm in Jennings’ chest after pushing off of another Packers defender, Sam Shields. Tate wrapped his other arm around the ball after Jennings landed on the ground.

The befuddled officials glanced at one another, then the side judge signaled “touchdown” while the back judge signaled to stop the clock, which typically follows a change of possession (such as an interception in the end zone resulting in a touchback). The play was upheld by instant replay (longtime NFL referee Gerry Austin stated on ESPN that replay could not be used to determine which player had possession, only whether or not the ball was caught). The game is over.

LAST STRAW

Going back to the beginning of exhibition play in the 2012 NFL season, there have been comedies of gaffes and errors by the replacement officials. There have been missed holding calls. Late hits and illegal downfield contact have gone un-penalized. Officials have delayed gameplay, with some games lasting over four hours in regulation, discussing plays and applicable rules. The NFL appears to have taken an approach that game officials are like interchangeable parts.

Last night’s calamity is prima facia evidence that knowledge matters, experience matters, and that the regular officials were hired into their positions over others for a reason. The regular officials did not have to do anything to earn their strongest bargaining chip to date. They just had to not be there.

TOUCHDOWN  SEAHAWKS??? 1

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