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Danny O'Neil

@dannyoneil.bsky.social
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A slow writer, a so-so typer, but I been with it since I was an infant in diapers. My newsletter: dannyoneil.com

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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Clock Watch: Chargers are cheeks
Vikings and Raiders thriving in end-of-half game management this season as well as a QB no one wants to talk about (for good reason).
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The #Chargers have been outscored by only 4 points in the first 25 minutes of halves this season. Unfortunately for them, halves are 30 minutes long. They've been outscored by 29 points in the final 5 minutes of halves.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trying something new with my newsletter this NFL season with a weekly deep dive on end-of-half game management across the league. This week on Clock Watchers: - Brian Flores gets his flowers - The real problem with the Chargers - A QB no one wants to talk about www.dannyoneil.com/p/clock-watc...
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Clock Watch: Chargers are cheeks
Vikings and Raiders thriving in end-of-half game management this season as well as a QB no one wants to talk about (for good reason).
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This used to make me furious. Now, I kind of roll my eyes. He's done nothing that would lead me to believe he's willing (or perhaps even able) to show that level of accountability. At this point, I'd be foolish to continue expecting him to do so. www.grudgery.com/p/asking-doe...
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Asking does not mean ye shall receive
What we're owed, and what we can expect to receive are two decidedly different things. Especially when you're dealing with someone who's allergic to the truth.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I spent the past few years unwinding a very deeply rooted grudge I held against my stepfather. I felt he owed me an apology or at least an explanation over what happened. I wasn't necessarily wrong about that. But he was never going to give me anything approaching honesty.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I would think calling plays requires an intensity of focus that might make you overlook or fail to full consider some of the strategical ramifications. Every head coach -- even one who's an expert in game strategy -- needs a system to avoid making clear mistakes.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Matt, I laughed audibly when I read this. It's puzzling because there have been three decisions he's made in four games this season that I've considered clear mistakes in real time. Like, "WHAT?!?!" But this actually might speak to the value of delegation.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's obviously a lot of factors, starting with how much it would cost to part ways with him. But the current trajectory is very troubling.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yes, and at the very least you need to have a system in place to keep you from losing sight of the bigger picture.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I've become very interested in end-of-half time management. Most NFL teams have a person whose primary responsibility is to provide insight and guidance. Jedd really needs someone to do this.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jedd Fisch needs someone who understands game management in his ear. If he already has someone doing that, he needs someone new because that dude's leading him astray. www.dannyoneil.com/p/two-losses...
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Two losses, two very different lessons
We lay out these two
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
This is what my father would have done to my and my siblings if he had an air horn.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Any #Mariners fans out there interested in testing Playback, which bills itself as a "Twitch for sports." I'm going to experiment with this for Wednesday's matinee vs. Detroit. www.playback.tv/dannyoneil?s...
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Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners with The Dang Apostrophe on Playback
Watch and chat live with The Dang Apostrophe.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Imagined the complete and total fit John Clayton would have thrown over today's Twitter outages is enough to bring a smile and the hint of a tear. That man had NO patience for technical difficulties on a day as monumental as the NFL's legal tampering period.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Thanks, Marley!
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I'm more than seven years sober now, and I find myself pulling for Sark. I wrote about that in bi-weekly column for The News Tribune: www.thenewstribune.com/sports/artic...
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A sobering thought: In spite of my UW loyalty, I’m rooting for Steve Sarkisian
Columnist Danny O’Neil knows what Steve Sarkisian went through because of his own path to recovery, and that’s the hope that underscores his support for the Texas coach.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I was about six months sober at that point, but I had kept this quiet. Many of my good friends didn't know. I hadn't planned on talking about any of this that day, but I wound up doing so. It turned out to be a really important step for me. I felt more certain about my sobriety after that.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
My perspective on Steve Sarkisian changed dramatically not because he quit drinking, but because I did. Back in 2017 when I was still a talk-radio host, we were discussing Sark -- the former UW coach -- who was rebuilding his career after drinking had led USC to fire him three years earlier.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We came back to the house with 40’s and blunts and the (stuff) just went off.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Two of my college roommates sent them to me as a birthday present. One of those dudes I kept up after buying “Wu-Tang Forever” double disc at midnight the day it came out.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I remain someone who sees the cup as half full.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The Seattle #Mariners have made the playoffs five times. Coincidentally, five is also the number of ruptured testicles their players have suffered in the franchise’s 47 years of existence.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I don’t know about you, but I think like the man behind the register.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
After walking through the tunnel, entering the stands, a Penn State fan on the aisle, turned and said “Welcome to Happy Valley.” Guy in front of me turned around, “They don’t do that at Eagle games.”
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Went to State College for the first time last week .. Just incredible.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
For the second time in 30 years, there is a top-level NCAA quarterback who shares my name. This time, I can buy a T-shirt with our name on it!
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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 27/09/2024
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
"Enjoying what you're writing is usually proof that you're writing the right thing." -- Courtney Maum, "Before and After the Book Deal"
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
Seeing the toads in charge of Sports Illustrated working to strip mine that great publication is one of the more depressing and dispiriting things I've seen in sports media and that's saying something. dannyoneil.substack.com/p/a-deep-sig...
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
For years I heard tech people scoff at how badly media businesses had mismanaged the transition to a digital future. If nothing else, Elon Musk has shown that tech folks might be even worse at it.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
I'm sorry you and the staff have to deal with this. I have a deep admiration and respect for Sports Illustrated and a number of friends and writers I admire who work there. The fact that the people currently in charge are doing things like this is a travesty.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 12/09/2023
The decision to write about my family felt like a turning point in my life. Turns out that it was just the first step: dannyoneil.substack.com/p/there-must... #memoir #writinglife
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 18/08/2023
The only problem I have talking about my mental is finding the right verb. Saying, "I have depression" or "I am depressed" fails to capture the reality of what is more like a tendency that I must be aware of.
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Clarity: Defeating Depression
Let's talk about the importance of seeking help, the impact of therapy and medication, and the value of opening up about mental health
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 08/08/2023
Cat pictures not the WSJ’s usual M.O.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 08/08/2023
I am a sucker for hokey names. Or in those case: Hokie Poke.
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Danny O'Neil @dannyoneil.bsky.social · 07/08/2023
New account, who’s this?
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