slack

“Where Eve once seemed wild and inspired to Joan,” writes Anolik, “she now seemed slack and slothful. Where Joan once seemed meticulous and masterly to Eve, she now seemed dogged and doctrinaire.”

Mack was limited to just a handful of snaps because of a groin injury, but his teammates picked up the pass-rushing slack with seven sacks.

And Europe will struggle to take up the slack.

“He’s not too bad. He said it had been a few years since he played, so you’ve got to cut him some slack.”

He looked to be in his early fifties, in baggy clothes and loosely laced sneakers, eyes squeezed mostly closed, expression slack.