Things Fall Apart: The Center Does Not Hold

Pouncey’s out with a broken ankle. Needs surgery. Fuck. FUCK! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Center is the most important offensive position other than quarterback. No one else touches the ball every play, no one else is responsible for the exchange and no one else is directly in front of him. Not to mention being responsible for the majority of the

Out With A Wimper: The Final Oakland Raiders Preview

Ok, settle down. Yes, yes -- it's the Raiders. The pre-LA rendition of the post-LA version of the west coast's most punchline of a sports franchise. If their population were white, Oakland would be cutting in on Cleveland's national exposure as the most suffering fan base. The team that inspired such characters

Sunday Football Open Thread

Only two games on a Sunday. Is this the conference championships? Speaking of which, they are only [counts on fingers] like, 13 weeks away. Using extraordinary foresight, I put some beer in the fridge in case (hah!) I feel like having some later. This strategy enables you to  pour a

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 22

For Geelong fans, that means thanks to an embarrasing effort against Collingwood on Friday Night Footy (Friday morning for us in the US). For that story and more on who the final eight are and what the possible finals matchups will be, READ ON! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! To borrow

DFO Late Night / International Open Thread

It looks like we're getting the hang of this thing!  Kudos to Moose and the gang for some brilliant stuff last night.  Today, we had the closest we will get to actual football as starters played the most they will play during the preseason. Plus the bonus of more injuries to

DFO Late Night / International Open Thread

This went relatively well last week (well, 1 out of 2 nights is not bad), so let's give it another whirl!  I did not see a Sexy Friday post today, so consider this your post-preseason football and pre-EPL football Sexy Friday post.  Tonight's theme: Goth For your viewing enjoyment/discussion, AFL Footy