Your “WHAT TIME IS IT?!?!” Thursday Night Football Open Thread

YEEEAAAHHHHH BOOOYYYEEEEE! I AM SO FREAKIN’ PUMPED FOR THIS GAME! (it’s midnight somewhere, right?) And I don’t even have a dog in this fight. I imagine Bronc/Panthers fans have spent the day peeling themselves from various ceilings much to the consternation of their co-workers/loved ones/friends. I liken this feeling to when I was younger and anticipated playing in a championship baseball or basketball game-giddy and excited and revelling in the anticipation itself.

Sure there’s a shit-ton of detritus that surrounds the sport and there’s no need for me to go on about it here. We tackle that shit on an on-going basis the same way that a certain coach from Kansas City tackles the “All You Can Eat And Rub On Your Face Innards Special” at The Offal House. There’s…Just…Something…About…This…Game. Whatever it may be, it is my master tonight. TO THE GAME!

Panthers/Broncos: There’s tons of hand-wringing out there in Denver fandom about this Siemian fella. The qb’s CV is thinner than the audience at an “Anne Coulter Appreciation Night”. He’s got all of three quarters of exhibition play under his not-onion belt. No one seems to know anything solid about his arm strength but he is said to be a fan of the slant route but crap, what qb in the league isn’t? Kubiak, a big fan of the Northwestern grad, and the coaching staff will do their best to keep Trevor (Trevor? Who names their kid Trevor?) out of 3rd and long spots because that talented Panther lb crew will be jumping those slant routes looking for an easy pick-six. In useless stat news, Denver has won 15 of their last 16 home openers.

Possessor of 16 career sacks, dt Kawaan Short is only 121.5 short of the record at his position. My money says he doesn’t get it tonight. Cam has a paltry 11.1 QBR vs. Denver in two meetings and Von Miller aims to drive that rating down even lower. In related news, Michael Oher’s ears are burning. Wr’s Funchess and Benjamin have to be the biggest pair in the league, right? No, I don’t acknowledge the existence of one year wonder Ted Ginn Jr., thanks for not asking. Both teams are relatively injury-free right now although I just learned that wr Bennie Fowler is out. Thing is, I don’t know which team he plays for.

And there you have it-one of the most comprehensive, salient, insightful game intros that you’ve ever just read. Of course you’re welcome! NOW LET’S TEAR THIS PLACE UP!*

 

*in an orderly, respectful manner

 

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litre_cola

Fuck youuuu BAD GATEWAY

Smithchez

Chicago Med, your mother in-law’s favorite show. EVERYONE’S mother in-law’s favorite show.

John Difool

Or Matlock

jjfozz

Goddamn Bud Light, way to work just about every team into that spot.

As a marketing weasel, I salute you.

blackroseMD1

I hate this commercial, but Bo playing Tecmo Bowl as Bo is fantastic.

fleshwound_NPG

1.2 seconds of a good Bud Light commercial: Tecmo Bo playing himself on Tecmo Super Bowl

…and that’s it. Fuck off, Bud Light.

Smithchez

Was that bud light commercial six hours long?

You guys up for whatever?

Spur

Damn, Tolbert went backwards.

Unsurprised

Donks’ Siemian thrown into Davis’ hands

Unsurprised

*Donks’ Siemian lands in Davis’ hands

FUCK

entropy

Dear Broncos defense: you’re losing.

Smithchez

What’s the point of shoveling lard?

Sill Bimmons

Gotta shovel somethin’

Recovery Whiskey

That was a football hit

makeitsnowondem

I’d rather watch Paxton Lynch throw eight interceptions per game than watch Trevor Siemian play one more game.

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

I’m good with either of those.

jjfozz

Cam got fucking trucked. Confederate flags are waved all over the South.

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

GE: We need terrible commercials to show you that we’re not just some soulless corporation that owns you

Duchess

GE: We like to talk down to you because you are all too stupid to understand what we do.

entropy

NO TURK YOU’RE BETTER THAN THIS SHIT!!!

ThursdaySkyGoddess

No House? GTFOH Cigna!

herodotus450

Hope you don’t have Lupus

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

Don’t worry- it’s not lupus

Shogun Marcus

IT’S NEVAR LUPUS!

Spur

Very Sanchezish throw there.

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

MONKEYCEPTION!

MikeWallaceAndGromit

THAT PLAY I CALL IT THE CINCINNATI ZOO BECAUSE IT FEATURED A SIMIAN GETTING PICKED OFF AT CLOSE RANGE.

Teddy's Bridge Over Troubled Water

Masterfully done.

John Difool

Fuck Yea, internets won.

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

I don’t want to Like, but just too good

blackroseMD1

Perfect.

...

See, I just kept trying to post “picks out for Harambe” and now I know why I was prevented.

Senor Weaselo

Can I nominate that for banner?

Glorious Chairman Dan

picks out for harambe

Gratliff

Are we back to bad Broncos? Please tell me we’re back to bad Broncos.

Redshirt

Whoever had 1:03 left in the 1st Qtr., you win!

Senor Weaselo

That was definitely the over.

Sill Bimmons

Holy shit, that’s the worst call I’ve ever seen.

You can’t put your shit rookie QB in a position like that.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The practice pays off!

jjfozz

Mile High Derp

fleshwound_NPG

ALL THE DONK DERPS

Smithchez

STARTINGTHE250THPICKCEPTION!

theeWeeBabySeamus

Siemien goes down.
Hee hee.

ArmedandHammered

He got swallowed up by the defense.

Recovery Whiskey

Commence the Siemian is smart he went to Northwestern cliches

makeitsnowondem

I keep saying to myself, “It’s okay, it’s fine, this is obviously preseason because Trevor Siemian is playing. But it’s not.

Sill Bimmons

How must it feel to be a Clots fan?

The best player in their team’s Indy history doesn’t even know they’re alive anymore.

Smithchez

Is it wrong that whenever I see a player’s helmet come off in the middle of the play I expect to see them just get brained horribly? I’m not hoping for it or anything, but I can’t believe it hasn’t happened yet.

Redshirt

Shouldn’t #61 have had a penalty for continuing to play without his helmet?

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Usually when you play without a helmet the penalty is a kid whose existance you resent until they’re 8.

litre_cola

Oh bad gateway, you are a cruel mistress.

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Sounds like me after doing a hot wing challenge.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Okay Denver, time to fumble again.

Sill Bimmons

Yep.

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Holy God Michaels made Elway and Manning sound like they blew each other into the mountains.

The new gay porn: “Better ingredients. Better fucking. Mmmm Papa John Elway”

...

Quarterback Mountain

Gratliff

WHAT IS CATCH

MikeWallaceAndGromit

Shit, that reminds me to bring back Is This a Catch?

Recovery Whiskey

Big surprise Kubiak can make a dump off QB out of anyone

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

Thank BLERGH that Simpsons is on FXX and I don’t have to listen to any of this Peyton tripe.

Senor Weaselo

What episode?

ThursdaySkyGoddess

Homer the Great

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

Homer the Great.

(Stonecutters)

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

“And Cam you get the Stone of Triumph!”

Senor Weaselo

Oh fuck yes.

MikeWallaceAndGromit

Jurassic Park on Spike

Sill Bimmons

Isn’t that every night but Wednesday?

theeWeeBabySeamus

I’d love to see Elway ride off into that sunset. And right to bottom of that fucking lake. Fuck that guy.

Smithchez

Just break his leg. Someone is bound to wander by with a shotgun sooner or later to put him out of his misery.

ThePirateSloth

Awwwwwww yeah, I got to send the roomies out to get me burritos and beer because football is on and I’m not leaving the couch.

Life is good.

fleshwound_NPG

Ultratouchback

makeitsnowondem

Celebration penalties can go to hell. If a celebration makes you mad the problem is you got owned.

litre_cola

This.

Also I am with Harrison, fuck participant ribbons after the age of 10

Unsurprised

Where’s Horatio? I need to give him a Ginn Coin for drafting him in Sill’s insanity league. Though it’s a miracle Ginn could be drafted since he was almost certain to drop the connection from completing.

entropy

SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT PEYTON

Spur

Who’s the first player to be ejected because of two unsportsmanlike penalties this season?

John Difool

Richard Sherman, or Josh Norman

His Right Honorable Lord Lordship the Lordly

Harrison

Redshirt

No love for Pacman or Burfict?

Duchess

They are all watching VR porn right?

Smithchez

Especially the woman who was moved to tears.

John Difool

“They don’t really put ‘there’, right?”

Sill Bimmons

I’m patenting a VR ophthalmology telemedicine diagnostic app.

I’ll be they got our beta version.

jjfozz

Got a chance to try it out, pretty cool. No tears, though.

hippofant

He’s like a kid out there! *FLAG*

blackroseMD1

Every damn start/sit I read said to sit Kelvin Benjamin.

I’m an idiot.

Moonbatting Average

Right there with you

theeWeeBabySeamus

Shoulda read my Panthers preview, huh? Huh? Maybe?

blackroseMD1

I did. Lesson learned. All of my fantasy football decisions will be made from what I read on DFO from now on.

Now, how many punters do I need?

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