Instant Hippo Thoughts – Wild Card Edition

I saw no need FOAR a special Sunday morning edition, and hoped that Day Two would bring a marked improvement.

Shit in one hand, hope in the other, and see which gets full first.

Yinzburgh beat the absolute tar shit out of Miami, to nobody’s surprise. Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell each scored twice, so people playing those weird playoff multiplier pools are all likely even at this point. But, since all in 2016-17 must always be in support of evil at all times, The Ben got an ankle owie late, and was seen hobbling away in a walking boot after the game. The Pat*s red carpet (16 point faves against imaginary foe led by Brock Lobster Saturday night) gets another round of Carpet Fresh.

The first half of Gigantes/Packers was quite compelling, New York controlling the run of play, only a FEW BAD THROWS BY ELISHA resulting in drives ending in FGs instead of TDs. Then a bad punt gave Rodgers the ball inside the 40, and he capitalized like an all-time great (he really might be the bestest, this is hard for me to say as a Donks/Elway homer) always will to take a 7-6 lead into the half. Except…Jared Cook dropped a pass at a 20 that would have run the clock out, allowing Green Bay 6 seconds to try a 4th down Hail Mary from the 42.

And Aaron Rodgers REALLY is the BEST at this. When you get the angle right, it becomes significantly better than a 1 in 100 shot. As Rodgers proved yet again. TD, Randall Cobb.

But lo, the game changed again when Captain BlueBunny (h/t Jerry Was a Shogun Named Marcus) went for it on 4th and 1 from his on own 38, calling for a second consecutive off-tackle run. Everyone was surprised when the Packers snapped the ball, but the G-Men were ready, and stuffed it for a 2-yard loss. Then scored the next play. 14-13 and we had a ballgame with 20 minutes to play.

Surely, this would turn the tide and have GB back on its heels? NOPE. Rodgers led an immediate response (TD drive, all passes IIRC – was drinking), and it was all downhill from there, ending 38-13.

But since Satan is pulling all the strings, remember that the Giants are the only NFC team that has shown it can beat the Cowboys (and the only team at all that HAS beaten them, when trying). To top that, GB lost two key offensive starters and one defensive starter to injury.

Darkest Timeline Superb Owl is at hand. China certainly is readying her nukes. Tis only a matter of which hits us first.

* Also, my alma mater, NC State, lost at U*NC by 51 points in roundball. Worst loss since 1921, despite having a lottery pick PG on the roster. FUCK EVERYTHING.

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Spur

We doing a CFB Championship thread or we keeping it all here?

LemonJello

I would do terrible things while disappointing Samantha Ponder. It would be the most lackluster 2 to 3 minutes of her life…

Spur

I bet she would just lay there.

LemonJello

She can do her taxes for all I care.

Curse of Marino

Jacksonville is following the “Bill Parcells” in Miami route organizational structure.

Because that went so fucking well 8 years ago.

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

I haven’t seen a Packer go off like that in the cold since Anderson Cooper streaked through Montreal on ecstasy!

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I am gonna pretend to pass out for 4 hours so I don’t have to drywall. I will be awake 3 times by then if I stay consistent.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van
BrettFavresColonoscopy

First air travel of 2017. Since no New England Patriots or Dallas Cowboys are on this flight, I hope it lands safely.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Safe travels sir.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Ah, that takes me back to one of my favorite Deadspin comments ever: http://deadspin.com/if-you-re-not-from-south-america-it-s-hard-to-understa-1789500494

Horatio Cornblower

Holy shit, that is hysterical.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I went off topic, I blame youtube. 100% ok with it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3P2o5gryfs

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van
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Marc Trestmans Windowless Van
Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I am bored. Made a giant breakfast, nothing close to what I claimed yesterday I was gonna do for dinner. Already drank a bit. Will probably be called down to do work on drywall in the middle of it. But I am going with it anyways, 90’s alt rock theme for the afternoon thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi9dIpfWd4c

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I get foreshadowing is a delicate art. But adding a plot point that could be misconstrued but then have all the characters talk about how it could be misconstrued isn’t the way. Neither is people retroactively making up foreshadowing. “He saw a sword in season 1 and died by sword in season 4” <– not foreshadowing.

This brought to you by me finally watching Sherlock and also reading idiots on the internet about other shows

I look forward to Sherlock's death next week where Irene Adler secretly saves him and the world thinks he is dead. I actually liked this weeks ep, but seriously.

jjfozz

If I could take Joe Buck and Cris Collinsworth and put them into the hadron collider and smash them right the fuck into each other, I would be happy.

Although I might create an asshole the size of a black hole.

Also, thanks to you guys here and on Slack who posted positive thoughts about the recent death in my family. Made me laugh, which is always better than feeling shitty.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Wouldn’t speeding them up to near light speed allow them to experience hundreds of years before death because of relativity. Then they would get a peaceful death in a nanosecond, while the rest of earth gets pulled into the black hole and has to experience that same lifespan except getting pulled apart at a molecular level the entire time until we all die a much more painful agonizing death. Just shoot them. I thought you were a Republican.

/ Also, not sure I said it before. Sorry for your loss

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Jesus Christ the media everywhere is making excuses about why the Giants lost. The Hail Mary was OPI, the obvious fumble cause by the Golem known as Clay was a forward pass, the refs were against the Giants, at least they injured Nelson by spearing him (actual thing Giants apologists went to in the middle of their rants), the media coverage of the boat thing was unfair and ‘Buck and Aikman bringing it up to millions of people who hadn’t heard about it before obviously impacted the players’

Shogun Marcus

But most of it was TRUE! Except the Clay play…that was decent hustle I don’t care who you are. You want that on your team ev-er-y-time, ev-er-y way. And the hail mary…cover someone.

Shogun Marcus

For the record I watched very little of it because I predicted DOOM (like My Dying Bride), so I kept up with scanner reports instead. But Clays play made me stop, and for a moment I had joy. It’s ded now, but for that one moment, joy.

montythisseemsstrangetome

The Clay play may have been a forward pass but if it’s even close to maybe being considered a fumble you GO AFTER THE BALL instead of standing around like every other goddamn player on the field did.

jjfozz

You always and forever play until the whistle sounds. I am trying to drill this into my kids’ heads. So far, reinforcing with a taser shot to the balls seems to be bringing results.

LemonJello

Using a dog whistle, just to fuck with them, is genius.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“If I see a ball in front of me, I grab it. I don’t worry about how it got there.”

– Aaron Rodgers

laserguru

Congratulations NFL.
You managed to have a playoff field that most of us couldn’t give a fat baby’s fart about.

Fuck it. I’m bringing Sunday Gravy back early instead of watching this disaster.

To the kitchen!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Are you kidding? The NFL LOVES this playoff field. Patriots, Steelers, Packers, Cowboys, Seahawks…teams with some of the largest fanbases in professional sports. It’s very much of an antidote to the ratings poison these games have been so far.

montythisseemsstrangetome

(Rikki… shhhh. If the man wants to post some recipes and pictures of awesome tasting food, do not dissuade him.)

laserguru

Looking at the teams the closest I could come to finding a team to root for was Atlanta. ATLANTA!

I rest my case.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“I feel good about Atlanta’s chances…”

Confederate General William H. T. Walker

Shogun Marcus

I’d reject this notion if it weren’t for the fact you’re so tasty. …and I will need nourishment.

Beerguyrob

Here’s “baked salmon with mayonnaise” – the perfect food metaphor for this game.

blaxabbath

Since this meteor has no interest in cooperating, I’m rooting for the Texans.

It’ll give 12th Mans the opportunity to show their fandom for a hip new team that you’ve probably never heard of.

http://i.giphy.com/m6TSRaPQBi2wU.gif

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It’s gratifying that for all the shit the Raiders-Texans game got, it was actually the closest one.

Curse of Marino

Joey Porter was arrested, folks this is a guy who needs how to act like he’s been there before. Because he has.

WCS

If it ends up Stillers v. Cowboys, does that mean you people will actually be rooting for the Yinzers?

http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/square_medium/0/5345/2825650-disturbinguniverse.jpg

theeWeeBabySeamus

Already am.

Cuntler
Horatio Cornblower

No. No it does not.

litre_cola

Yes sir.

Cuntler

I really want a Chiefs v. Cowboys Owl Game because it will keep the most annoying of skiers/riders off of the mountains for a day. Which means it will be Patriots v. Packers. Sigh.

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Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I think there were 2 runs on that drive. I remember cuz I bitched about it. The second run was a fumble and they almost lost the ball

nomonkeyfun

All I have to say is thank god the Packers aren’t the home team next week. I don’t think I could have dealt with Berman going on about the FROZEN TUNDRA.

jjfozz

Berman needs to be viciously stomped by a group of failed MMA fighters who are also meth addicts.

Horatio Cornblower

That Venn diagram is a circle.

litre_cola

Oh but we are going to hear about Frozen field in Foxborough and I am sure something something something cold in KC.

montythisseemsstrangetome

“It better not be the ribs.”
– Andy Reid

blaxabbath

If Paul Richardson doesn’t complete that one-handed facemasking catch, does the ref throw the flag for OPI?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

How bummed do you think Goodell is that the playoffs didn’t shake out in such a way that the league could orchestrate a Cowboys-Packers and Steelers Patriots matchups for the conference championships?

montythisseemsstrangetome

If he were commissioner of baseball we’d have the Yankees play the Red Sox every Saturday on Fox and every Sunday night on ESPN.

Oh, wait.

Beerguyrob

He couldn’t handle it if the St. Louis Cardinals were the quality of the Arizona Cardinals.

#bfib

Enrico Pallazzo

I feel that if you’ve been worthless for two straight years (Randall Cobb), you shouldn’t be allowed to just be awesome when it matters (Randall Cobb) and then give ridiculously confident quotes to Peter King afterward (Randall Cobb).

Unsurprised

Hey, everybody! It’s Enrico Pallazzo!

Shogun Marcus

My dad turns 69 today. For whatever reason he has always flipped the numbers. So I send my birthday greetings with them flipped. My (deaf from birth, 2x cancer killing) father says “no son, 69 is special, and all the stores have good sexy deals!” I will need bail for the kind folk at Fond du Lac County, though they’d tell me to take him out on the town on their behalf.

ballsofsteelandfury

Nice.

Curse of Marino

On a sidenote:

https://twitter.com/robwvnc/status/818250820420599812

I know he probably said “Set! Hut” But in my mind he said “STUGOTZ”

Shogun Marcus

The bowl o’ birds holds odd interest. Honestly, NO ONE seems to be talking about Hotlanta. People talked about the imaginations from Texas ffs. I’ve no idea what they do…Matty Ice is a thing? That you swallow? Before projectile vomiting it and Aristocrat on the rows in front of you? I’m Ron Burgundy?

Imaginations…thank you 4 your service, the P*ts got it from here. SHOUT OUT 2 PHIFE n TRIBE!

Yinz and Chefs is the most intriguing, just because I don’t know if Reid can eat that much Primanti before saying “I’m done. Let’s go.”

Boys and Pack, Round 2. I’d like to think it’ll be close. I witnessed Round 1. That was before 70% of the injuries, and we were smoked like chubs (look up smoked chubs for fun). Unless Aaron says “I’m the Captain now” this ends painfully.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

There’s nobody in the league I want to see lose more than Kansas City at this point, but even I am somewhat sickened at the prospect of Pittsburgh getting some of the shadiest calls you’ll ever see to get pushed through to play the Patriots in two weeks.

Cuntler

All of those games were lopsided garbage. In the words of Peter King, be closer, games!

the Alpha and the Amoeba

It wasn’t great, but it was a one possession game almost all the way through the third quarter. I know I was definitely still nervous until they scored again in the 4th

Cuntler

I assume you are talking about the Packers? Fuck the Packers.

montythisseemsstrangetome

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the Alpha and the Amoeba

Ty Montgomery went back in and carried the ball a few times so I’m hoping he’s okay. (Please tell me you were talking about him and Jordy and there wasn’t another injury that I missed)

the Alpha and the Amoeba

Fair enough

montythisseemsstrangetome

BTW, re: Saturday night’s game, I hate the Seahawks of course because obviously, but I became a big Thomas Rawls fan, both for his play and for his post-game interview with Michelle Toyota.

ballsofsteelandfury

Michele Toyota is cracking me up.

montythisseemsstrangetome

I don’t know if Rodgers is the bestest, but he has to be the most fun player to watch play right now. Maybe Odell when he’s on, but he wasn’t yesterday and then he got a little punchy.

Cuntler

You’re right, but still go fuck the Packers.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

This weekend’s games make it extremely difficult to justify the weekend encompassing football consumption we all do. I wouldn’t be surprised if even the P*ts and ‘Boys’ tv numbers were down this coming weekend.

Doktor Zymm

The only wild card weekend where I ended up watching Top Gear reruns during the end of most of the games. The hangover I currently have is totally not worth it.

Senor Weaselo

It may be the least useful hangover… in the world.

ballsofsteelandfury

You’re up early! Did ya get any sleep? I barely got 2-3 hours…

theeWeeBabySeamus

Couple hours.
Now I’mma go drive in the snow and ice and risk my bodily health.
Woooooo!!!!!!!

ballsofsteelandfury

Good news everyone! Not only is Ben ok, the boot was precautionary to keep swelling down, but Joey Porter got ARRESTED after the game at a bar!

Btw, last night I dreamt of a fourth Steelers-Cowboys Superb Owl. Isn’t that better than the alternative?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

GO CHEFS

Cuntler

Chiefs – Falcons will be the most watched Super Bowl in history!