Semi-Instant Balls Thoughts – Divisional Day One

Well,  those were two games,  weren't they? So far,  this tourney has gone straight chalk.  Not one upset to be had and not one game within ten points. The funny part is that both Saturday games were close at the half, teasing us with the promise of actual entertaining second half football.

Your “The Pats Walk The Primrose Path To The AFC Final Because, Well Just Because” AFC Division Playoff Open Thread

Look, I hate the Pats with all the bile I can summon just like you. Still, they are a relentlessly successful organization in much the same way that Scientology/The Tea Party/MADD/PETA/Greenpeace/Stormfront and NOW are. It's not right by any means but here we are. [prepares funeral pyre for the Texans] Did I

TGISF…aka “All You Need is Glove” Sexy Friday Open Thread

(apologies to Lennon and McCartney for that one) Yep, I'm back. /everyone groans Even though thanks to a snowstorm I technically never left.  But still, I haven't seen you folks since last year.  Seriously. First and foremost.....Many thanks to my good friend ballsofsteelandfury for filling in for me last week. I'm sorry, that was mean. 

Sunday Gravy with yeah right: Strait Outta Jersey! Pork Roll, Egg & Cheese.

Hey! How ya doin'? Welcome back to another edition of Sunday Gravy. I know it's not Sunday but I'll be deferring to the NFL until the playoffs are over. Before getting started I have to address a glaring blasphemy from the banner picture. No it's not the title, I'll get to

Divisional Round Free Ballin’ Football Podcast!

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Your “Will They Be Outdrawn By A Soccer Team?” Thursday Evening Open Thread

A full #content day here at [DFO]'s undersea headquarters, thanks to that malaka Dean Spanos and the ingenuity & wit of the various award-snubbed authors we have on staff. NFL News: Fearing they'd miss out on all that guaranteed Raider-fan money, the Chargers announced they are moving to LA to be

A Primer For Newly-Orphaned Chargers Fans

Fuck-You-Dean

The San Diego Chargers have returned home, to their original home of Los Angeles.  (Is that how I do it, LA Rams fans?)  Regardless of whether you’re a fan of the Chargers or a normal person, this news can’t be surprising.  San Diego smartly refused to hand Dean Spanos hundreds