Instant Hippo Thoughts – Wild Card Edition

Reflections

King Hippo - January 9, 2017January 8, 2017

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

Your “Paging Tom Coughlin’s Red Face. Please Pick Up The White Courtesy Telegraph” NFC Wild Card Game Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 8, 2017January 8, 2017

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"Anyone can 'lick the table'-that's for amateurs. A real pro knows that the good bits are directly beneath the table sitting there on the floor." -Andy Reid, misinterpreting Aaron Rodgers' prediction NYG/GB- 6 in a row vs. 9 of 11. Fourth in scoring vs. second in points allowed. The Pack has scored

Your “The Fins Are Playing Their Backup QB Today? Moore’s The Pity” AFC Wild Card Playoff Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 8, 2017

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"WHAT DO WE WANT?" "A COMPETITIVE PLAYOFF GAME!" "WHEN DO WE WANT IT?" "NOW!" [whispers out of the side of his mouth] "Could you maybe just wait until the one after this?" Mia/Pit- The Steelers opened as 10.5 faves and that has since been bumped to 12.5. Why? Well, pull up a couch and I'll

Your “Seattle Doesn’t Care If Stafford Has A Thorn In His Paw” NFC Wildcard Game Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 7, 2017January 7, 2017

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Det/Sea- Let's be honest. We're all pretend friends here, right? Does this not look like a Seahawks win etched in stone? Detroit has lost three in a row. They're one and done the last eight times they've donned cleats for an extra game. Qb Stafford is 1-23 (1 and 23!!!)

Your “My Kingdom For An Adequate QB!” Raiders/Texans Wildcard Battle Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 7, 2017January 7, 2017

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Oak/Hou- If you're a fan of defenses making signal-callers look silly, have I got a game for you. The Raiders rook Connor Cook doesn't have much of a CV pro-wise-in his only game he threw at a 66.7% rate with one TD and one INT. That one score was to

FA Cup Starts in Earnest, No Everton/Foxy Footy TV??

King Hippo - January 7, 2017January 6, 2017

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Way to go, 2017. As of this writing, Fox Sports Go is all borken (won't let me log in under my cable login or brother-in-law's Dish Network one), so I can't even check for a random secondary feed. I will likely be stuck listening to the terrible radio

Happy New Sexy Friday!

ballsofsteelandfury - January 6, 2017January 6, 2017

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I'm telling you, I have a really good feeling about 2017. I don't know why, but I am unusually optimistic about this year. I am ready to leave behind everything that happened in 2016 and move on to something better and brighter. Already, we have had the return of Sherlock to

2016 Quotables (Week 17 – Results)

blaxabbath - January 6, 2017January 6, 2017

It was locker clean out week for most of the NFL but, damn it, everyone. Just damn it. I had about three additional submissions I scrapped this week because I didn't want to overwhelm the Party with this Week 17 regular season #content. I wanted to rest everyone up and

Hard Ride To Nowhere (Chapter 63)

Beastmode Ate My Baby - January 6, 2017January 5, 2017

The scene: Doktor Zymm's car, where Future Moose is driving Zymm back to the DFO clubhouse from Wally's World of Waffles. Man in Plaid #2's head is riding on the dash. Future Moose: That was great! I can't believe Wally's still has the 36-inch waffle. Doktor Zymm: I can't believe you ate

Your “Hey, Where’s the NFL?” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

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Wait?! Why am I writing a Thursday Open Thread? That must mean... Oh no... Dear God... The offseason is partially at hand! What horrors await? Why: Three months of "...and the Browns are on the clock." Six months of waiting for training camps to start. Eight months until the Browns are eliminated from playoff

Commentist Beer Barrel: You Deserve a Cookie

makeitsnowondem - January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

That's right! You! Have a damn cookie. It's been five days since New Year's Day, which I think is long enough that I can now safely say it's 2017. It wasn't easy, but you made it. Beer helped, probably, but in the end, the credit belongs to you. Thanks to

Wild Card Free Ballin’ Football Podcast and a Hard Look at the AFC Playoff Quarterback Situation

Podcasts

Free Ballin' Football - January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

What's going on, everybody? Hope you all are fully recovered from your NYE hangover because we got some real meaningful football this weekend. That's right, it's the WILD CARD ROUND!!! Unfortunately for all of us, the AFC quarterback situation is... horrific. We talk about it at length on this week's podcast,