Your Sunday Afternoon Football Open Thread

Shall we call it a double-header? Let’s. Starved as I am for competitive football, I’ll take a ‘first half and a bit’ of starters against starters for the only time until the regular season. I do hope that those of you affected by the hurricane are ensconced somewhere with loved ones by your side. It’s difficult to relate to here because 1. it’s inland Canada 2. it’s sunny and pleasant at the moment and I lack any sort of imagination. To The Games!

Chi/Ten: At one Bears site that I read they’re mulling over Mitch Trubisky’s nickname-to-be. “Tru” and “Biscuit” have been offered up. So close guys! C’mon, put it together! The Truth Biscuit will be frolicking with the first team late in the first half/start of the second which means that many a fan will have his pants down around his ankles and will be breathing even more heavily than usual. Rb Jordan will get some run as well after recovering from a scratched cornea. Mularkey has waffled on the topic of whether or not rb Murray will play today. I figure the team would be better off having the carries split evenly between DeMarco and second year guy Derrick Henry. I like that kid. But unless the former gets banged up Mularkey will run him into the ground like he did last year and then wonder to himself why the ground game isn’t as effective towards the end of the year. Oh well.

Cin/Was: Speaking of youngsters, wr John Ross (he of the gaudy 4.22 40 time) will see the field for the first time. Does he have hands? I have no idea, all I hear about are his legs. I’m also curious about this rb Mixon lad whom the Cincy faithful are just dying to see wrest the job away from Jeremy Hill. Washington lost both starting wr’s from last year in Garcon and Jackson. They’ve been replaced/upgraded (?) by Josh Doctson and Terrelle Pryor. Their added height should help qb Cousins’ effectiveness in the red zone. Inside the 20 Kirk was completing just 45% of his passes-good for 22nd in the league. Cousins need only look at the tape of division peer Eli in order to learn how to misfire on the corner fade.

Well, my fellow typing gremlins-shall we begin?