NFL News:
- Anthemgate update: (Anthemgazi? 9-11them?)
- Roger Goodell told latte foam inhaler Peter King he is “proud” of the League’s response to Donald Trump’s “divisive words”.
- “Aren’t you bothered that the president might be on a crusade against your league?” I asked.“No,” Goodell said. “We live in an imperfect society. A public discourse makes us strong.”
- King also notes that the protests had nearly died out, with only 10 players participating the week prior, so Sunday is more Trump’s fault than anyone’s.
- Josh Norman dropped a “not my president” as one of his responses to a reporter’s question.
- which should absolutely curry favour with the #MAGA types who said that about Obama.
- A Louisiana lawmaker wants the state to withdraw all funding & support the Saints receive for using a state facility like the Superdome.
- since the Saints pay no rent & keep all gameday profits, plus retain the naming rights, it would be a tidy sum.
- The New Orleans Times-Picayune valued the state’s contribution to the Saints $1.5 billion in value at $165 million.
- since the Saints pay no rent & keep all gameday profits, plus retain the naming rights, it would be a tidy sum.
- nfl.com also has player & coach responses to yesterday’s action. Comments are, not surprisingly, turned off.
- including Dreamboat, who went on WEEI and expressed his opinions about supporting his teammates, and how the people booing have the same speech rights as the guys who kneel.
- Count Matt Light as a non-supporter, because kneeling goes against “the Patriot way”.
- Also, consider these stories a reminder never to read the comment sections of online articles
- including Dreamboat, who went on WEEI and expressed his opinions about supporting his teammates, and how the people booing have the same speech rights as the guys who kneel.
- Roger Goodell told latte foam inhaler Peter King he is “proud” of the League’s response to Donald Trump’s “divisive words”.
- Finally, a Bills stadium employee quit on Twitter yesterday in protest of the kneeling, and became a #MAGA hero in the process. I refuse to post the tweet because it’s just stupid.
- Oh, and a drug addict had something to say about his beloved Steelers:
Remember – until 2009, teams stayed in the locker room during the anthems.
Real NFL News:
- One of my favourite players, Darren Sproles, managed to both break an arm & tear an ACL on the same play yesterday, and is now out for the season.
- The guy was always late-round fantasy dynamite.
- Positive news: Teddy Bridgewater is eligible to return to practice in three weeks.
- Given the Vikings next two games are against the Bears & Lions, if they go 1-1 with the feared Bradford-Keenum connection, the team might go slowly with the rehab, given that a healthy Teddy is still their future.
Finally, as a coda to the weekend anthem protests, John Oliver rightly points out that “when you have lost the moral high ground to Roger Fucking Goodell,” he said, “something is horribly wrong.”
Game preview:
Tonight’s game is expected to be closer than many imagine. The current spread is Cowboys by 3, mostly on the basis of last week’s drubbing by Dallas at the hands of Denver. Plus, many prognosticators are pulling for old man Palmer to finally get a chance to light up a secondary, and for Fitty to be the beneficiary.
Me? I expect Palmer may finally actually get Fitty killed this week, as he tries to lead him over the middle, and either Sean Lee (close to the line) or Orlando Scandrick (deeper in the zone) do what they can to avoid fines for hitting a defenceless player.
Look for Zeke to get a whole bunch of yards, as the Cowboys look to avoid too many deep balls that run the risk of getting picked off, since Arizona actually has a secondary that can keep up with Dez Bryant.
I’m tuning in early to see if freshly pardoned felon Joe Arpaio rambles onto the field during the anthem to arrest players disrespecting the flag.
Over/under on Pat Tillman references:
- By ESPN: 4
- By fans in the stands: 26
Tonight’s sports:
- NFL:
- Cowboys at Cardinals – 8:15PM | ESPN / TSN
- en español en ESPN2
- Cowboys at Cardinals – 8:15PM | ESPN / TSN
- WWE:
- Monday Night Raw – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360
- the night after “No Mercy”
- Cesaro lost two teeth during his match.
- the night after “No Mercy”
- Monday Night Raw – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360
- Invictus Games:
- Highlights show – 10:00PM | TSN2
- MLB:
- Blue Jays at Red Sox – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
I want someone to come up with the Venn diagram of where #MAGA & #UpForAnything meet. DON’T SAY “WAL-MART”!
Honey badger don’t care?
I think he’s down.
NO.
Down, but that was sweet.
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wait what?
That Hyundai commercial is the whitest thing ever.
Cripes. I’ll never develop an appreciation for whimsy or caprice, will I?
Whimsy is a weird name for a stripper, but give her time. Her dancing will improve.
Asian drivers love to drift
I still love you, Hippo.
G’nite.
Awwwww
I can’t lie, the officiating has been painfully accurate thus far.
What a shitty elevator.
Hold on now, it’s pretty fast.
True.
Who the fuck doesn’t think this is a catch? https://twitter.com/NFL/status/912514481103691777
My mom still tells all her friends with daughters that I’m a catch, does that count?
Gotta love lipstick lesbians.
Andy Reid is coaching both teams tonight.
Are you sure Lovie Smith isn’t in there somewhere?
The fuck are they looking at? It’s obviously a catch.
Maybe his hair touched the sideline.
… I have no idea if that’d actually count as being out of bounds.
This would never happen, but I would love them to just look at the tablet for 1 second and then immediately rule.
Second verse, same as the first
“YOU GET A BAD CHALLENGE! AND YOU GET A BAD CHALLENGE! WE ALL GET BAD CHALLENGES!!!”
Fitzgerald should have been a Lion….and retired two years ago,
Ouch
Greatest player ever to graduate from the University of Phoenix.
In his defense, ITT Tech just doesn’t let anyone in….
Fitz arguing with the official signalling that he caught the ball that he caught the ball.
I love watching Larry Fitzgerald, even when he’s pissing all over my team.
It feels like he’s pulled 150 and 3 TDs against the Eagles every time. He’s my favorite receiver.
Same, another wasted challenge. That was a helluva grab.
Fitz, man. It’s what he does.
Fitty is such a badass!
Well, that was a catch.
When their mics aren’t working, how does a referee not notice that?
Or are they just completely committed to explaining the ruling, even if nobody can hear it?
Alright, Mr. Not Gruden is my new favorite person with no personality just for calling out that retarded challenge.
Challenge!? I haven’t seen an Arians overreach like that since Hitler invaded Russia.
This is why gaming needs more women. It’s hard to do tit physics when none of the animators have ever seen them in real life.
This sir is fantastic.
/bows
//falls on face
Can ESPN replace Gruden for Romo?
I’d like to see both in the booth, could be fun.
To the death?!?!
To the pain
Incomplete.
Much like my life.
That was close.
Nawt a catch.
throwittoelevenjustsaying
Too obvious
fuck off I need two points
Well, there you go
There it is.
Sorry Hippo.
No…I’m really nawt.
Assception, even.
Andre Ellington needs to get into the port-a-potty. Yes, it was a Peyton SNL sketch joke, but that sketch was fucking gold!
If that was Tom Brady that was 15 yards for roughing.
DAK! the best draft pick in Cowboys history? Your CTE is showing, Chuckie.
Maybe “recent” history, but not all time. Short fucking memories.
If he keeps it up he could be, considering he went in the 4th round.
Drafted for their round – ALL TIME Darren Woodson
Just fucking DAKDAKDAK man. Love him or hate him, my man can play!
If they lose…well, just forget this shit, mkay?
Woooooo!!!!!!
Now AZ has to open it up to tie. Good for tWBS.
Throw that ball, Carson.
To John and Jaron Brown
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo
How much does that cost?
Asking for a friend
Beautiful throw by Dak
Holy shit!
I skipped to start watching Bojack season 4 because I’m an idiot.
It won’t make no sense that-a-way
None of it ever did.
Season 1 is a slow burn that hooks you, while making you laugh along the way. Then when it punches you in the dick, it doesn’t hold back.
Closest thing I’ve ever seen to the explanation of depression/darkness that goes on in my own head, and also funny as shit.
I made it to s2e11 when he goes to Santa Fe, and it just seems so transparent in the point it’s trying to make that I don’t really feel it.
If ‘The Good Doctor’ got dropped off at the hospital by a short bus I would never stop watching it.
#DownsOrNothing
Corky MD
Hey! what i miss?
Well, I have adulting to do once again in the morning, so I’ll bid you all adieu, you most glorious commenting degenerates.
If you google search this you come to an article that promises to tell you how Lucie Bee up there makes $5K a night. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3962920/How-Lucie-Bee-went-geek-pornstar-gets-paid-5000-nerdy-sex.html
OH SHIT HIPPO…I IZ LESS THAN 2 PTS SHORT.
ONE MOAR FITZGERALD TD REC, OR EVEN A FEW MORE YARDS, AND I GOTCHA.
Sam Kinison’s advice back in 1986 still seems wiser: just lick the alphabet.
“Anybody remember Hugh Green?”
“I’m right here!”
-Trent Green
“Just kidding, green is a colour not a name!” – Trent Green
“I have to stay away from purple monkey dishwashers, or I’ll piss myself and forget my name for fifteen minutes.”
/checks name tag in underwear
-T. Green
Doggie treats for life.
Excuse me, sir, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and saviour, Caribou?
this is awesome!
Good Dog.
ARI’s kicker is gonna find himself in a shallow grave if’n he’s not careful
Life would be great if not for all the goddamn people.
Agreed.
they’ll likely all be gone soon
Then I can move to a remote Scottish island and not be bothered.
We have the same retirement plan?
Aye.
I can’t even get mad at Fitz.