NFL News:
- No new coaching decisions today.
- Alonzo Highsmith has left the Packers front office to become the Browns’ VP of football operations.
- A former running back who spent 8 seasons in the NFL, he goes to Cleveland to work alongside new Browns GM John Dorsey, who was the Packers head of scouting.
- He was a boxer after his playing career ended. He finished with a 27-1-2 record, with 23 knockouts.
- Alonzo Highsmith has left the Packers front office to become the Browns’ VP of football operations.
- You can tell it’s post-season based on which teams now have to deal with player drug charges.
- Today: Tampa.
- Bucs safety T.J. Ward: 2 counts – weed; “drug paraphernalia”.
- Today: Tampa.
- Jon Gruden is being frozen out of Titans meetings in advance of Saturday’s playoff game.
- Due to his eventual Raiders coaching status.
- Andy Reid ain’t care; he’s invited Gruden into the room.
- Good news followup – donations to Andy Dalton’s foundation by Bills fans have now topped $170,000.
Finally, the Hall of Fame finalists were announced yesterday. The nominees are:
- Tony Boselli,
- Isaac Bruce,
Brian Dawkins,- Alan Faneca,
- Steve Hutchinson,
- Joe Jacoby,
- Edgerrin James,
- Ty Law,
- Ray Lewis,
- John Lynch,
- Kevin Mawae,
- Randy Moss,
- Terrell Owens,
- Brian Urlacher,
- Everson Walls.
Robert Brazile & Jerry Kramer are the seniors committee finalists.
To quote ESPN:
The Class of 2018 will be chosen by the Board of Selectors at a meeting Feb. 3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota — the day before Super Bowl LII. At that meeting, the list of modern-era finalists will be trimmed to 10 and then to five. The five finalists will then be chosen on a yes-or-no basis, and those who receive 80 percent approval will be enshrined next August in Canton, Ohio.
If you ask me, it should be Lewis (ick), Dawkins, Moss, Faneca & Law. I leave it to people with vested interests or Acela Quiet Car reservations to debate the Moss-Owens issue, but only one of them gets in because they split voters. If they held their nose for Moss they won’t pick Owens, and vice versa.
Tonight’s sports:
- NHL:
- Senators at Red Wings – 7:30PM | Sportsnet
- Blackhawks at Rangers – 8:00PM | NBCSN
- Basketball:
- NBA:
- Cavaliers at Celtics – 8:00PM | ESPN
- Raptors at Bulls – 8:00PM | Sportsnet1
- Thunder at Lakers – 10:30PM | ESPN / Sportsnet1
- NCAA:
- U*NC at Florida State – 7:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN
- Syracuse at Wake Forest – 7:00PM | ESPNU / TSN3
- St. John’s at Creighton – 8:00PM | FS1
- Missouri at South Carolina – 9:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN
- Oklahoma State at Oklahoma – 9:00PM | ESPNU / TSN3
- NBA:
A shocking amount of NCAA coverage in Canada tonight. I LIKE IT!
I NEVER KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE!
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/michael-wolff-fire-and-fury-book-donald-trump.html
now he and steve bannon aren’t friends anymore…. hahahaha
Springtime for Hitler reference, check! So what’s the O/U on number of tweets in the impending Twitter rant? 2.5?
I think he is at two already? The press sec. already ranted too.
Isn’t that how a raccoon drinks water?
Raccoons have normal sized hands.
And babies and people with Alzheimer’s.
Ready to watch the playoffs!
No pants?!?!?
ONE OF US!!!! ONE OF US!!!!!
Tia and I are almost the same age. She aged like a bottle of premium wine, I aged like a fine loaf of bread.
I am so happy you guys found each other.
A young JerBear abused himself many times after seeing her in Wayne’s World. Camera 1, camera 2. Camera 1, camera 2. Aaaargh!!! Camera 1 just got knocked out of commission due to a splashed lens.
WGOD DAMN IT now I am even more mixed up. Scroll damn it, SCROLL!!
I don’t think so man. The link for the pic says Tia and the above pics of Asia look a lot different.
No, you are correct; I was looking at the one I posted below for some raisin when I said that. Refresh; I edited it.
Gotcha Moose, no problem.
warriors vs mavs is close… here in the 4th
back & forth
Bedlam hardcourt edition is not.
I thought we weren’t doing Imagine Dragons around these parts anymore.
Hey, you leave Figment out of this, he’s my second-favorite purple dragon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nPkZWWtETc
The first time in the history of the NFL that the turf got flagged for 15 yards.
“15 yards for being kicked.”
If the Browns ever went to war:
It’s also a pretty neat coincidence how three of this class’ DBs had a small portion of their careers in Donks colours (Law, Lynch, Dawkins).
“Cleanup on Runway 7!”
Canyon
Hartley
Jameson
Carrera
Lain
Lee
/may be doing it wrong. Or better
yeah, the maximum is FIVE ,, smgdh
Ok, Carrera waits another year.
Wasn’t she in Wayne’s World?
And really hot too.
I WANNA CHANGE MY VOTE PLZ K THX.
Yeah, figures you’d vote for ASIA.
I know the difference b/w Asia and Tia.
Who do you think you’re talking to here?
I mean, who are they?
You BETTER know.
I think you may have mixed them up a bit but beat off to both, so no big.
Different one.
Not many “safe” images.
Takes the meaning of Induction ceremony in a different direction.
“I’ll take ‘Why I have carpal tunnel syndrome in my 50’s’ for $500, Alex.”
Heather Brooke would be like a punter, specialized skill back in the early days of “the league”
1. Tony Boselli,
2. Isaac Bruce,
Brian Dawkins no, -Steve Atwater so no.
3. Joe Jacoby,
Not my pick but Ray Lewis – he will get first ballot whatever the hell I or others say.
4. Randy Moss,
Pick one of these two; close numbers, close cancer abilities, I like the way Moss just fucking dominated teams when he was at Minni. so I guess Moss
Terrell Owens,
5. Everson Walls.
Walls is a bit of a debate; he was really good for a while, very good starter for a long time. Moss over Owens may show some bias but I think they are close.
I definitely think Moss is better than TO, I just put both in because I used my “hate that motherfucker” exclusion for Stabby.
If you told me I could only vote for 1 dude at all, it would probably be Moss.
That’s now FOUR DFO votes for Walls.
also thanks for reminding me to be mad about Atwater again!
/shakes fist angrily at (nighttime snow) cloud
I loved watching him and Dennis Smith make CTE happen. Dennis Smith also played with Ronnie Lott in college….. “yeah, sure I can do a deep cross (once anyway).”
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/3664917/steve-atwater-o.gif
I think I got CTE just from WATCHING a few of those hits. Might explain a few things…
Boselli
Dawkins
Faneca
Jacoby (His time at the mic would be … entertaining.)
Walls (Cowboy homer pick)
Walls now has THREE DFO votes (and only ONE homer)!
I’m not a homer….YOU’RE A HOMER.
Oh wait, you weren’t talking about me.
billy on the street!
Wow, you guys are boring tonight.
And it’s cold and snowing here.
I think it’s time to take my contacts out, put my glasses on, and watch a “movie”.
At least some of you know how funny that is.
said by someone who hasn’t even made his HOF selections yet
I’ll get to it.
Still trynna find my penis.
2, 7, 12, 13, 15.
That’s right fuckers.
Isaac fucking Bruce.
Suck it.
Agreed.
I’d expect you would. You’re smrt and discerning.
No!!!! That doesn’t mean I want to see your penis. Dammit!!!!!
I also watched him play for some shitty RAAAAAAAMITs for a while and still be great. His number are great for the pre-post-defensive era.
I got stuff to write!
Graphical representation of the Browns front office
“The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round”
-Jimmy Haslam explaining the Flying J rebate program
Tony Bosselli isn’t already in? Wasn’t he a 3 or 4 time all-pro and lineman of the year once or twice? Huh. I have to think this over.
Dawk
Moss
Law
Fucking stabby sadly
Hutchinson.
Edge shouldn’t be on this list he was great but not hall of fame great iMO.
after seeing you and DonT both take him, starting to think I gave Ty Law short shrift.
I’m stubborn on Everson Walls, though. Too many childhood afternoons by the fire, with Pat Summerall drunkenly calling the action…
All about the rings
Later, taters.
That’s HoF material right there.
I would cuddle with her for as long as it would take to gain her trust.
Is that a euphemism for buying GHB?
Who I want in: Brian Dawkins, Hutchinson, Law (I’d forgotten he was a Bronco), TO, and Randall Gary Moss, Esq. That’s right: Stabby McSnitch can get in on the second or third time. I’d bet he’d pull a Harry Carson for next year ‘cause he wasn’t 1st ballot.
I think all of Rob’s get in except Moss. Them voters are strict on buffet etiquette.
Evening commentits I hope you are all well.
Just noticed the spelling error. Not changing it.
I think you nailed it.
Phrasing.
I assume the Bills Mafia waits until Detroit road games to cash them in. Ten cents in MI and OR!
There are caps to the number of cans an individual can redeem at once and per day, so you gotta get the whole mafia to go in together.
I am thinking about changing 1 to 4. That is the hardest call for me.
And apparently my Curbstomp cap got cracked. Which means I need to finish the last ounce or so quickly before it solidifies. It’s sad though since they don’t make it anymore.
I need to do some housecleaning tomorrow and get some other work done.
Well, cleanliness IS next to…
Wow, nice ass.
Yeah, but it’s probably a red magic glamour.
I want everyone else’s Hall votes. It’s actually a strong class, so feel free to be generous like me and vote for 5.
Whatever it takes.
4,5,12,13,14
Take mine.
Wake County, NC schools just closed for the day (tomorrow).
No snow has fallen. There is a CHANCE of flurries from 9-11p.
JESUS WEPT.
Snowing like a bitch here, and lake is completely frozen.
Amazing where the line falls.
But I’m cold so I don’t care.
That is pathetic Hippo. Those are gloree schools
Glory holes? What?
It’s the nostalgia bus!!!
Beep beep!
Are Blue Moons the Sbarro of beers?
I kind of like Blue Moon. I like it more than most IPAs because I’d rather not drink super bitter beer.
I like most IPAs, but HATE Blue Moon.
The good old days when L.A. had public transit.
That bus is more confused than JFF when he wakes up sober.
1, 3, 12, 13, 15 are my YES votes
Regular season college hoopsball and ice footbaw can eat shit
Which is only fair, considering that Jim Caldwell has been in the room, unnoticed, this entire time.
In House of Not-That-Much-Pain, Trader Joe’s jalapeno sauce is pretty good, nice flavor.
Why didn’t comments update? Oh well.
Jesus!
If that football is regulation-sized, she is like Piper Perri tiny.
Or like this.
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
And obligatory “who’s Piper Perri????”.
Thank god she got the braces off tho, whoever she is.
I’m not going to share, but I’m glad too. Mostly because the reason why she got them is sad.
Alright, time to see if the X-Files will destroy my childhood.
It will.
I’m recording it.
I’ll watch at a time to be named later when I am good and drunk and can forget if necessary.
This is gonna be either a baller season of Amazing Race or an accidentally awful one.
Somehow I’ve gotten more snow days from my time working at NYC public schools than actually being a student in NYC public schools. But fuck, I’ll take it, parking at my Thursday location’s a bitch when the weather’s nice and how many fucking taxis need to double and triple park? This isn’t a contest!
They already fucking cancelled. Isn’t this supposed to be 6″. Who’s impressed by six fucking inches?
Deanna Favre
I think it’s the wind conditions as well, 25-35 with gusts over 50.
A Browns fan teased me because of the Marvin Lewis re-signing.
A Browns fan!
Well nobody else can understand the cycle of despair like they can.
Time to drink.
-Me at 9am
Woooo!