Your “Let’s Keep This Bus Rolling” mid-Afternoon NFL Football Open Thread

If the tilts keep coming I’ll keep doing the intros. TO THE GAMES!

 

Oak/LAC:

The things you learn when you do a bit of homework: rook safety Derwin James is by far the top-rated first year player that plays in the secondary, according to PFF. That rating system also places him 4th overall among all players. The guy leads the team in sacks, plays the outfield, plays on the edge and does work at slot corner! Are you kidding me? This fella might just be something.

Min/Phi:

The Vikes D that was #1 in points allowed last year is now 18th after four weeks. (maybe you should play Ajayi, scotch) More bad news-Minny’s league-worst rushing attack figures to stay that way as Dalvin Cook sits another game out this week.

Ari/SF:

This should be the bestest of chances for the Cards to grab a W even though they’ve got a rook qb starting for them. C.J. Beathard, who otherwise shows no signs of being concussed, recently stated on the sports radio that the Niners are a playoff team! Everyone together now-say “Oof!”

LAR/Sea:

After much hand-wring and pearl-clutching and decisioning I’ve decided to split my chances between Goff and Brees in my money leagues. I can’t go against Breezy at home and I have to play Goff until he lays an egg. (note to my fantasy buddies in Ottawa that don’t read the site-how did you let me get Goff in the 10th round in one league and for $4 in the auction?) Methinks The Goffer is going to expose the once mighty Legion of Boom for what it is now-older, missing some key parts and quite vulnerable in the secondary. Prove me right, youngster!

Let’s do that thing we do.

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Spanky Datass

FAT MAN RUMBLEDOWN!

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A fat man pick-six AND a fat man fumble returned for a TD? LAWD IT A GOOD DAY

Senor Weaselo

Fat Guy TD for the Vikes!

fleshwound_NPG

FAT MAN TD!!!!

LemonJello

Norse Fatmandown!

Mr. Ayo

FATDOWN!

Gratliff

Well that’s sub-optimal

King Hippo

trying to get Melvin Ingram a rushing TD. Nice trolling!

LemonJello

“By Gawd! That’s…that’s Mr. Winkles’ music!”

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“SNARLGROWLCHOMPCHOMPSNARL!!”

blaxabbath

“As God as my witness, something ripped off that man’s face to the Mr Winkles entrance music! Though I am not convinced it was Mr Winkles.”

– JR Collins

King Hippo

Fat Guy Symphony!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

[commit offensive pass interference to wipe out a big gain]

[other team declines the penalty because you fumbled]

That’s My Raiders!

blaxabbath

Raider Naton is the greatest fan base.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

More like Raider Natrone from the way the Chargers have owned them over the last ten years.

King Hippo

Take my David Johnson score away too, don’;t be shy

Gatoraids

Drew is going to love it when Crosby is starting for the Vikings next week

Senor Weaselo

KICKING IS TOO EASY, GUYS!
/Praise Shan’khor

Gratliff

Kirk Cousins, Vikings QB, is very much the same as Kirk Cousins, [*Redacted] s QB

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The Raiders are so, so, so, so easy to beat.

Doktor Zymm

I honestly think the main reason the Browns didn’t manage is an inferiority complex, but it was a really fun game so it’s cool

blaxabbath

Remember Connor Cook?!

blaxabbath

16th defense in the league? 0-4?

Why not celebrate a first quarter turnover by bringing the entire D to he end zone for a celebration photo?

blaxabbath

Do I hate the 49ers?

Yes.

Doktor Zymm

I’m fairly ambivalent, but annoyed that they’ll be my local team once the Raiders leave

blaxabbath

Saw a lot of SEA gear while I was in the “bay area”.

Everyone will adopt RAMMIT if they win SB 5III.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Jesus fucking Christ, Raiders.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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King Hippo

Goff to GurleyDOWN! Perfection.

This team is just beautiful. I can’t believe Balls is too stubborn to fall in love with it. 😀

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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King Hippo

well, that kills my fantasy side (taking off the board)

Brick Meathook

I’m watching the Brewers-Rockies with Bob Costas bloviating about incredible nonsense between every pitch. The other announcer sounds like Mel Allen, who I’m pretty sure died twenty years ago.

LemonJello

Is your mute button broken? Are you being held against your will?

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Football commentators are often intolerable but baseball is the only sport in which modern commentators openly discuss how much they dislike the modern game and how much better it used to be. Just absolutely shitting on the product you’re supposed to promote. Awful.

Senor Weaselo

It’s McCarver, I think. So when I flip back to it I’ve been considering a self-lobotomy.

Senor Weaselo

Wait, no, it’s Jim Kaat. He’s fine.

King Hippo

you are missing RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!!!

Doktor Zymm

Got Vikes/Iggles on at the airport

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

In general the Raiders would be better off kneeling it than handing it off to Doug Martin, just to save wear and tear on their players.

Gratliff

Oh boy

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’m impressed with the dedication it takes to put that many standard weights on a bar.

LemonJello

“THIS EAGLES DEFENSE, I CALL AN APPALACHIAN FAMILY REUNION, BECAUSE THEY’RE RUINING COUSINS EVERY CHANCE THEY GET!”

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Sharkbait

You suck Kirk Cousins.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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King Hippo

Gurley show that drive

blaxabbath

Gotta hand it to Susan Collins. She’s got a bigger dick than Jeff Flake.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Republicans could* propose a law to prevent all women from serving in government at any level and she’d vote for it.

*and probably will

Doktor Zymm

Eh, it doesn’t take particularly large genitals to be a quisling.

fleshwound_NPG
The Maestro

Erik Harris at strong safety? Who else are the Raiders going to trot out in their secondary this game… Dylan Klebold??

blaxabbath

Figured those two were Trump’s ambassadors to Trinidad and Tobago.

Petronel

Tomsulas radio running TNF ad for…last week’s game.

herodotus450

If Tomsula was hitching on a freight train travelling at the speed of light, when would he receive the radio waves from last weeks game? (5 points, show your work)

LemonJello

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Petronel

Well, if he were traveling at light speed, he’d also be infinitely dense. So, not as much of a gedankenexperiment as it might initially appear.

And, if the batteries in his radio are dead, moot point.

King Hippo

I really, really like football, y’all.

fleshwound_NPG

sure, whatever 2018, what else is there

https://twitter.com/consequence/status/1048994107773865984

Sharkbait

The fuck did I just read?

blaxabbath

It is going to take some Cardinals magic to throw this one away.

I think they’ve got what it takes.

hippofant

Place your bets people: will Russel Wilson get murdered first or will Ndamukong Suh get flagged for roughing the passer first?

If Suh gets flagged for murdering Wilson, we’ll consider it a push.

Spur

Push

blaxabbath

Attendance at the SF/ARI game appears to be just the other teams, coaches, and their girlfriends.

King Hippo

Would think close enough for Tomsulas faithful to hit the rails?

blaxabbath

I think Christian Kirk just celebrated by mining gold at….San Francisco.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Let’s mail the kicker and Hue Thai food for life if he misses this.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Dammit.

fleshwound_NPG

that kick didn’t want to go in, but…

Sharkbait

PLEASE SHANKLOR!

blaxabbath

Tell me again which if you dipshits parlayed ARI vs a 49ers team sans QB?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

The Browns are in field goal range, so their kicker should shank one, right?

Senor Weaselo

The field goal kicker is… fuck it, do they have a kicker at this point? Does ANYONE have a kicker at this point? Other than, like, Graham Gano apparently?

Sharkbait

BOOOO! WE WANT TIES!

Gratliff

Changing my prediction to 38-3

Gratliff

Further changing it to 38-0

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Hue Jackson playcalling is an artform.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Wow, refs fuck Browns yet again.

Gratliff

lol gints

Sharkbait

TIE! TIE! TIE!

Gratliff

I want Kirk Cousins pulled by the second quarter.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Which of these games is worth me streaming while trying to recover from this mancold?

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