Your “Finally, London-free Football? Not so Fast” Sunday Morning NFL Open Thread

First thing first. If I may borrow from a Paul F. Tompkins bit-these folks that are flummoxed by a time change that occurred while they were sleeping? I don’t get it. “Oh, I was late for work because of the hour difference in time that took place a day before. Is the milk still good? Do I have a great, bushy beard? Who is the president?” And so on.

Next: This post is up this early because there are some footy appetizers before the NFL main course.

Man City/Southampton:

I’m still getting my feet wet on this thing and the only reason I follow this Man is because of that man-Kevin The Broom. And yeah, he’s out again for 5-6 weeks. It’s becoming a lot like tracking the career of Greg Oden. What do I know about their opponent? Most of the players live south of Hampton.

Chelsea/Crystal Palace:

I know Zaha and Eden Hazard. There.

TO THE GAMES!

Bears/Bills:

Poor Nathan Peterman. He never had a chance. I’m guessing the Bears get a big old win due to many sacks and more than a few intercepts and fumbles. De Mack out-scores the Bills.

Chiefs/Browns:

Clemson threw 77 spaghettis against the wall yesterday and Mahomes may be considering that a personal challenge. The problem here is that Gregg Williams is the neanderthal that descended from the Buddy Ryan coaching tree and I wouldn’t put it past him to throw a bounty on the Wunderkid’s  head.

Jets/Fins:

The Game That Nobody Watched. Moving on…

Lions/Vikings:

If you’ve got wr Golloday you should play him. The gap between cb1 and whoever is the cb2 on Minny is abyss-like. Marvin Jones 3 should get all the negative attention from the duct tape that is Xavier Rhodes and Golloday should thrive.

Falcons/Potato Skins:

Crowder and Thompson are out vs. Atlanta but act on that itchy feeling you have about their replacements. The Atlanta D scored a whopping 4 fantasy points against the Giants. The Giants!

Bucs/Panthers:

Harvard is back in the house! Hide your best Chardonnays and easily-impressed co-eds.

Steelers/Ravens:

Ben no like bad city that start with B. He 3-7 and throw more to other bastardmans than teammans when he visit. Head hurt already.

Give yourself a hug but keep your hands above the waist, perv.

 

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Brocky

This bears Bills game I call Haley Joel Osment because it is getting ugly fast
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Fun fact: he once liked one of my tweets

Doktor Zymm

He looks like a normal beardy bear. Though I forget, what did he do again? I know he was some sort of cute kid in a movie?

ArmedandHammered

Sixth sense and AI?

Doktor Zymm

Right!

Brocky

Last decent film I remember seeing him in was second hand lions. After that, I don’t know

walkingthedog

Wait, Secondhand Lions is a real film and not a joke on the similarities between Haley Joel Osment and Matthew Stafford???

Doktor Zymm

I picked up the twist on Sixth Sense, and I refused to see AI because of the Kubrik/Spielburg thing.

Brocky

He was the go to “cute kid” in movies for awhile there.

Gratliff

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I don’t really expect commentators to know every rule, but it seems pretty basic to understand pass interference can’t be called within a yard of the line of scrimmage if you’re paid to call a game.

Also: Billols

Spur

The Bears are stealing picnic baskets in Buffalo.

King Hippo

J Peterman gon J Peterman

JustStopDude

The one good thing when the Browns are losing big at home early…you can make out the “FUCK YOU” every time the Chiefs score…clear as day.

King Hippo

indeed, twas delightful

blaxabbath

Why do I only have a Fox (WSH/ATL) AM option? No CBS love because our shitty local team is on bye?

King Hippo

guess you will also get Donks/500s late, which I am sure you will gladly watch over Saints v. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!!

Spur

Blame the Jews or Mexicans….Can you donate to my GoFundMe? i have medical bills – MAGA Americans

Spur

If the Ravens get rid of their Harburgh, Double J needs to get him.

King Hippo

rumoured to be who Donks want, and why VJ hasn’t been fired already. Kubes connection.

tomsellecksmoustache

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If they do get rid of him, that means it time for Rex to come back to Baltimore.

ArmedandHammered

Good lord that would be great, going from that emotionless, soulless, and incompetent yes man to Harbaugh.

tomsellecksmoustache

Peterman was so close to going a full half without an INT. But all things considered, this is the hottest he’s ever been to start a game.

King Hippo

Hold my beer! – J Peterman

tomsellecksmoustache

It may still qualify as the best first half of his career.

Gratliff

There’s that good Lions defensing we’ve become so accustomed to subverting their superpowered offense for the last decade.

Doktor Zymm

Oh, and for those of you who have been following the Maryland Football killed a kid scandal, there are a handful of heads rolling, but not nearly enough. UMD needs to be gutted, but this is more than just UMD, the NCAA needs to die.
http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/jordan-mcnair-timeline-explaining-events-that-led-to-dj-durkin-firing-at-maryland/seetgra20r1eej5qiip3ny7

blaxabbath

“Hey now, may he who is without sin cast the first stone.”

-Penn State

Spur

“What happened???” – SMU

JustStopDude

All SMU did was pay their players the agreed amount per their contracts.

At this point, a school could run a cannibal rape ring and the NCAA would punish them less than SMU.

Doktor Zymm

Killing kids, raping kids, etc. : Slap on the wrist with pay
Paying kids even a tiny bit : DEATH PENALTY
Kids selling their own property : SUSPENSION FOR MULTIPLE GAMES

And the NCAA has a legal monopoly on football. Fuck em. Fuck em. Fuck em. They need to be brought down.

King Hippo

YUP

Gratliff

I haven’t even been able to prevent the woman from bringing in an endless stream of Michigan State merch and they were running a child molestation factory, so

Gratliff

Slap a Spartan logo on this fucking thing and people will buy two to show how much they don’t like blue and maize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0NgUhEs1R4

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Hmmmm… So I guess the really stupid, infuriating loss will come against *checks schedule* the Giants.

King Hippo

That would be…impressive!

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If they win today they’ll be 5-3 with the Rams being the only “well shit we’ll get smashed” game on the schedule. With five divisional games upcoming, it’s very easy to see them getting 10 wins and the division if they just win the majority of them. That’s still difficult for me to process.

Doktor Zymm

I don’t know…good luck with that

JustStopDude

Hue Jackson just threw his beer at his TV, pissed off that the Browns ran it in for a TD on a 1st and goal.

A true coach knows to throw four incompletes in a row in that situation.

JustStopDude

Dude…he got paid for three years of work. He ain’t broke.

ArmedandHammered

Not if he manages his finances as well as he does his football teams.

Doktor Zymm

I kind of picture him as a better off version of Terry Crews in “Everybody Hates Chris”

ArmedandHammered

He is at the bar near the trainyards as he hides from the yardbull.

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Nah, Hue has a one-room efficiency and he got his TV secondhand just like the hot plate he cooks his canned chili on.

tomsellecksmoustache

“If it was a color tv then he got ripped off. He should talk to my oatmeal guy.”

-Jim Tomsula

Spur

See Shula is bum. Norv knows how to use Newton and the Panthers skill players.

King Hippo

Man alive, Black Panthers are finally using their athletes in space. Could be a dangerous side in January after all.

Fronkenshteen

Fun play, but sheeeeyit. That ain’t no defense.

Spur

I picked a Panthers and Steelers SuperB Owl.

Spur

Stafford has zero pocket awareness.

King Hippo

he’d be ded if not for all those sweet layers of protective fat

ArmedandHammered

He is about as mobile as a mud golem hit with a freezing sphere spell.

Fronkenshteen

This just in. James Conner: Good at the footbaw.

Spur

John Conner: Good at leading a resistance

Doktor Zymm

If I was Stormy Daniels, I would never stop douching, yeast infections or no

ArmedandHammered

Forget vinegar, sulfuric acid would be advised.

JustStopDude

The Browns aren’t even playing the same fucking sport ass the Chiefs…

Why the fuck did I ever become a fan of this franchise?

Doktor Zymm

That’s an excellent question. I always just assumed you were from Cleveland and wanted to maintain a connection to home, which raises questions as well.

JustStopDude

I’m from Baltimore. Since we didn’t have a team during my childhood, I bucked the local trends of the Steelers and the [*Redacted] s primarily because I had a radio in my bedroom and I could get Ohio stations. So somehow I became a Browns fans.

I never really connected with the Ravens.

Doktor Zymm

Fair enough. The Ravens started when I was in high school I think? And I was surprised that people got behind them so quick, though I guess the quick success didn’t hurt. The Browns weren’t always awful, I know, but that must have been some damn good radio!

Also, was there a Philly contingent around? That’s a hell of a lot closer than Pitt.

JustStopDude

No Philly because NFC fans tended to be skins fans.

Gratliff

We lived in Delaware, so the loyalties swung between Baltimore and Philly. The older Baltimore types stuck with the Colts with the eyes of an abuse victim and never spoke of where they are now.

King Hippo

Browns stick with Browns! – Jefferson Beauregard S., Lickspittle, AL

tomsellecksmoustache

Oh shit, Magnum is going to be in trouble this week. Crazy new plot twists like that are what keep me tuning in each week.

Fronkenshteen

FITZMAGIC MOTHER FUCKER!!!!

Doktor Zymm

*Pours out the rest of the Cremant de Bourgogne*
Hmmm, I’m not pacing my booze well.

King Hippo

Mahomes-y can nae even save me, for Senor has Tyreek and Kelce

Spur

like a Cat playing with a mouse it caught.

King Hippo

very apt analogy

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Fronkenshteen

Oof. No Denzel Ward, Factory no cover.

Doktor Zymm

I think coked out red zone guy just made a boo-boo, unless there are two Quinton Dunbars in the league?

Doktor Zymm

Acknowledged and forgiven

Fronkenshteen

There’s the mea culpa. Good ear, Dok.

Spur

There’s a Mr. Goodbar.

King Hippo

Mahomes-y rushing TD would be swell

King Hippo

Bollo de la Verdad! Leading the prophecied to the Promised Land

JustStopDude

3 and 20…screen pass for a 35 yard fucking gain.

ArmedandHammered

Yep, Gregg was the answer to the Brown’s problems.

King Hippo

TOTES

King Hippo

I would 100% support Donks WOO!! signing Le’Veon

Doktor Zymm

Okay, I man have only been 5 years old at the time, but THIS is the team I’m a fan of. Fuck that Dan Snyder shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOA2j0C55SI

Doktor Zymm

Also, jersey tucked into 80’s jeans? GOLD

tomsellecksmoustache

$25 on Pittsburgh to win by 7-12 at +600.

King Hippo

I’d say 8 or 11 is quite feasible

tomsellecksmoustache

How strange, as soon as Pitt goes up by 11 the Bovada site has an “outage.”

tomsellecksmoustache

$150 richer. Don’t tell my lady friend.

JustStopDude

The Browns could only have 9 people on the field and you would not see a drop in their effectiveness.

AMAZING CONSISTENCY!

King Hippo

as do Senor

Spur

I wish a Raven would run into Tomlin. I want to see a fight.

tomsellecksmoustache

Ben wants to turn the ball over so badly right now.

King Hippo

HARF, you see The Ben kick to purple catch man? That was fun

Gratliff

Did Detroit do anything to try to make up for losing Tate? Did they go after Dez at least?

Spur

They have two good receivers that are close to being “stars”.

Doktor Zymm

Remember when hip hop was the hot new thing and even the NFL wanted in on it? I want this back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjuszJUbaZI

King Hippo

this just in – Joe Flacco sucks and is totes jelly of Lamar!

JustStopDude

I notice the hamster picture.

There is a man who is spending a lot of time and money designing from the ground up an underwater paradise for hamsters called “Hampture”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sppK9mmyRCw

Here is his blog…

http://hampture.blogspot.com/

He has a gofundme page if anyone is interested.

ArmedandHammered

I just have one question, because the answer to it would probably answer all my others – Why?

JustStopDude

I think it started as a joke…but the guy doesn’t half ass stuff. Like he does a crazy amount of testing and everything has double and triple backups. The dude comes off as a bit unhinged.

Sadly, recently he lost his two hamsters and he hasn’t been posting stuff of late. They didn’t drown…he had to go out of state for something and his shithead roommate let his hamsters starve to death.

ArmedandHammered

Yeah, I started reading his blog. Sad about the hamsters, the roommate should have been placed in one of these aquatic habitrails and left without food.

JustStopDude

If the dude ever let his former roommate’s identity known to the weirdos that follow the Hampture project…that guy’s life would be wrecked.

King Hippo

will #ThePauls miss a 52-yard FG or punt for a touchback? Choose Your Own Adventure!

Doktor Zymm

Redacteds brought back Joe Gibbs, Raiders brought back Chuckie, when will the Bears bring back Ditka?

tomsellecksmoustache
King Hippo

sure, NOW Njoku wants to show a goddamned pulse

Doktor Zymm

Turns out I can be even more ambivalent about Alex Smith than I was about Kirk Cousins

rockingdog

come on min defense. get me an INT!!!!!

Doktor Zymm

Damn I forgot there was someone named Jaquizz!

Gratliff

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herodotus450

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All season I’ve been predicting the Bears will eat shit against a clearly inferior opponent and usually I’ve picked the Bills so I’m eager to be proven right to my own detriment.

Doktor Zymm

I’m guessing Buffalo Bill Cody attended at least one bear baiting, so it’s also historically accurate!

King Hippo

this is proper Chi**** sports fan self-hatred

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Considering how the 2016 Cubs will become the new 1985 Bears, I’m just going to embrace the void

King Hippo

#TehVoid always wins

ArmedandHammered

– Nietzsche