Your “Hey Banner Pic-You Know This is a Football Blog, Right?”” Monday Night Football Open Thread

Yeah, up here in The Canada Don Cherry was fired because his last windy rant included the phrase ‘you people’. He was talking about poppies. Parse that out, Einstein. He’s been a divisive TV shouty person for 39 years and was once voted as the seventh greatest Canadian in a CBC poll/doc series. He was essentially your blowhard drunk uncle that barked louder and louder as the night wore on and he realized he was losing the argument that he brought up in the first place. Let’s head over to our usual thingy.

Fallout:

-The NFL delivered some highly entertaining games yesterday on the heels of some fantastic tilts the day previous. LSU and Minnesota delivered the W and were rewarded with the #1 and #7 spots in the AP poll. Fucking well done.

-Not well? That’d be David Johnson and Saquon Barkley. Both seem to be putting their team over their health and that never turns out fine.

-Charles Rogers was an extremely gifted wr at Michigan State that flamed out in the pros due to injuries, substance abuse and bump-ins with the law. He passed at the age of 38.

-Injuries? Too numerous to mention. Lots of guys in concussion protocol including at least 4 (!) Giants I’m aware of. Lots of MRI’s happening today as well.

-Pat Shurmur’s seat is getting hotter. Check this out-the backup left tackle that got torched by the Jets D after starter Nate Solder went down had no idea he was going to play that position because he’d always practiced as a ‘jumbo’ tight end on the right side. These little tidbits about players not being ‘coached up’ properly are leaking out which suggests to me that Shumur is about to lose the room.

TO THE GAME!

Seahawks/Niners:

Jimmy G went off last week but San Franny still averages a mere 28.75 pass attempts per game. Good luck to those of you that have either Coleman or Breida or both. Me? I’ve got Chris Carson and I hope he pulls a Kenyan Drake. The latter went for 110 and a TD vs. this vauntful D. Btw, that D has not yet faced a top 15 qb yet. I mean, yes, they’ve crushed the throats of teams they should have crushed but Russell Wilson is in another (in the convo of league MVP) category altogether.

Hey, let’s do some typing!

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Mr. Ayo

#StillWithHer

King Hippo

now even MOAR

Downfield Matriculator

So if you were going to call a timeout for 3 and 1 anyway . . .

King Hippo

Guess it was only 11 seconds they gave up, but still pretty stupid. It’s an extra play or two.

WCS

Apropos of Nothing: My cat just jumped into my lap, purring, and, I assumed, wanting to be pet. Instead, he sneezed on my arm, and left.

Thinking I might make a “meatloaf” tomorrow for dinner.

Sharkbait

Samuel L. Jackson is a national treasure.

King Hippo

Tomsulas should have been using timeouts before 2:00, why give away like 20 seconds?

Downfield Matriculator

Agree that was somewhat Reidesque clock management

Mr. Ayo

Yep. Barnwell nailed it. HOX need this to be the last drive of the game.

Brick Meathook

Speaking as an American hero veteran please go fuck yourselves. Thank you and God bless America.

Mr. Ayo

I did that this morning. Felt great!

Brick Meathook

God bless you

Sharkbait

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King Hippo

DID YOU GET YOUR FREE SHITTY DENNY’S BREAKFAST?

Brick Meathook

No I’m in fucking Quebec. God bless you.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Friend of mine, retired Command Master Chief of 34 years service, came by my house today to help me finally get the brakes on Vlad the Impala bled.
His wife’s birthday is also today, and he took her to lunch somewhere and he wore his dress uniform (it was fresh since he wore it to the Marine Ball on Saturday). I gave him some shit about trying to scam free drinks. He said it was part of his retirement benefits (with tongue firmly in cheek, he’s pretty cool, we sat and got high and watched Talking Heads Stop Making Sense. Never thought that I’d ever be passing the bowl to a Master Chief).

Gumbygirl

My husband retired in 99, submariner too. The first 4 to 5 years he was in they didn’t have an accurate piss test for weed. We passed many bowls with Master Chiefs!

hippofant

I’m a Canadian so nou

Brick Meathook

I can now sympathize with your plight. God bless you.

Gratliff

He died for that sack

hippofant

Gotta flag Wilson for player safety.

Horatio Cornblower

I can think of one 4th quarter where Wilson’s penchant for attempting late TD passes bit everyone in the ass.

Mr. Ayo

*updates list*

Sharkbait

Define everyone…

WCS

Go to Hell.

Viva La Tabula Raza

*snicker*

Horatio Cornblower

“Everyone, (noun): Who counts”

Horatio Cornblower

San Francisco signed their kicker off the street? Goddamn, that city really is determined to clear up their homeless problem!

King Hippo

also a hobo named “Chase” is really good gentrification hustle!

Sharkbait

Scotchy could fix the homeless problem in SF in a single football season

Senor Weaselo

They get real good at kicking buckets!

Petronel

Nearly infinite supply, too. (Potential solution to multiple teams’ kicking issues?)

Viva La Tabula Raza

Does Santa Clara have that big of a homeless problem?

Mr. Ayo

Half of Google’s and Apple’s employees live in their cars due to housing costs.

King Hippo

Each team now touches down, goes for 2 successfully, trades FG in OT. 32-32

Sharkbait

How does that not get picked?

Horatio Cornblower

You can’t catch footballs with jet fuel all over your gloves

Downfield Matriculator

Collinsworth would have noted that is why they are dbs and not receivers

Mr. Ayo

#StillWithHer

Please keep letting her throw.

Game Time Decision

Greased pigskin is back.

King Hippo

Tomsulas Suggestion Box – stop goddamned throwing to #84

Viva La Tabula Raza

As someone with no skin in it, must say this is a pretty entertaining tilt.

King Hippo

SAME, this is close to ideal FITBAW to me

WCS

Joe Staley is a Hall of Famer, yes?

King Hippo

Do I still have my imaginary ballot? If so, then YES

Mr. Ayo

Absolutely

hippofant

Coming back from a long injury this week. Might be rusty.

Horatio Cornblower

Depends. Did he grant Peter King an interview whenever King asked?

WCS

Good point. We know PK gave Darren Sharper access to anything.

The Maestro

King Hippo

WE WANT A DRAW! WE WANT A DRAW!!!

King Hippo

18-0-1, and the 72 Fins kill each other over whether it counts

Petronel

That would be beautiful.

Dunstan

It counts as “unbeaten” but not as “perfect.” Problem solved.

Mr. Ayo

I can support this cause.

King Hippo

Really looking forward to some BC Dick rage tomorrow

Sharkbait

Isn’t that why the fair catch rule is in place? If he didn’t call it he’s able to get hit?

King Hippo

plus he kept his head up, just like they have been trying to get peoples to do

Spur

Bullshit

King Hippo

JEEEEEEEESUS, what a shitty call.

Mr. Ayo

BULLSHIT

hippofant

Throwing at Sherman on a critical third down? Trying to send a message or something?

Brocky

Fuck my life. That was a 10 point swing

Spur

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Viva La Tabula Raza

IIRC, people have been saying for the last several years that the 49ers sucked and were going to suck eternally as long as York owned the team. What changed?

Mr. Ayo

John Lynch?

WCS

Suddenly very crompulent offensive and defensive lines.

King Hippo

Think York finally allowed the real football ppl to have power?

Brick Meathook

Nothing. They will implode. Bet money on it.

Petronel

Carrollface? Carrollface.

King Hippo

How are you up this late? Did you get some beak?

Mr. Ayo

Same. They’re alcohol fumes, but fumes nonetheless.

Game Time Decision

I guess nano bubbles aren’t that sticky anymore

King Hippo

This might be the greatest game EVAR played. It’s just so silly.

Spur

what the hell just happened?

WCS

— Pete Carroll, after watching Loose Change for the first time

Horatio Cornblower

Oh my god that sack, fumble and TD just gave me a completely undeserved FF lead.

Now, so long as Seattle doesn’t gain one more yard or, God forbid, score one more point, I might just hang on.

WCS

I think Hippo’s greased pig theory might be right…

King Hippo

MOAR SUDDEN CHANGES

Petronel

THAT’LL DO, GUYS. THAT’LL DO.

Mr. Ayo

OMFG.

Fronkenshteen

Kill me

Horatio Cornblower

Good lord, say what you will about the Air Force being the most spoiled service of all five branches, but at least their rock band sucks out loud, too.

Viva La Tabula Raza

How could you see them? They are wearing camouflage!

Horatio Cornblower

Really helps when you’re whole reason for being is up in the fucking sky!

Viva La Tabula Raza

Up in sky not only reason! Must send Hellfire missiles into Afghan wedding parties, and spread mayhem and death from sky to ground as well.

King Hippo

God bless you, mute button

Dunstan

So, if the 49ers lose tonight, do I have to open a bottle of champagne, or will a cremant or cava suffice?

King Hippo

oh and u fancy!!

Viva La Tabula Raza

Sixer of Natty Light would be fine too.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The Losers Investment Club is currently on pace to lose $50,000 that they don’t have. This investment could not be going any more perfectly.

King Hippo

/nods knowingly
//waits for Bitcoin purchase to clear, this time it’s a SURE THING

WCS

Friendly-fire and such and such. You know, Veterans’ Day?

I’ll show myself out.

Sharkbait

The 49ers are doing a great job of honoring Pat Tillman this Veterans Day by taking out their own teammates on that play.

Mr. Ayo

For the troops! So thoughtful of them.

Mr. Ayo

Where’s the flag? C’mon refs, get your shit together.

King Hippo

Army men posted strageically, in case there are hippies to punch later

Spur

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King Hippo

Too bad Qardinals already used up the reverse flea flicker fake punt play

Mr. Ayo

That was such a wonderful play.

King Hippo

completion AND drew a PI. That punter had to feel like a real footballist for a few hours

Fronkenshteen

Hate the commershed uhls.

Mr. Ayo

I hope you’re enjoying your stroke.

King Hippo

Running against this front is like trying to give a suppository to a tweaked-out pit bull