Your “Not So Calm Before The Storm” Monday Night Football Open Thread

I’ve been on pins and needles all day, peeking at graphs and charts and pies and polls and it’s all too much. Safely ensconced (word isn’t used nearly enough) up here in The Canada, the repercussions for the likes of Beerguy, GameTime, Litre, myself and others won’t be anything approaching what youse folks will have to endure if things go sideways-hairy tomorrow. But you fellas/ladies have grown on us and we wish the best for you in a shitty situation. Over and above everything, stay safe.

Fallout:

-Step right up,  Mr. 3rd string rookie qb that will likely be in over his head. With Minshew down, a certain Jake Luton is getting starter reps and with the Jags Sherman-ing it they should go to him rather than the league’s longest-necked ruminant.

-The Niners swapped lb’s with the Saints by sending Kwon Alexander to New Orleans for hasn’t-played-a-down-yet Kiko Alonso. San Franny is in salary cap hell and needed some breathing room-getting 13 million bucks in relief. They’ve got a mere 25(!) unrestricted free agents to be dealt with this offseason.

-Injuries Ahoy! Jimmy G, Cal Ridley, Sir George Skittle and Kenny Golladay are among those banged up.

TO THE GAME!

Bucs/Giants:

-Look, I don’t know what to say about this game-Brady is going to get the ballwashing of a lifetime despite the fact that Tampa’s D has the more impressive unit. They’re ranked 7th vs the pass and 1st vs the run.

-Let’s just say that of all the teams in the “Mommy, tell me I look pretty!” conference that is the NFC, the Bucs are likely the team (at this point) that gets their faces smashed in against the juggernaut AFC squad that survives the gauntlet of quality teams on offer.

-If you need Slayton to save your week there’s literally an outside chance that he will do so. Of the three wr’s that have gone for 100+ vs Tampa, all of them played on the outside. (nary a slotter among them)

Do your thing.

 

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TheRevanchist

With Scary Terry on bye, Chark on bye, Chris Carson out, Godwin out, and Watkins, my back up WR, I still managed to pull off a win this week in one of my leagues. Thanks, Brady! You’re my hero!

Redshirt

I think Daniel Jones is about to cry.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Eli is so proud

clint greasewood

Peyton’s illegitimate bastard not getting a Christmas card this year from the Manning’s.

Senor Weaselo

“You won’t get a Christ-mas card”

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Game, blouses

hippofant

I’d call it PI.

Sharkbait

Shouldve been PI

Viva La Tabula Raza

ALL HAIL BLEERGH!

Game Time Decision

Go for 1….lol

Viva La Tabula Raza

This game is interesting.

Unsurprised

People say the real threat isn’t Trump, it’s the smarter version of Trump. Watching Biden/Harris fellate cops and bash the people, Obama coming out of retirement to destroy any labor movement by professional athletes, the one labor cohort that has power, for the second time in three months; and with all the requisite parties that benefit under fascism –bankers, arms producers, surveillance tech, monoculture and media monopolies, cops and the professional military being empowered, feted, and acting in unity openly and without a hint of how evil that is … it was Biden all along.

The shittiest people in the world have spent four years showing their faces and their asses, and tomorrow they are going to be given control over everything because Orange Man Bad. They risked nothing, lost nothing, had nothing expected or demanded of them. And they’re going to repay us in kind after using the bodies of the people they victimize alongside Trump and MAGA, and did so long before MAGA existed and will continue to long after it’s gone, as a stepping stone to power.

Having the most powerful office in the world held by an incompetent imbecile has been a gift. Having someone expose every fucking stupid, fatal, inherently unjust and corrupt aspect of our country and government for four years was the last chance we had to do something about it. Instead, we’re doubling down on the people who gave us Trump so that they can not make the same mistakes again.

I never feared Trump. He’s an imbecile and a deadbeat loser. His foes are motivated psychopaths and we are giving them everything without any accountability.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Oh fuck off with that shit

Senor Weaselo

You’re absolutely right that Trump is an imbecile and entirely incompetent, to the point of pretty much telegraphing everything a step short of Buzz Windrip, and the worry that four years of “trying nothing and [we’re] all out of ideas” leads to the risk of the more competent, more intelligent version of Trump, especially after the former has shown that our federal government would be absolutely powerless against them should they know how to give even the slightest veil of subtlety.

In four years we’ve killed the proverbial Pax americana. Whether that’s actually a good thing for the world is debatable, but the point is that in four years the United States has damaged 225’s worth of socioeconomic credit, possibly irreperably. Trump said on the campaign trails that our enemies were laughing at us. Well, they’re still laughing at us, and our allies are ignoring everything we say/do to prevent from laughing/crying themselves.

I’d rather four years of triage to gameplan for the potential “competent Trump” than four more years of *points to world* this, plus the emboldening that he can get away with murder, or genocide, or high corruption the likes not seen since Jackson’s “spoils system.” The same way that covid’s been mismanaged, and we’re lucky it’s a 3.5% mortality rate (deaths/[deaths+recovered], not deaths/cases, because those remaining cases are still pending) and not a 35% mortality rate like if it actually were a bioweapon.

So in conclusion, I agree with the first sentence. And that’s about it.

hippofant

People sorely underestimate how much damage Trump has done to the US, just because the bill hasn’t come due on all of it yet.

Michael Flynn. Tried to give the nuke to Saudi Arabia. The country that sponsored the 9/11 attacks. And then the DoJ dropped all the charges against him.

And this is the shit we’ve HEARD about, just casual nuclear proliferation to a nation that sponsors global terrorism, but for some reason are the US’s buddies (oil and they don’t like Iran).

Redshirt

You can also blame the Republican Party. They choose to select an “imbecile and a deadbeat loser” and allowed him to shape their party into his polarizing image. That put the Republicans in a position where they can’t really expand their base and allowed the Democrats to be in a position to take the election.

Sharkbait

Oh Jones.

Game Time Decision

Figures that the first game im able to see this week is this shit show

clint greasewood

Can’t wait for that Jets-Patriots game next Monday night.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Oh my god you aren’t making that up!

clint greasewood

I hope its color rush just to make extra special.

Brick Meathook

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Gratliff

Never forget the best scene in the entire Call of Duty series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkE5v8KzQw

Senor Weaselo

In fairness between CoD and Medal of Honor they could only make so many WWII games. Now, why there isn’t a Civil War game is beyond me…

clint greasewood

They might be getting a storyline this week.

litre_cola

Scotchy, it’s 2020, you know TAAHHMMMYY is going to have a great year.

clint greasewood

ABC with the ERxCOVID-19 television show nobody ask for.

litre_cola

With Little People as the doctors! Now we are on to something.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

That was a perfect pass to the other team

LemonJello

“Tell me more about this Turnover Machine. How many turnovers per hour are we talking?”
-A Reid

Gratliff

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Press F To Do A War Crime

Gratliff

OBJECTIVE: Defend Elliot Abrams’ honor by murdering some Nicaraguan farmers and hanging a hammer and sickle painting in their bedroom

Sharkbait

Secondary objective: Blame Oliver North for any failures

Gratliff

Apparently the game’s tagline is “know your history”. I’m willing to bet the zombie campaign will be closer to reality than however Activision paints 80’s CIA ops.

Sharkbait

Thats one of my favorites. That and the New York to Paris race

Unsurprised

What do I press to Commit High Treason?

Gratliff

Trick question! Press of any sort is high treason.

Darkest Timeline Zack Morris

OK kids, still working on this but should be working ok. I want to apologize for issues here over the last few days.

Gratliff

Don’t apologize to the users. They’re barely people.

Darkest Timeline Zack Morris

I mean, they have feelings. Mostly anger, but it’s a feeling of a sort.

hippofant

I’m a Russian bot, personally.

Mr. Ayo

I prefer the term alcohol abuser.

LemonJello

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Recovery Whiskey

Site’s either broken again or y’all are lulled to sleep. Or taking a dump during Berman

Senor Weaselo

I still have no idea why Big Blue’s Color Rush is, naturally, white.

Recovery Whiskey

The Giants don’t see color

LemonJello

What kind of anti-Brady kryptonite does The NY Football Giants have?

Viva La Tabula Raza

I used to think it was Manning, but he’s not there anymore.

Recovery Whiskey

Giants wearing white at home but not surrendering. Its so crazy it just might work

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I would LOVE for TB12 to continue losing to the Giants on the reg

litre_cola

Giants always show up against TAHHHMMMYY.

Recovery Whiskey

Got the puppy spayed today. Puppy’s currently enjoying a codeine and sausage cocktail. Seems like a raw deal for having near-pointless surgery but we ‘re good brainwashed dog owners

Gratliff

We got both of our shepherds done at 6 months. She thinks we got the boy done too soon since he ended up being shorter than his sister. Says we stunted his growth. He’s 90 fucking pounds at 16 months.

LemonJello

NSA done fucking around in the DFO mainframe?

herodotus450

RIGHT after Hippo mentions he bet on Biden…

LemonJello

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herodotus450

I’ve been writing out my comments and mailing them in just in case. I assume I’ll be receiving the requisite “this is great”s from the DFO central bank in return. I’ve already loaned them out in what they call a “sub prime swap,” I can’t lose!

litre_cola

I am just putting together a package of +1’s for you.

Gratliff

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War? Brave of them to make a video game where America is the villain.

Brick Meathook

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Senor Weaselo

It depends, are they Dunkaroos?

Sharkbait

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hippofant

I appreciate Brady’s maturity in not slamming his helmet.

Recovery Whiskey

He saves that for the Microsoft Surface

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Ok, I’m making a waiver claim for Nick Mullens this week because even Taysom Hill is taken. My backup plan is Mike Glennon in case Jake Crouton gets hurt or benched.

litre_cola

Is this thing on?

jjfozz

He is not dressed as an elf. That is a hotdog hat.

My weird child.
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rockingdog

rocking tunes rite here….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlnH6dBEDDg

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Recovery Whiskey

Old man Brady couldn’t throw it far enough.

Why don’t corners turn and play the ball anymore?

Gratliff

While there are definitely better and worse case scenarios to be had over the next few days, I intend to continue to ceaselessly run my mouth no matter what happens. There might be an outcome that involves doing so while fleeing for the border, but rest assured the mouth will be running.

jjfozz

Can’t you see Bruce Arians standing behind a bar, end of the night, slowly wiping a slab of mohagany, asking you what the problem is?

Gratliff

a MySQL database? In this economy?

jjfozz

Hey you salty seadogs, how’s yer mizzen mast?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

/looks down

Bone dry

King Hippo

I just bet 5 bills on Diamond Joe’s election. The odds were just too good (-180, meaning I would profit $277 and change if the 90% likely thing happens).

Downfield Matriculator

I tried to add this last night but it was when the ghosts had taken over the DFO machine — you better be wearing your new lucky orange shirt after that fucking bet!

Sharkbait

What’s the street value of that snow?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWkT0g3FrOk

Redshirt

Watching the episode of Quantum Leap where Sam leaped into a KKK klansman and I’m finding some alarming similarities being a moderate in Trump Country Ohio.

I’m also amazed how many n-bombs NBC got away with in primetime. I’m also sad that its censored in 2020, because a black man gave Sam a five second censored profanity and now I’m curious what was said.

Sharkbait

Yeah, Scotchy, if things go tits up tomorrow, can I come crash on your couch for the next 4ish years?

Sharkbait

Decent enough.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

/starts studying hobo code

Viva La Tabula Raza

If things go tits up tomorrow, there won’t be a country to return to in 4 years. It’ll be Road Warrior world…

Senor Weaselo

If we’re calling dibs on Canadian couches I’m calling dibs on Maestro’s. We can have shared birthdays and jam sessions for two violins and sax! Those exist, right?
/Obviously I’m bringing Senorita Weaselo with me.