Your “It’s Nice To See New Faces!” Thursday Night Football Open Thread

Kinda feels like things are coming apart at the seams, huh? WILL THE CENTER HOLD? Was there even a center in the first place?

Newsy Notes:

-Center of attention-grabber J.J. Watt has announced that if the Texans go into rebuild mode he doesn’t want to be around for it. Now that he’s injury-plagued and being paid too much, you wonder what team would give up serious assets for him.

-Ben DiNucci’s time in the sun has come to an end. This week’s starter will be either Cooper Rush (or is it Rush Cooper?) or Garrett Gilbert. I didn’t even bother to look up the backgrounds on these sacks of meat that will soon be fed to the Steelers D-line.

-The Bears and Texans facilities have been shut down as Covid flexes its pipes. Oh, there’s more on the way…

TO THE GAME!

Packers/Niners:

-I really don’t know how Rodgers has done it with the likes of Equa.. St. Brown, MVS and Tonyan catching his balls. Maybe Lazard is back next week but he’s just another guy, just slightly better than the others.

-The Packers backfield of Dexter Williams and Tyler Ervin has seen all of 15 NFL carries. Aaron Jones is a “go” but the coaching staff would be nuts to use him on more than a handful of plays. I think the over/under on Rodgers passes is 50. I kid but the Niners stop the run very well, having given up the least amount of points to rb’s.

-The Niners wr spots are an equal mess. Trent Taylor, Richie Jones (maybe), Kevin White and River Cracraft may all see action. So it’s all aboard [ruffles through non-existent notes] The JaMycal Hasty Train! He’ll likely do well given that Green Bay has given up the most points to rbs this year. (and remember Mostert’s gaudy 220 yard effort in the NFC Championship?

-This looks like a sloppy game. Who will emerge from the muck?

Have at it.