Your Regular NFL Football Open Thread

To The Games!

Packers/Bears:

My kingdom for a competent qb! GB’s secondary is quite generous and now Kevin King is down and out. You’d think that A-Rob will finally feast but he’s wonky because the Bears passing game has produced all of 566 yards in five weeks. Davante has no such issues-he has 42 more targets than the next wr. What can you say, the guy gets open.

Bengals/Lions

With the exception of that 24-10 whooping that they gave the Steelers, all of Cincy’s games have been decided by 3 points. Winning close games is good for a young team that is finding their way. Now if Zac Taylor decision-making improves…

Texans/Colts:

Did Davis Mills’ heart (and ability) grow three sizes last week? The Pats forced him to throw downfield which was not a strength of his and he responded with a 7-10, 211 yards, 3 TDs line. Is this the start of something?

Rams/Giants:

Say a prayer for the retreads and never-were’s that constitute NY’s interior o-line because The Donald is coming to town. PFF ranks that part of the line as 27th in pass-blocking efficiency. Is Kadarius elusive? Over the last two games he’s created 8 missed tackles and at 190 pounds, he’s not exactly stiff-arming his way to that total.

Chiefs/TEAM:

What’s happening with Washington’s D? The d-line’s numbers in pass rush and run stop rates are top 15 so they’re okay. It’s the coverage that the secondary, particularly safeties Collins and McCain, are not providing that is the problem. Last I heard, McLaurin was playing.

Vikes/Panthers:

McCaffrey is on the shelf (IR) and Darnold did his bit by rushing for 5 TD’s over two games but you had to know that was an outlier. No one will remember their 3-0 start as they try to work their way through the league’s 2nd-hardest remaining schedule.

Chargers/Ravens:

Something called Carson Wentz went for 402 yards vs these formerly formidable birds so Herbert might have himself a day. If you have Mike Williams in fantasy, congrats, you did a good. He’s trending towards playing.

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hippofant

Scott Hanson just called Robert Woods “Bobby Trees” and I am conflicted.

herodotus450

Orgeron out at LSU, but not until after the season? Maybe there’s room for him on the Jaguars staff.

King Hippo

From The Athletic:

“It was just a distraction,” one LSU player said. “In 2019, there was no, ‘What’s Coach O doing postgame or Sunday during the day? Is he laying by the pool with a lady?’ He was planning events other than football.”

It created messes for him, like the time Orgeron pulled up to a woman at a gas station wearing exercise attire. “Hey, you look like you work out,” he said, according to multiple sources. “We could work out together.” The woman informed Orgeron she was married and pregnant, to which he responded, “Why does that matter?”

Gatoraids

Coach O to coach Club Med next season or ASU all the same

herodotus450

The media after fluffing Orgeron for 2 years about his quirkiness and coaching acumen: “How could this have happened, how did he get so arrogant?”

King Hippo

Pretty please, let these Clippers stay Shitty.

blaxabbath

I like how State Farm is like, “don’t worry about our history of denying claims and bribing judges to rule in favor of us on tens of millions dollars in Katrina victim monies. We got a nice black guy to promise you low bills.”

King Hippo

Every non-USAA insurer is beyond evil, yes?

blaxabbath

Fuck USAA and their going back to FoxNews after freeing themselves after the insurrection.

I guess that’s the advantage of being State Farm, you’ve never claimed to be ethical so I can’t really get upset when you’re all terrible people.

Gatoraids

Washington Claim Adjusters

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I declared temporary fanhood for the Chargers and they immediately go down 14-0…is my fanhood that toxic? Am I literal poison?

blaxabbath

“Nah. Just argue with reality.”

-Republicans

King Hippo

Do you ever trust a big butt and a smile?

Sharkbait

MOAR SPOT CHALLENGES

King Hippo

srsly, I am hard enough to cut glass

King Hippo

THREE SPOT CHALLENGES!!!

blaxabbath

::Clawing at the walls of his jail cell and screaming to be released::

-R Kelly

Spur

comment image

Gumbygirl

And thus a valuable lesson is learned.

blaxabbath

Romo seems to be becoming likable enough that I expect some salacious video of him to drop any minute…

Spur

I will not stand for this Romo slander.

King Hippo

Strawberry Fields? Might not be that bright.

blaxabbath

THESE CHARGERS DEFENDERS I CALL THEM ASHLII BABBITT BECAUSE THEY GET ABSOLUTELY KILLED WHEN THEY GO INSIDE!

Petronel

Own goal by Spurs, to pull Stripes to within 1. Such a thoughtful present to celebrate the new ownership.

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Petronel

Not that it made any difference.

Doktor Zymm

This is lookin like some classic Lamar! action

Spur

Why are the Bears throwing the ball? Every play should be a run. Dummies

hippofant

analytics!

blaxabbath

Or at least a call to climb up a tree.

Game Time Decision

We say no to that new fangled forward pass thing

Doktor Zymm

Penalties on trick plays are really obnoxious

blaxabbath

Trick play offensive penalties should also be…tricky.

Like, take whatever the last penalty on the field was and multiply is by 2.5 and loss of down as the offense, regardless of the infraction.

And no “half the distance to the goal.” They can take the safety on penalty.

King Hippo

Somebody should let Johnny Hekker at least be their primary backup QB.

Game Time Decision

Bleergh didn’t like that play

King Hippo

An offsetting “hurting each others feelings” – fuck’s sake.

Doktor Zymm

“failure to sing ‘kumbaya’ after play”

Spur

Am liking this Panthers team. Just upgrade the QB and O Line and they’re top quality

King Hippo

They’re very well coached. But OL and QB are pretty big holes to fill (PHRASING).

blaxabbath

Why do recipes say salt and pepper to taste? Just tell me the right amount of salt and pepper to put in these mashed potatoes! You don’t tell me figure out the butter amount. Why would you structure every other part of this recipe and then go, “well, salt and pepper is a variable.”

But PLEASE, let me wade through eleven more paragraphs about that time you and your husband went to Tennessee and enjoyed some BBQ place that didn’t have mashed potatoes but, if they did, you think they’d taste something like this recipe you haven’t even completed.

Spur

Big Salt has ruled our lives since the dawn of time. Who are you challenge the natural order

hippofant

But PLEASE, let me wade through eleven more paragraphs about that time you and your husband went to Tennessee and enjoyed some BBQ place that didn’t have mashed potatoes but, if they did, you think they’d taste something like this recipe you haven’t even completed.

Fuck Google.

ballsofsteelandfury

I get pissed off that every fucking recipe calls for pepper.

PEPPER IS NOT MANDATORY IN EVERY FUCKING MEAL!

Gumbygirl

I like pepper.

blaxabbath

How much belongs in mashed potatoes?

hippofant

Also fuck every recipe for lying about how long it takes to make.

Doktor Zymm

Caramalizing onions takes longer than 5-10 minutes dammit!

blaxabbath

That you! I’ve done it really well like twice and both times were low and slow!

hippofant
  1. Chop onion.
  2. Put onion in pan.
  3. Squirt in caramel.
  4. Done!
Sharkbait

Picks off the receivers hands should be charged to the receiver, not the QB

Signed, disgruntled Mahomes owner

King Hippo

As someone fading Tyreek, I concur.

blaxabbath

Drops too.

It should be like a walk to a batter in baseball. Daniel Jones should be 13 for 20 on 32 passes with a dozen drops/picks.

King Hippo

Nice agility in the pocket, Fatty!

Gatoraids

normally Tyreek loses control before laying hands on things not after

King Hippo

TWO FIRST QUARTER SPOT CHALLENGES!

blaxabbath

-Joel Greenberg, racing into a Matt Gaetz Evangelicals for the GOP Fundraiser

Doktor Zymm

Tyreek volleyball bumping the ball to the Team D

Gumbygirl

Why did the Giants go for it there? I mean, bless their hearts, but that was fucking stupid.

Spur

Give that GM more time. PLEASE

blaxabbath

Does anyone here use these sportsbook apps? Is it any different than just the online sites?

NotShogunButShogun

Dolts competence‽ this is new.

Spur

Washington Network Admins.

Doktor Zymm

Wentz do thing!

King Hippo
King Hippo

Caaaappppptain Dingleberry! AHOY!!

blaxabbath

“YES! LET’S GO GET SOME ASS!”

-U Meyer, after ending all his promises from the last two weeks with an under-his-breath, Until we win one game.

Gatoraids

Not til he gets back to his restaurant the Heat Attack Grill

blaxabbath

Was that at a Heart Attack Grill?!

Spur

I think its called Fanny over there

Doktor Zymm

Wrong side of the pants

Spur

like Meyer cares

Spur

The new NYG super star head case receiver is already hurt. These guys are growing fast.

blaxabbath

Say what you will about Eli but he brought the Giants to the top.

Which is the opposite of where they sit now.

Doktor Zymm

Team in the throwback unis this week, at least they will be well-dressed while losing

blaxabbath

I’m curious what the feedback from the greater Chicago community was when the Bears switched from that old wolverine helmet style.

blaxabbath

Is BAL one of those teams that plays great at home but can’t do anything without a 1-seed?

For reference, this was the Cam Newton Panthers SB team.

King Hippo

ChubaDOWN

Gatoraids

wtf bears uniforms

Col. Duke LaCross

30’s throwbacks.

Game Time Decision

I like them

Doktor Zymm

The stripy helmets make them look like the bengals

blaxabbath

Parents are coming through and staying the night as they snowbird back to AZ. I was gonna whip up some YR’s Chicken & 40 Cloves. I get to the store this morning and the Mrs calls — “Your mom said they went to KFC last night so they want steak.” I’m like, “we made lentil soup last night and have a ton of it. They can have that.” I already have my list in hand for chicken and honestly haven’t cooked quality red meat in months.

So anyways long-story-short, I’m cooking NY Strips for dinner….

blaxabbath

Also, I love me some KFC but don’t actually eat there. Who gets to eat at KFC? I want to eat at KFC.

Gumbygirl

I like Popeye’s chicken better, but I loooove KFC’s coleslaw.

Dunstan

Pork was on sale yesterday, so I had no choice but to buy a pork shoulder and braise it today. Going to try a garlic, ginger, gochujang, and miso thing.

Sharkbait

What is the more dangerous position? Giants wide receiver? Or Spinal Tap drummer?

Game Time Decision

Kicking net or other sideline inanimate object

blaxabbath

Baltimore Raven Spouse.

King Hippo

Two DBs, One Kupp!

Spur

Morning Folks

King Hippo

Your tardiness has been noted.

blaxabbath

“OH AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THE ‘TARDS NEXT….”

-J. Gruden

King Hippo

Black Panthers assistant remembers to change Sam Darnold’s bib.

Spur

yeah, at the Nursery trying to pickout a new tree.

blaxabbath

Redwood. Those are good one.

King Hippo

Gonna lose that spot challenge.

blaxabbath

-13 year old boys complaining about why Kathryn got to abruptly leave class in a panic.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“There’s so much ball-handling…”

But enough about Bob Kraft’s latest visit to a local strip mall…

blaxabbath

“PUNCH THEM! The only Handling I want to hear about is the Mar-A-Lago members who are responsible for Handling the trafficking of these sex slaves from the best ball-punching regions of China to my local strip mall!”

-R Kraft, After Being Recorded Having His Balls Punched By A Sex Slave

Don T

Common sense has no place in NFL rules interpreting!
-PI fundamentalists

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’m going to try out being a Chargers fan today. Based on what I’ve seen so far, I’ll need to develop a field position fetish.

Game Time Decision

There’s a drumming in the distance

blaxabbath

LCSS’s Herbert has an arm man.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Coach Reid has a leg man. Three of them, actually – turkey, chicken, and lamb.

NotShogunButShogun

And a thigh man, a rib man.

Don T

Needin’ some Thielen in the emotional investment league

Game Time Decision

Darnold with a first pass pickerception

Hahaha

Gatoraids

had him as backup for allen out next week thinking CMC would be back to save him oops

Don T

Scott Hanson’s intro is the closest I’ll get to a homily.

Redshirt

This guy could make a procedural vote on C-SPAN seem epic.

Sharkbait

The church of Redzone

Gatoraids

Red Mass

Redshirt

From one Cincinnati football trap game to another.

NotShogunButShogun

And the crowd goes mild. Let’s get this travashamockery over with.

Redshirt

You stole that from my prom date.

Sharkbait

1230, 2 beers deep, watching football in the back yard with a full cooler and meat on the grill. Good start to the day.

Gumbygirl

The day started at 6:30 Pacific time.

King Hippo

DAMN SKIPPY!