Anyone recall when MNF was ‘event’ watching? When I was in residence in university I finally found some other folks that liked football as much as I did and it was really cool to hang out, especially if favourite teams were playing against each other. Later on when I was bartending a bunch of us would close the dining room and head over to a bar. (the name of the bar was ‘Tramps’-when I first whisked future Mrs. Scotchy away to Ottawa, as we walked by I said, “Oh look, this bar is owned by all my ex’s”. It may have sealed the deal-she laughed her ass off) As we were all ‘resto folk’ we tipped like gangbusters and got all kinds of free beverages and snacks and the staff would sit down with us when they were able. Such a great experience that lasted for only two seasons…

Fallout:

-Chase Young is done for the year. Riverboat Ron was cagey about the injury but what the hell else is it going to be aside from an ACL?

-You can now pretend to own a piece of the Packers for a mere $300! The share offer is limited and extremely limiting. I mean, when they install a new piss trough you could say, “I own a piece of that!” but otherwise this fundraiser is silly. I guess if you were super-serious about having a say you could petition to join the 42(!) member strong Board of Directors.

-A Shining Light In A Dark Hole: Yesterday a Lions cb went down with an injury and a no-name, undrafted free agent dude by the name of Mark (“I’ve played 14 snaps this year”) Gilbert had to play the rest of the game. In a stupid-ugly game he broke up a pass on third down that prevented the Steelers from getting into field goal range. Also, remember when a Pitt wr had that long gain in OT but had the ball punched out and Detroit recovered? Yeah, same guy.

To The Game!

Rams/Niners:

-How bad is Trey Lance? Jimmy G’s total throws to TD tosses number is 3.8% which is right there with Mike White’s and he’s still starting. Oof.

-We’ll be seeing the two best wr’s in the league yardage-wise-Kupp is at 1,019 and Samuels has 882.

-Speaking of wr’s, Van Jefferson gets at least one game as a #2 but more importantly, when the Rams go three wide a fella by the name of Ben Skowronek will be the other fella on the field. I’d make fun of him but I read he’s 6’3″, 225 pounds.

-The yakkers out there are saying that OBJ might return some punts tonight. Maybe some “Go” routes as well? I’m keeping my eye on the locker room-which is okay so far-but then again, Odell is a slow-growing cancer.

Have your way in the comments.