Your Second Sunday NFL Football Open Thread

And away we go…

To The Games!

Chargers/Broncos:

Both qb’s have banged up o-lines to deal with so whoever can get the ball to their talented wr’s should have the edge. Though the sorta dynamic duo of Gordon/Williams must be salivating at the prospect of the atrocious Chargers “Right This Way, Ma’am” run defense. Denver also has good news in the form of Bradley Chubb being lifted off IR and apparently will play today. It should be a close tilt as the Chargers have played one-score games in 7 of 10.

Rams/Packers:

These two are a combined 1-5 (Rams had a bye) over the last little while and don’t exactly come off as world beaters. With Woods gone for the year OBJ switches from a luxury to an essential part of the passing game. I predict he’ll get off to a fast start and then lose focus just as he always does. Rodgers is starting to come off like the aunt that tells long, involved stories of her every ache and pain.

Vikings/Niners:

Both teams have responded very well in recent weeks to the point that they’re both sporting a 5-5 record. Jimmy G’s renaissance has certainly benefited the team-his 6-1 TD/Int ratio highlights his mistake-free play which has in turn taken a bit of pressure off the muddled backfield. Rb Mitchell is expected to play but Wilson should get his as well. Should be interesting as both coaches want to run the ball down the other’s throat but can also fall back on fantastic talent at the wr spot.

Go be you in the comments.

 

 

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Mr. Ayo

As someone that’s not familiar with labor union relations, why would an MLB player sign a long term contract before an imminent lockout preceding a new CBA?

King Hippo

Because the rules might change in a way that fucks you over?

Mr. Ayo

They just had to relent on MiLB pay and housing. New TV contracts upcoming. Think the players can win this one.

Redshirt

All MLB Owners are already rich. They can afford to sit and wait.

Not all MLB players are already rich. Some have enough money to sit and wait, but not everyone. Suddenly those were planning on making league minimum and have already bought a house with a mortgage are going to get nervous.

Not to mention some of the team owners may not be on the same page. If I’m the Reds owner, I wouldn’t really want the current culture where teams in big markets that outspend me for my own players to continue.

The fact that the poorly run Cincinnati Bengals have a better chance of making the playoffs or winning a championship than the well-run Cincinnati Reds shows the system is really really flawed.

Redshirt

This. If they fear any CBA will include a salary cap, luxury tax or something to curb spending, they will want to get signed on the line before that happens.

King Hippo

Why are you such a little bitch? – angry teenager

Petronel

Potential response:

”Well, at least I’m lucky.”

and see how long they take to figure it out, thus proving your point.

Petronel

Q.E.D.

Redshirt

“I got lucky with your brother/sister/son/daughter/niece/nephew last night.”

Horatio Cornblower

I really hate the “intentional grounding is OK sometimes” rule. It’s a contact sport and 21 other guys are getting the shit kicked out of them every play. The pretty boy can take a hit.

Redshirt

I’m okay with it, but it needs to be more strict. No more throwing at the RB’s feet or intended receiver was in the same zip code. If its not a catchable ball or at least close if the QB is getting hit, throw the flag.

Horatio Cornblower

My take on it is that if the QB has enough time to run outside of the tackle box and hurl the ball 30 yards out of bounds, then he’s got enough time to prepare himself to get tackled. It’s the hits they don’t see coming that lead to injuries.

That, and I really want to see Brady and Rodgers get hit hard and often.

The Maestro

After a decade of hounding my dad to try out watching RedZone, he finally did… and he’s admitted he’s hooked. Such a treat to finally enjoy the late afternoon games with him after all these years.

King Hippo

Fucking Lock. Fucking Ekeler.

Mr. Ayo

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rockingdog

Bahahaha

Game Time Decision

Red zone needs to mute Troy and Joe.

Horatio Cornblower

/writes I HAVEN’T SEEN A JEFFERSON HAVE A DAY LIKE THIS SINCE JULY 4, 1776!

/sees replay

/deletes comment

Redshirt

/write Nice Critical Reply There.

/sees reply

/deletes comment

Mr. Ayo

More like tossed Cobb salad.

Mr. Ayo

Sorry folks, there’s no delete button.

Redshirt

Thanks for leaving a bad taste in everyone’s mouth.

jjfozz

KFC and the holidays, because explosive diarrhea is the gift that keeps giving.

Game Time Decision

Counterpoint: the more time on the toilet, the less spent with the family

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

SUCCESS IN A FOREIGN MARKET DOUBLE SHOT!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=loaF0t4Z91U

Redshirt

My recent experience with Chipotle laughs at your comment.

jjfozz

My hatred for Green Bay is also fed by the fact my ex neighbors were deadbeats who put their house into foreclosure two weeks after mine went up for sale.

One day I will have blankets made from their skin and hair.

Horatio Cornblower

See, if they’d properly managed their Packers stock then they wouldn’t have gone into foreclos…Hang on, being told that stock is actually worthless paper peddled to dummies.

King Hippo

I don’t think anybody wants to see the Vikings as their Wild Card round matchup.

Anthony In TX

> I don’t think anybody wants to see the Vikings as their Wild Card round matchup.

Horatio Cornblower

“Certainly not us!”

-English monks at Lindisfarne

Anthony In TX

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

SON OF A BITCH!

I forgot to collect my rebate for buying a 12-pack of Firestone Walker and it expired. Now if I want a rebate I’ll have to buy more beer.

SonOfSpam

If you don’t buy more beer, you’re losing money. Hate to see you losing money.

Horatio Cornblower

We need a weekly feature “Rikki Goes Through His Coupons” both for our own entertainment and so that Rikki stops letting his coupons expire.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’ve long had a plan (have the cover graphic and everything) for a series called “The Hobo High Life” where I detail all the things we do to save money.

Don T

He truly earned his 2020 Reader’s Digest “Champion of Thrift” silver diaper.

jjfozz

So last night, we had Thanksgiving for my wife’s family – they didn’t come originally because my wife had a head cold and they didn’t want to get sick.

Mind you, my mother in law isn’t vaccinated for covid, but scared of a head cold.

This was all my sis in law’s plan so she didn’t have to do any cooking and be catered to.

Soooo last night, we got pizza. $80 for six pies and guess who didn’t kick in?

I’m not cheap, but come on. My in laws covered them.

Yes, I’ve brought this up several times today.

So tired of my wife getting constantly taken advantage of by her sister.

Anthony In TX

It’s incredibly frustrating when family members don’t treat each other fairly.
My maternal grandfather was a racist asshole. The only reason I ever saw him after I turned 18 was because I loved my grandmother. I was going through a really tough time personally when she died, and after the funeral he said something along the lines of “I can’t believe that girlfriend of yours is still with you.”
Those were the last words he ever got to say to me. 12 years later, I’m happily married to “that girlfriend” and his old ass is rotting in the ground.
May you and your wife find peace with that awful situation.

jjfozz

Generational racism is horrible, I’m glad you got married. My wife has always been “the bad one” and her sister is the perfect daughter. Weird that my wife is better looking, more succesful, and more driven.

Horatio Cornblower

From the sounds of it, it’s not so much weird as “to be expected”

Anthony In TX

Forgot to add that grandpa *always* favored my mom’s sister over my mom. Emotionally, financially, etc. Always.
Glad you won the lottery between the two. That makes a shitty situation much better!

Game Time Decision

My aunt, on meeting my then gf, now wife:
I liked the last girl better.

The ex was crazy

Anthony In TX

“I liked the last girl better.”

“Well, you’re welcome to go fuck her all you want.”

Horatio Cornblower

“And yourself while you’re at it!”

Anthony In TX

Well, that was quite the TD by the Rams.

jjfozz

Hopefully it caused some fat fuck Packers fan to choke on his brat sandwich

King Hippo

Mr. JeffersonDOWN!

Mr. Ayo

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Anthony In TX

The thing about a guy like Gronk is: he may not be smart, but he’s obscenely wealthy and has probably slept with more women than any of us have ever met, so I don’t think he’d care if they directly told him “we’re making fun of you.”

Petronel

“You’re asking me to be what people think I am already anyway, and you’re paying me HOW much? Where do I sign?”

litre_cola

Love the shot of the mouth breather jumping up and down in a Manning jersey in Denver Hippo.

King Hippo

In-com-PLETE!!!!!

King Hippo

There is a LOT wrong with my FITBAW squadron. But fuck a duck, I love having a secondary that knows how to tackle.

jjfozz

In his defense, they gave him a case of gummie bears and a drunk sorority girl, so he doesn’t mind.

rockingdog

Found a funny;

unvaccinated people think theyre the most oppressed people in America? yeah right!

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jjfozz

I can’t help but notice that sign is the same colors as the Cleveland Browns

King Hippo

Woulb be fun to tell the front desk I had a #ThePauls in your pool

Anthony In TX

What if I’m not *ill* with diarrhea but I recently had diarrhea and may have diarrhea again but overall I feel fine?

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jjfozz

If anyone is worried about my hatred for Green Bay, don’t worry. It burns like a lava stream coated with Tabasco sauce and grease.

Anthony In TX

Ahh, the ol’ heartburn-and-the-runs hatred. That’s a good one.

King Hippo

D-O-N-K-S!!!

/fantasy doomed, so all about getting DEN playoff odds up to 2%

King Hippo

good spot, he ain’t make it

King Hippo

Wonder if Don Fangio is considering going back to the WR – who is still on the active roster – from last year’s COVID game.

jjfozz

In that commercial when Gronk says, “Oh, but I’m special” you know he’s been told that since he was 4 and didn’t know his colors yet.

King Hippo

Deebo gets like 4 more of those, I might check FF score.

jjfozz

Mrs. Fozz’s batshit crazy cousin texted an article to my mother in law that apparently the COVID vaccine causes AIDS.

And she’s on board!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I mean you knew as soon as the word “South” and “Africa” entered the conversation, this was inevitable.

King Hippo

I wonder if that has any nexus to my #NuAIDS campaign. If so, it’s far and away my best life accomplishment. LET ME HAVE THIS.

Mr. Ayo

That cousin must love the HIV commercials going around now.

jjfozz

He is a fucking scumbag, has screwed his siblings out of money and has one shady scheme after another. I can’t wait for him to get caught in one of the MLMs he “creates” and gets sent to jail.

King Hippo

MEN! Holding HANDS!!!!11111

Mr. Ayo

More like COVID TOEDOWN!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Ugh, I just noticed that my Carl’s Jr. coupons expired unused. Coach Andy is gonna have me running suicides until I puke up all the burgers that I failed to eat.

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Mr. Ayo

You monster. They just released the Monster Angus burger.

King Hippo

Critical Thinker rushingDOWN

jjfozz

THIS AARON ROGERS I CALL HIM MY MOTHER IN LAW BECAUSE THEY BOTH HAVE LONG HAIR AND MUSTACHES AND THEY’RE BOTH FUCKING MORONS ABOUT COVID!

rockingdog

LoL
Troy Boyz of USC picked up Lincoln Riley

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Horatio Cornblower

Up by 65 in FF, and Cuntler, (I think it’s him anyway), is down to Nick Chubb. Yahoo is giving him a 1% chance of winning, so if any of you are way down in your game, but still have Nick Chubb, I am in fact
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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Every person in this NFL Shop commercial looks like they are having fun except for the model wearing Jets gear.

jjfozz

The selection of teams in that commercial is mind boggling – Texans, Jets. Who in fuck is buying this shit?

Insert obligatory Baltimoron comment: THEY DON’T PUT RAVENS GEAR IN THERE BECAUSE THEY HATE US AND LOVE THE BROWNS!!!

rockingdog

Pats got the W today!
Patriots defense seems legit.
That’s Rocking! 💯

Next week against Bills should be ROCKINGGGG!!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Doesn’t “woke” just mean “politically and culturally aware”? How is it bad to be that?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I wonder if it would be fun to have Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir call a football game.

Probably not. But I bet they’d be good guests on the Manningcast.

Horatio Cornblower

No worse than Mark Schlereth.

King Hippo

my line on that mouthbreather is already in Hippo Thoughts draft

King Hippo

I still want Rebecc-ur and the Two Robbies on the call.

Petronel

I’d have them call the postgame press conferences.

Especially for Cam.

Mr. Ayo

*two hours later after fashion talk*

TL: So, how did the game go?
JW: And how did it affect your postgame attire?

litre_cola

Drew Lock time Hippo! Pill #2 time?

WCS

More like #117

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King Hippo

#3, but it’s a #3 with PROMISE!

King Hippo

oh noes, Horse Cock Lock time. Mile High is now a morgue.

King Hippo

motherfucker fumbles immediately, starting tackle dies on the play. FUCKING GREAT

King Hippo

Purged Thielens, nice catch.

litre_cola

I believe that 3 games on Zona Rojo is the best number as you really can watch all three.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Yeah but what if one of those games involves the Jets or the Jags?

litre_cola

THey usually play those on Thursdays or in London!

King Hippo

my vote is 4. Though when Donks is 1 of 3, that works quite well.

NotShogunButShogun

Jorb done, fans sad. To the breakroom to watch packerramit until traffic dies.

King Hippo

Lincoln Riley pulls his wang out of his favoUrite steer, heads down to USC

SonOfSpam

From steerfucker to starfucker. Good luck asshole.

Dunstan

In news from real sports, the Habs fired Marc Bergevin, and hired a new director of hockey operations, Jeff Gorton. Who is either a NASCAR driver or a fisherman, I’m not sure which.

King Hippo

So, this is some PTSD for Fat Stafford, yeah?

litre_cola

Well Teddy ballgame gotcha one there.

King Hippo

there is no way anything good lasts

litre_cola

Lost all my bets and losing my $$ fantasy matchups. Am beating Game time Decision but that won’t last.

King Hippo

The only bet I considered today? STILLERS MONEYLINE. Thank fuck I forgot to bet it.

Game Time Decision

Yes it will. My team sucks

Mr. Ayo

And teddy ballgame is hurt. Our prophet hippo has seen the future.

King Hippo

always go with DOOM. Hope floats, but like a turd.

Petronel

Listening to Vikings radio for the Niners game. The pregame sermon was a thing of beauty.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“Sermon = Serpent + Man – WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!” – Pete Carroll

Mr. Ayo

Uh oh. Left too much time for, wait, no, lol, nevermind.

litre_cola

So that just happened! Can Dakota Jesus pull this off?

Mr. Ayo

I think my original post answered that question

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Enough time to break the spirits of Colts fans?

NotShogunButShogun

O dey broke. Like puppies shot.

litre_cola

Get drunk and jump in the canal sad?

NotShogunButShogun

Hell, too cold for them as it is. Bundled up like it’s January.

King Hippo

Those ain’t clothing layers, tis folds of fat.

litre_cola

Dare I say these 3 games could be good?

Nap #2 was glorious.

litre_cola

Decilitre was up at 3:30 this morning. I wanted to sell him.

Mr. Ayo

Think you’d have to pay to move that kind of inventory.

litre_cola

He is an very tall 4year old, hearty, I guess I am going to Beijing to sell him then.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

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Mr. Ayo

IASIP theme music in Gigantes stadium post game.

Do the Iggle play Sopranos or Seinfeld theme music in retaliation?