Your Gumbygirl/Revanchist (Steelers/Chiefs) Darby and Open Thread

Last one, I promise. I’ve a feeling GG would go way over the top if she went to the Kentucky Derby so I picked out a little something for her.

To The Game!

Steelers/Chiefs:

-How does Tomlin get these severely flawed teams into the playoffs all the freakin’ time? Well, this time Pitt limited opposing teams to 14 or less down the stretch-that way you can get the W while only scoring 20 or so.

-The Steelers only loss during that time was a doozy and particularly relevant. It was a 36-10 whooping by these very Chiefs.

-Since the bye Mahomes’ YPA is a ‘mere’ 7.8, far below where he should be but we’ve heard time and again that teams have taken the deep stuff away from him.  So what is he supposed to do? Of course he’s going to work the short and intermediate routes for all their worth.

-As well, talk of Patty not posting his usual numbers really misses the point about this well-balanced Chiefs team. The yin/yang is much stronger with this edition. They’ve held nine(!) teams to 20 points or less this season. There’s no need for Mahomes to go bananas as he’s had to do in the past.

-So there should be some credit given to Steve Spagnuolo. ‘Spags’ to me is the perfect DC in that he has his base concepts of course but as the season progresses he identifies strengths and emphasizes them. He’s built rock-solid defenses using pressure from the interior line and also done the same by focusing on a gifted secondary.

-Juju has been out of commission since October but says he expects to play today. A physical wr that is a very effective blocker, I’m sure Najee will welcome his return-he’ll need all the help he can get.

-Depending on the metric the Steelers are the worst vs the run (I’d have bet the Chargers me-self) so maybe the sneaky play is Derrick Gore? (I’m guessing that Boris addressed this in his column)

Go get ’em.

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Brick Meathook

REPORTER: Patrick, you just won a playoff game. How great is Ben Roethlisberger?

MAHOMES: Huh?

Beerguyrob

Coming short & being sad about it is the best way for his career to end.

Downfield Matriculator

Night, night all — I will be looking for reasons to root for other teams but a Bengals-49ers rematch in the Owl would be perfectly cromulent

Downfield Matriculator

Ben’s last pass shows he doesn’t always try to force a score or toss his balls where they don’t belong

Redshirt

Don’t cry because its over. Smile because it happened.

Redshirt

Oh, shoot. Sorry that was a typo. I meant “Vomit”.

Horatio Cornblower

“Don’t cry because it was inevitable. Lie back and enjoy it while it happens”

-Bobby Knight.

–Who is also a real piece of shit.

JimU

We won’t miss you Ben.

Sharkbait

Unlike the prosecution

King Hippo

The fellating is gross enough to me, as one who muted the TV (sound never to return) the instant TJ Watt scored.

Sharkbait

Oh fuck out of here with this Roethlisberger puff piece NBC

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Redshirt

I guess they put “Rapist” in the same color as the background.

Horatio Cornblower

Cris ball-gargling about how Ben hopes he represents Pittsburgh and its value very well. I was going to just dismiss that crap out of hand, but I noodled around the internet and, well, turns out Cris might be on to something.

https://www.wesa.fm/identity-justice/2019-05-15/pittsburgh-police-dismiss-nearly-one-third-of-rape-cases-as-unfounded

King Hippo

oh good Christ, that on-screen word salad. Where is “RAPE” or even “HARF?”

Horatio Cornblower

At least “choco taco”

LemonJello

For The Ben, when one bathroom stall door is forced closed, another is forced open.

King Hippo

I hope KC isn’t going to cede Herr Greypenis a pity, farewell GarbageDOWN here.

LemonJello

I’m hoping for a pickerception returned for 6.

King Hippo

Meaningless dumpoff completion will have to do, HARF!

TheRevanchist

My daughter attempted to make curry. It’s more like a soup than a stew.

hippofant

Switch your carb from rice to noodles then.

Could also just simmer for a few hours to cook it down.

TheRevanchist

I just took more NyQuil. No hours to simmer on a school night.

Horatio Cornblower

https://twitter.com/MikeLeslieWFAA/status/1482893093431042048

Seems like a genuinely great guy. Maybe not the best at making decisions late in games with no time-outs left and 14 seconds on the clock, but still a great guy.

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Horatio Cornblower

Scrolling through Twitter it seems he also credited the fans for throwing things at the refs after the game. If that’s true it’s disappointing. After some games, yesterday’s Raiders-Bengals debacle, for instance, I’m all for the refs having to run through a hail of garbage to get off the field, but this afternoon was all on Dallas. Refs weren’t the problem.

Horatio Cornblower

Cue my source:

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TheRevanchist

Good thread.

Horatio Cornblower

Great thread. Some of those are just genius.

Brocky

Still funny after all these years

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hippofant

no way, that’s clearly malteser curvature there

Gumbygirl

Whoppers.

hippofant

Okay, that Collinsworth impression of Rapelesberger asking to have his knees intact going into retirement was pretty fucking funny.

Doktor Zymm

Pfft, like he has real knees

Doktor Zymm

Bullshit! I will rough your passer sir!

Sharkbait

Normally Ben is the Rougher, not the roughee

Game Time Decision

Parked cars, notwithstanding

Gumbygirl

My phone is dying, like the Steeler’s season. Have I told you guys lately that I love you? Because I do. You keep me off the ledge!

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Redshirt

I’m sure you won’t have to wait 31 years, like I did. Maybe close to five or six if they give Rudolph the keys next year, but I’m sure you’ll be back before the 30s.

Gumbygirl

You are gracious in victory!

herodotus450

After the parmesan SLANDER down below I remembered some parmesan “cheese crackers” I have, it’s like cheese and crackers but without the cracker part. 100% more cheese!!!!!
They’re ok.

Gumbygirl

Parm is delicious too, but romano has attitude.

hippofant

DEAR CANADIANS,

If you see THESE in the store, they’re really fucking good and surprisingly cheap when on-sale because (I think) they are underappreciated.

https://www.presidentschoice.ca/product/pc-white-cheddar-and-rosemary-flavoured-mini-cheese-crackers/20431569002_EA

Love,
A sad expat.

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herodotus450

Cananada has a brand called President’s Choice? Not for long, if me and my B-2 squadron have anything to say about it.

Game Time Decision

In my region they are only available at the grocery chain called “The Superstore”, just to make it sound more fake
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Beerguyrob

WineWife made parmigiana reggiano cheese straws yesterday. WOULD RECOMMEND!!

BugEyedBoo

KC is just fucking with them now. “Who wants a playoff TD?”

Redshirt

That’s my scenario to running up the score. If you want to give your offense reps, that’s fine, but for every TD you score (unless the other team is also scoring), you snap the XP attempt to nobody and give them the 2 points.

Doktor Zymm

I kinda wish I was a lesbian, they’re good fun and i have met some super nice ones. Oh well again

herodotus450

I hear there’s some camps for that.

Game Time Decision

Band camp?

Gumbygirl

Church camp.

Horatio Cornblower

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Redshirt

That and them showing the Enterprise blowing up is the worst spoiling trailer moment. That would’ve caused the entire audience to burst out laughing while all band geeks go, “I knew it.” or “That’s me!”

2Pack

Softball team

JimU

It’s never too late to try something new!

Mr. Ayo

Why not both?

Redshirt

Based on an admittedly loose definition of the term, I consider myself a lesbian.

Downfield Matriculator

Apparently Mahomes has figured out a Hardman is good to find

Doktor Zymm

Oh hey it’s snowing! And i can be happy about this cause i live in cali!