Your “It’s Here!, It’s Here!” Thursday Night Exhibition Football Open Thread

Look, it’s something approximating the football we all know and love and hate at varying times. One might think I put quite a bit of thought into my first game intro of the 23-24 season but y’all would be mistaken. Nope, the slapdashery shall continue unabated! I’ve not been fired yet so I’m going to continue with what works. Besides, you wanted some incisive insights regarding this game? For shame! And now…

Housekeeping:

-I’d very much like to thank the folks here that did the heavy lifting during the offseason. Filling holes and voids wherever you found them must have been a challenge at times and it was mighty appreciated.

-Oh hey, fellas and gals that have that squirrel running around your frontal lobe screeching, “I want to type something on this here site”. Well, have I got a deal for you-it’s called Doorcoin and you can have some should you wish to throw your thoughts against the wall. Seriously, should you wish to toss a team preview together or even if you wanted to do a game intro post, we’re nothing if not accommodating. I’ll be honest, sometimes I just don’t have much to say about the second meeting between the Bucs and the Texans. That’s where you jump in and weave your magic.

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To the game!

Browns/Jets:

-Not that we’ll see either of them but both these squadoos love them ostracized qb’s. They each took different paths to get there but they arrived at the same destination.

-We should see failed Wonder Boy Zach Wilson-will he ever learn to say the right thing? Has his ego completely unraveled?

-We might see some option trickery from Cleveland. There’s been some funky backfield formations in camp and word is that Elijah Moore might function as the third rb.

-Nathaniel Hackett has been recycled of course. Now he’s going to be calling plays from up in the sky, as far away from the players as possible. He recently said that Payton calling him out, “broke the code” by going public with his comments. “He should have talked behind my back like a real man” is the logic I’m guessing.

 

That’s it, I’m sure I forgot a bunch of things but I’ve only got about 120(?) more posts to do over the course of the season so I’ll get to it when I get to it.

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Gumbygirl

Nice block!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Had to look this one up to be sure; have confirmed as an excellent reference.

Don T

“Nathaniel toasts bagels just right: firm, crisp, blond.”

Redshirt

Producer: “Focus on Aaron Rodgers! Focus on Aaron Rodgers!”
Me: “Show Thompson-Robinson’s name plate! Show Thompson-Robinson’s name plate!”

Redshirt

I just got home turned on my TV and they showed a video of Aaron Rodgers and I am now sick of Aaron Rodgers. Can Tom Brady came back?

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

Let’s not say things we don’t mean

Redshirt

At least Tommy Boy has the rings to cover the ego his smugness was writing.

Redshirt
Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Just tune into Raiders games. Now that he’s an owner they will probably show him every five minutes.

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Brocky

Leave it to the browns to find a way to browns a preseason game against an equally inept franchise

WCS

Most Superb Owl III final score ever.

Brocky

Also involving the jets and a team with a shitty history with Baltimore

herodotus450

Kellen Mond is:
-The largest Mountain on Uranus (heh)
-The largest Iroquois burial ground this side of Halifax, or
-The largest bundle of nerve endings in the vago-centric region if you know what I mean

Gumbygirl

Today at the DMV they had a screen showing dumb human interest stories, and one showed a picture of an enormous pearl set in an engagement ring. The caption said the bride to be found it in her clam. Hehehe.

herodotus450

Just wait until he turns 33

Spur

https://twitter.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/1687270365364355072?s=20
ASU holding out for a truck full of vape juice

Doktor Zymm

Oh I like Revis’s mom, that yawn was epic and exactly the correct response to having to sit through a Browns/Jets preseason game

LemonJello

THESE BROWNS, I CALL THEM THE IRAQI REPUBLICAN GUARD BECAUSE THEY’RE INEFFECTIVE AGAINST THE JETS THAT ARE KILLING THEM.

Gumbygirl

He was good at Pitt. Fun to watch

King Hippo

Baby Buster opening night! I guess his balls have finally dropped.

Brocky

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King Hippo

Is she a ukulele or sommet?

Brocky

Is that an euphemism?

Spoiler

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WCS

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Wowzers

Col. Duke LaCross

She takes her vitamins.

LemonJello

Did everybody stretch and hydrate prior to commenting? We don’t need anyone going on IR this early in the season.

/immediately trips over the dog and breaks BOTH wrists.

Mr. Ayo

Apparently I did not.

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WCS

How much do you two jerk off?

Mr. Ayo

This is more of a technique issue instead of a usage issue.

LemonJello

I was told there would be no math.

LemonJello

Just load up on Ketamine and wrap that hand and get back in there!

/slaps Ayo on the ass, HARD

Gumbygirl

How are you doing? Are you hooked on The Drugs yet?

Mr. Ayo

I might be 3rd Hippo by the end of this ordeal

King Hippo

I took a bonus pill. FOAR MORAL SUPPORT

Gumbygirl

I went to the DMV. I’m battle- hardened.

LemonJello

Ronde Tiki is a big hugger, isn’t he?

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ArmedandHammered

You mean remora?

LemonJello

Pre-season commenting, have to work back into game shape.

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It’s like the movie Twins except with morals instead of physical characteristics.

Doktor Zymm

It’s a shame because Tiki Bars are usually pretty awesome, who knew you would get such crap just by adding ‘ber’ to the end?

litre_cola

The one at the Fairmont in SF was run by my buddy 20 years ago. What a place.

Senor Weaselo

Worse: He has a mid-morning radio show on FAN.

Mr. Ayo

This meaningless and inconsequential exhibition game definitely needs MOAR BLEEEEERGH.

herodotus450

Would be funny if the league went to 18 (or 20 or 24 or…) games but teams still played their third stringers for the first 3 or 4.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

grumble grumble nothing wrong with admiring old busts grumble grumble

King Hippo

WCS, how many cousins yall gonna fuck this year? Does7 save coach’s jerb?

WCS

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Mr. Ayo

Nailed It!

–B. Walsh

King Hippo

Even without his jerkin’ thumb! Dedication chuh chuh

King Hippo

Placement kicks r still 2 ez smgd

King Hippo

I wrote the commish and semi-threatened to quit already. And I have good keepers for once.

Spur
herodotus450

“Sir, we’ve done it! They’re actually watching the Jets-Browns game, those incredible idiots! We can sell them anything, I’m sure of it!”

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“Oh, nonsense. Next you’ll tell me that they’re donating money to help a billionaire pay for his criminal fraud trial defense.”

litre_cola

That is for the troof sir. Troof is costly.

King Hippo

ThShaun, does not understand that it is August

Redshirt

Alright, that’s three seconds of Collinsworth is more than enough for me for one season.

litre_cola

Preach!

Brocky

Notice that rodgers didn’t go to see the book of mormon.

Too close to home?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Probably has more to do with the new theory that books cause ADHD.

Mr. Ayo

Hey Ware, sing it with your chest! This some bullshit whispercore singing.

Spur

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King Hippo

I’m looking forward to his emo band

Brocky

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King Hippo

But a surprisingly tender singing voice!

Brocky

I’m… pleasantly surprised?

Gumbygirl

I’ve heard way worse.

Brocky

That just reminds me of the time the backstreet boys sang the anthem at the super bowl and my dad straight up changed the channel

Gumbygirl

Collinsworth is pissing me off already!

Mr. Ayo

Wow. Revis is bigger than Joe Thomas. What a world.

King Hippo

Zack Thomas looks like Cotton from King of the Hill now.

WCS

Zack Thomas never killed fitty men.

King Hippo

But they took his shins anyhow!

Spur

but he did get his shins blow off at Texas Tech frat party

Brocky

Yeah, but whats his body count?

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King Hippo

And now we have all seen Joe Thomas’….John Thomas!

Brocky

So…. has anyone else here actually visited the hall of fame?

I understand no one willingly goes to Ohio, but of you’re forced to, it’s worth a detour

Gumbygirl

Gumby has been there many times. I never have. He loves it.

Spur

The Pinball one? Monthly.

King Hippo

My ex-wife has but only because she went on an elementary school field trip (she lived in Canton, you see)

Brocky

… that’s good hustle?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I’ve been!

Doktor Zymm

Today I learned that ChatGPT does NAWT speak Hippoese, I asked for a preview of this game in hippoese and got this:
“In a grand celebration of mighty gridiron warriors, the NFL Hall of Fame Game is set to begin in the magnificent land of Hippoese! Gather ’round, all you wild hippos, as we witness the clash of champions from seasons past. The air is thick with excitement as these football giants gather to showcase their strength and skill in a spectacle like no other.
Amidst the roaring fans, you will witness legends of the past stepping onto the hallowed turf once more. The echoes of their triumphs resonate through the savannah, as they come together to honor their greatness and immortalize their names in the Hall of Fame. These colossal beings, each with a story of valor and perseverance, are ready to leave their indelible mark in the annals of Hippoesean history.”

Spur

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WCS

This needs bronzed and hung over the Clubhouse mantle.

King Hippo

That which ain’t got no intelligence can’t be artificially sweetened ppl forget that

Spur

Feed it some Peter King and watch it error out

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“Error 9810? Haven’t seen that one before…”

[looks it up]

“Fuck this, and fuck you.”

Spur

The Land of Hippoese. Where point spread is never a .5.

Don T

There are traces of Other Hippo and the enthusiasm of early Third Pill Hippo. But fake fake fake.

Spur

You know Tiki is in the stands booing.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Won’t be as embarrasing as in 1985 when Frank Gifford and Jim Taylor kept chanting “JUICE WILL NOT REPLACE US!”

Brocky

door flies open

Brocky: How the fuck you….

door swings back shut, Brocky gets knocked flat on his back

Brocky:… doing boys?

King Hippo

That you on the banner pic?

Brocky

….. I’m gonna need a 23 and me to make sure we’re not related

King Hippo

I am not even gonna play Footy Manager, for TEH WHOLE Q1

Doktor Zymm

These are two teams that are generally expected to be kind of good where I will be neither surprised nor upset if they turn out to be monkey diarrhea

Spur

Can we get some Pac-12, Hateful 8 discussion going? Pac-12 being snobs backfired on their asses.

WCS

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Spur

Evening Folks

Redshirt

Let’s liven up the Hall of Fame game, winning team gets someone from the franchise enshrined in the Hall. The losing team gets someone thrown out.

WCS

Can’t we just have Goodell flayed at halftime?

Redshirt

That would help with ratings. Nah, let’s put Goodell in as all-time QB for both teams in the 4th quarter.

King Hippo

Are there any #ThePauls in the Hall? Ain’t nobody got the balls to evict Jim Brown, even if he’s ded

WCS

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It’s literally the ONLY good thing that happened to this poor bastard.

King Hippo

Oh yeah, and really deserving. Be mean to evict

litre_cola

Just ordered Chinese food. Will I watch? Probably not. Will I be here? yes. Absolutely.

Redshirt

NFL Offseason from Beginning to End (Artistic Interpretation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXEbFaW0ac8

WCS

Interesting analogy of my first marriage.

EDIT: Also, this is what talking to Tua will be like in five or so years.

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WCS

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Just waiting. Always waiting.

Redshirt

In honor of preseason and as a long time member of DFO, I’ve shown up but I’m only going to put forth barely any effort, planned to be replaced by a new person around 9:30 who probably won’t be here in September but fully expecting to be paid in full.

Red (narrating): “Now I wasn’t there when the moderators released Redshirt on Final Cut Down Day, but I was told he cried like a baby. I wish I could’ve seen that.”

King Hippo

#QuietQuitting

King Hippo

But not in a fun way, like extracting hobo corpse teeth and looking for gold fillings.

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litre_cola

This is just brilliant Hippo.

Spur

I welcome our GPTChat overlord. Wonder who they would root for.

BeefReeferLives

Yeah, the general consensus regarding the QBs for both squads seems to be along the line of:

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King Hippo

MILF-Hunter Z, upon meeting the ladies of his mom’s bridge club

Gumbygirl

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohooooooooooo[deep breath]oooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!