Your Thursday Night NFL Football Open Thread

It’s week 7 already? Where does the time go?

Tidbits:

-Mecole Hardman and his one precious reception is headed back to the Chiefs after an eye-opening (for the Jets) stay in New York. What was the point of all that? I guess he has use for K.C. because he knows the offense but why not give more time to the Rice’s and Ross’s on the roster?

-Justin Pugh, the old lineman that was dragged off his couch to play for the Giants is likely going to start at left tackle this weekend. When did he last play that position? 2015. When did he last play? Last October.

-Tyson Bagent (rhymes with Brock Purdy?) will be only the 4th DII qb to start a game in the last 20 years. Nathan Peterson, the backup to Fields, must have felt a ‘Whoosh” as Bagent jumped him in the qb queue.

-Remember that massive ESPN culling that resulted in the Matron, Van Gundy, Steve Young and others being shown the door? Well, that was all a smokescreen so that Horatio’s favorite septum-scraping septuagenarian could be brought on board and be paid the big bucks. Yes, Jim Boeheim will be doing games and studio work for the WWW this season. Your great grandfather’s sweater vest couldn’t be prouder.

To The Game!

Jags/Saints:

-Line Troubles: New Orleans will be missing at least two o-linemen and possibly a third. Another fella will be back after getting benched because there were no better alternatives.

-No In-Between: Apparently Emo Carr either likes throwing long or dumping it to the backs for that safe checkdown. Even prior to Kamara’s return he was ranked 3rd in the league in being a pantywaist.

-Perhaps that’s why the Saints have scored less than 21 points in 5 of 6 games. The OC that you weren’t aware of-Pete Carmichael-who has been in place since 2009(!) is starting to feel the heat.

-Jamaal Williams is back! His moribund 2.74 yards per carry is not needed however.

-The Saints secondary is doing work-they’re 2nd in opponent comp. percentage, have the most passes defended at 40 and have the 5th-best interception rate. I don’t expect to get much out of Ridley this evening.

-After the manly amount of carries he got last week, Etienne has 113 rush attempts which is first in the league.

Pray for the over.