Your Mid-Afternoon NFL Football Follies Open Thread

Only three fixtures here in this window but one of them is a doozy. Of the Giants and Raiders, which will be that much closer to .500 when all the dust settles? An expectant nation awaits…

To The Games!

Colts/Panthers:

It’s a Frank Reich Revenge Game! Fantasy owners were non-plussed to find out that Moss wasn’t sent to the bench when JT got back. Things are a bit better now that Taylor has the lion’s share of carries but also gets pretty much all of the passes out of the backfield. Still, Moss is the favorite down at the goal line and isn’t going away. There are points to be had here because the Colts have given up an average of 38 during their three game skid. T’is a sneaky ‘over’ game in my eyes. Plus there’s the fact that Carolina can’t stop the run at all.

Giants/Raiders:

New Vegas coach Antonio Pierce seems a good fit for the franchise. He was a key part of the Giants monumental 2007 upset of the Pats. A curious thing: he left his dogs alone for an entire week with a bunch of food and not enough water. He was making about 10 mil a year at the time but dogsitting was too much of an expense? Also, he was Plaxico’s right-hand man when the guy shot himself-drove him to the hospital as they formulated a plan for Burress to give a false name and for Pierce to hide the gun. Did he eventually realize his error and surrender the firearm? Nope, the cops had to come to his house and retrieve it. Great guy. He’s got ‘Interim’ written all over him.

Cowboys/Eagles:

Parsons only has six sacks to his name so far but the advanced stats say that will change. His current pass rush win rate is the highest ever recorded at 33.8% since the stat was created in 2017. On top of that, his pressure rate of 18.1% is only the 2nd best ever achieved. The sacks will come. Crouched in his way is Lane Johnson and his fantastic 93.1 pass block win rate. It should be an epic battle when they’re across from one another. I’d take the over on the Hurts rush prop because he’s going to get flushed from the pocket a few times. DAK! has killed it in division-his record of 28-7 is third behind Patty and Throw Rogan. Each team averages 28 a game so bet the tie.

Go Giants!

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Doktor Zymm

You get sacked, Dak, and don’t you drop back no more no more no more no more

Sharkbait

My sister in laws TV apparently has a parental setting to nuke the wifi at 6m so their kids can’t watch TV after that. Thanks for the heads up on that one.

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Horatio Cornblower

Burning their house to the ground is justified.

WCS

Tell the police your imaginary law-talkin’ buddies said it was fine.

Sharkbait

At the very least a penalty shot from the redbreast 12 year is in order v

jjfozz

What bullshit.

King Hippo

It would behoove the Iggles not to give the ball back to the N-GCp

Horatio Cornblower

it would behoove Fox to switch over from this 30-6 blowout but they’ll be damned if they do.

King Hippo

Nobody believes in behoovery no MOAR

Mr. Ayo

They seem to not agree with this strategy.

It’s a bold strategy, let’s see how it works out.

Doktor Zymm

Shame bet is doing its work, Birds!

fleshwound_NPG

ouch dak

Horatio Cornblower

DeVito has no idea what he’s doing out there.

Mr. Ayo

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WCS

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King Hippo

He said “I’m just gonna get REAL WEIRD with it”

Horatio Cornblower

Yeah, I’m not blaming him at all.

King Hippo

These VEP sure are….chirpy for a bunch that’s letting the AOC Raiders run train on them.

blaxabbath

“Best thing about our seats in Section R — you can’t read the “End Racism” / “It takes all of us” messages painted behind the end zones.”

– Don T (Closet Racist?)

King Hippo

Don’t be silly, we all noe BLAX r teh REEL racists smh

Gumbygirl

He’s an Amazon warehouse racist.

fleshwound_NPG

as for MY johnson’s porn intake, its fine, thank you very much

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Gumbygirl

I read that earlier. This guy makes my skin crawl.

Redshirt

Still better option than Jordan.

Gumbygirl

I’m afraid just as bad, or worse.

WCS

Piss in one, shit in the other.

LemonJello

But enough about Trump’s instructions to those Russian hookers

Horatio Cornblower

My initial thought was that it’s like none of these people have imaginations, but then I think about what they’re like and realize that they probably don’t.

Gumbygirl

I think they have ugly, dark, and twisted imaginations and they are living for the day they can go full on Nazi.

Horatio Cornblower

/Me, having had two beers, finishing dinner, and realizing that thanks to DST it’s not even 7:00 pm:

[Zaphod] poured a drink down his other throat with the plan that it would head the previous one off at the pass, join forces with it, and together they would get the second one to pull itself together. Then all three would go off in search of the first, give it a good talking to and maybe a bit of a sing as well.
He felt uncertain as to whether the fourth drink had understood all that, so he sent a fifth to explain the plan more fully and a sixth for moral support.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Fucking Rhamondre Stevenson and Josh Jacobs are gonna fuck me out of a win this week.

Gumbygirl

Because the Fatty was out, Gumby was stuck with Danny Dimes,, who had like 1 maybe 2 points before he was dragged off the field. He lost his game too. I really don’t understand why people bother with ff. It just seems to make everyone miserable! The Shield doesn’t need any help with buzzkilling.

The Maestro

Evening, folks. We’re into The Dark Zone now, I see. Did two hours of leaves today after marking some quizzes and waking up hungover. At least I have some wings in the oven as a treat after another dogshit NE showing.

WCS

Ah, I’m sorry, did you get addicted to going to Superb Owls every other year?

Horatio Cornblower

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LemonJello

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The Maestro

Why as a matter of fact, I did. But my first hit was free, so I will never take any accountability for my entire life’s actions. NAWT FAYAH

WCS

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fleshwound_NPG

you know its a bad call when even i think that shitty PI call that clearly fucks the cowboys was bullshit

Horatio Cornblower

Haven’t seen it yet, but NFL officiating is atrocious so I’m really not surprised. They just make things up as they go along, then over the next week or so the league office comes up with some bizarro explanation of why it was the right call and your eyes were lying to you.

fleshwound_NPG

thank god the bears suck and im not into gambling, or else i would’ve been sent into an asylum during this era of football

Horatio Cornblower

Anyone betting on the NFL is out of their mind.

Also, anyone betting on Arsenal after the coach and then the organization went after the Premier League officiating is also just burning money.

Horatio Cornblower

Oh that’s right, it’s almost Veteran’s Day, when the NFL switches from pretending to care about women to pretending to care about veterans.

WCS

The flags are big.

Horatio Cornblower

It’s perfectly cromulent the way that the flags embiggen our souls.

Redshirt

What about pretending to care about it playe……BWHAHAHA!!!!!

fleshwound_NPG

and on thanksgiving pretend to care about families

blaxabbath

Tune two vets they put on the board today were Latina Air Forca.

WCS

Cracking one’s toes is an underrated simple pleasure.

LemonJello

“Got any photos of those toes?”
-Rex Ryan

Gumbygirl

I could make a fortune with my hideous toes on one of the weirder fetish sites, not even joking. I’m like a sloth in the footal region.

Dunstan

“Your toes are my favorite. Don’t tell the others.” — Rex R.

Redshirt

Depends on whose toes you’re cracking.

Horatio Cornblower

Just saw the pass Hurts threw to take the lead.

You just have to tip your hat; that’s a hell of a throw.

King Hippo

playing on one leg, too. He and Dak both have immense heart, makes them hard to hate.

Horatio Cornblower

Yeah, nothing but respect for Hurts.

Now, if someone were to hit the Eagles head coach in the back of the head with a bag of nickels I wouldn’t be all that upset.

LemonJello

Goddammit

King Hippo

Is Saquon also still out and if so, who is now the VEP emergency/wildcat QB??

Horatio Cornblower

Me.

Which is a problem, since I’m two beers deep, in Connecticut, and was never very good at football.

WCS

Los Giantes, searching for potential replacements and finding Don T and Blax:

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(conceptional)

King Hippo

You seem like an improvisor, though. Owning a historic home is good preparation.

Horatio Cornblower

It’s not “historic” old, just “wow, everything in this house needs an upgrade” old.

Redshirt

Still better than whoever Arizona is sending out there

jjfozz

That was one Swift move

LemonJello

Which game is Tay-Tay at this week?

jjfozz

The one where a swarm of killer African bees attack her and then sting her to death.

Don T

Raiders stadium notes:
-full of Giants fans
-very VERY clean facilities
-liquoUr quality offsets price
-game is quicker in person–incredible!

King Hippo

It was unreal, especially when you consider what an outlier it was for each franchise to play a game like that.

Horatio Cornblower

“This looks like a different Raiders team….”

Because they’re playing the Giants. Jesus, this isn’t calculus.

Sharkbait

It almost shouldn’t count

LemonJello

That’s Rikki’s Raiders!!!!

fleshwound_NPG

tank wars heating up

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fleshwound_NPG

thursday would be the most beautiful tie if it happens

WCS

From your fingertips to whatever BLEERGH uses to register sound and/or communication.

Sharkbait

Oh that’s excellent

Horatio Cornblower

OK, it’s 21-0 Raiders. This is clearly an insurmountable lead for Los Gigantes. Put the Eagles-Cowboys game on, Fox.

We stopped at a brewery on the way back and I had one of these, so I am prepared for the Cowboys to shit the bed.

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Horatio Cornblower

My best friend since 4th grade, who is way too into the Cowboys, (to the point that I made that the center of my best man speech at his wedding), has already offered to give me about three streaming options.

The bottom line is I don’t give that much of a shit. In all honesty if it weren’t for this site and you fine* people I’m not sure how much I’d even be following the NFL these days.

*’Fine’ in this instance may be defined in different ways, and does not obligate the person uttering ‘fine’ in connection with any of the people on this site to be compelled to travel to Las Vegas and testify as a character witness for anything anyone affiliated with DFO has done. Allegedly.

WCS

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blaxabbath

Given the ugly slate of NFL ball on the current dfocon schedule….

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blaxabbath

2.3.24

LemonJello

Can you see HI I’M MARK DAVIS in his secret clubhouse? Or his today girlfriend?

jjfozz

Lift trailer. Another hot piece of shit. Nothing like trying to sell a movie to Americans that includes rushing the cockpit . . .

jjfozz

Did anyone just see the trailer for “The Fall Guy”? Holy fuck what a flaming piece of shit. Am I hallucinating due to DST?

jjfozz

I yelled so loud at my son today that my chest hurts

jjfozz

He is without a doubt one of the biggest assholes that I love. I swear to Christ, he better amount to something.

LemonJello

“The Speaker recognizes the gentleman from Maryland. Senator Fozzspawn, the floor is yours.”

jjfozz

“Middle Fozz Spawn, please take the stand and remember, you’re under oath. The charges as follows: causing general mayhem, drunk and disorderly, assaulting a police officer, assaulting a police officer’s horse, grand theft auto, and burning a liquor store to the ground.”

Horatio Cornblower

“eh, it’s been done”

-Rob Ford, from under 6′ of dirt

fleshwound_NPG

chew some baby asprin, just in case

jjfozz

I just might.

ballsofsteelandfury

To all of you wanting edit abilities, I want you to know that we are working on it. The truth is no one knows how or why they went away for certain users and it’s kinda hard to figure out how to get them back.

All that said, your typos are hilarious!

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blaxabbath

Who has a problem with wanting edibles?

Mr. Ayo

Of course you edited this just to rub it in our illiterate faces.

😉

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Mr. Ayo

God DAMMIT! You mock me at your own peril.

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jjfozz

If this ain’t proof of the New World Order, I don’t know what is.

Gumbygirl

Yesterday, I think, I meant to say dumbest and I spelled it dunbest. That was really dunb.

LemonJello

Is Olsen a graduate of the Collinsworth School of Color Commentary?

Gatoraids

did he get his son a broadcasting job already?

fleshwound_NPG

not surprising a member of the 7th floor crew got As in a course about colorful commentary

LemonJello

McCarthy calling an ice cream treat break right there

Brick Meathook
King Hippo

That Duke education allows him to understand the concept of guaranteed moneys

King Hippo

Dr. Mantis Toboggan, the seconding!!

jjfozz

over/under on batteries thrown by Philly fans is not on Draft Kings

Sharkbait

Raiders get that new coach bump

Sharkbait
Sharkbait

Who do I have to blow to get edit abilities again?

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Mr. Ayo

Damn, a if that Houston team existed we’d have a new scorigami.

Mr. Ayo

This post served two purposes. 1) I’m way more drunk than I thought. 2) Use peons still can’t edit our own posts.

Mr. Ayo

Deep sigh. Goddammit!

Doktor Zymm

Shame bet Cowboys/Bengals. The Cowpersons are the shame part.

fleshwound_NPG

retroactively send connor bedard to the anaheim ducks
actively send gary bettman and the chicago blackhawks to hell

https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-blackhawks-player-sues-team-alleges-he-was-sexually-assaulted-by-brad-aldrich-203857392.html

Sharkbait

Fucking disgrace

Mr. Ayo

Shoot them into the sun with Gary. Terrible.

Sharkbait

Good thing Aldrich didn’t bet on sports though. Or else that first round pick would be forefited.

Brocky

Hey man, my dad was born in Gary.

I have nothing else to add

Gumbygirl

Was he in the Jackson 5? He was Tito, wasn’t he? I bet he was Tito!

Mr. Ayo

I have no qualms with Gary, IN. It’s not Kalamazoo or French Lick, but it’s fine.

Brocky

Huh, I have no one in the later afternoon games, nor the Sunday night game, nor the Monday night game.

So I’ve never lost a fantasy football game this early in the day before. 1

Brocky

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yeah right

We have a Rev sighting!

LemonJello

Is he in the back of an LVPD patrol car?

WCS

No, the suspect lineup.

Don T

He’s risen?

yeah right

and it’s before sunset!

blaxabbath

Dude seated next to Don T looks like Squeak “Little Bitch” Sclolari.

WCS

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Don T

He’s a Jints fan. The level of disrespect is off da hook
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blaxabbath

And his boy’s acne is out of control.