Your Sunday Afternoon Preseason Football Open Thread

We got our first fill of an actual slate yesterday. Thanks to many of you for filling out our Champions League league! And also to Blax and Don T. for joining MATH HARD! So is anyone willing to take a flyer on a rookie qb given the success that Stroud had last year? Let’s take a looky-loo at some of them.

Caleb Williams:

He did a thing or two. Actually four things in that he went 4-7 on two drives which both ended in field goals. The coaching staff is over the moon at this because the bar is so gotdamn low for Bears qbs. Not bad. Given the circumstances, C+

Just a note here. I’m feeling bad for the starting o-lines of these teams because those big fellas are going to have to play extra downs in the worthless preseason because assets must be protected. That’s more wear and tear on guys that have such a thankless task.

Jayden Daniels:

You’re a rook qb trying to make it in the NFL and you’re also being implicitly asked to help wipe the considerable stink off the franchise that was accumulated over almost the entirety of your life. That’s a big ask. He threw a 42 yard bomb to a guy that was perfectly covered but it resulted in a catch. He then walked in a three yard TD. A

Drake Maye:

2-3 for 19 yards. Grade incomplete.

Mike Penix Jr.:

9 of 16 for 104. Enjoy playing while it lasts. B+

J.J. McCarthy:

He was out there for a while as well. The numbers say 11 of 17 for 188 with 2 TD’s and 1 INT. Anyone else recall a (semi) forgotten Michigan Qb? (yes, I know it’s one preseason game) When he’s game-ready he’s got access to JJ, Addison and Hockey-that’s gonna lift anyone’s numbers. B but room for improvement.

Spencer Rattler:

Wasn’t this kid the snake of the walk two years ago? My memory stopped serving a little while ago. His numbers were 9-17 for 70 yards. That’s weak. C

Today you get two tilts-

 

Denver/Indy (in progress)

Cowboys/Rams

And the women’s marathon! And Closing Ceremonies. I hope the latter gets all Frenched up.

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Unsurprised

I’m still laughing at Siamese assholes.

That reminds me. I binged all of Blue Mountain State and the movie. Ha ha. Seems like their kind of joke.

Dunstan

Went to the Dodger game today, took the shuttle from Union Station and realized the last time I was at Union Station was to meet some strange imaginary internet people for a pub crawl.

Unsurprised

That’s seems fitting. All the weirdos end up there eventually.

Doktor Zymm

Looks like about 8 minutes of commercials on a 44 minute show with cheap Hulu. Not awful compared to network, but still quite a bit

WCS

Hulu crashes my browser so often, I discontinued it. Hope you have better luck.

Unsurprised

Hulu blows for tv. It’s fine for movies.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Portishead: Good music! Not good music to work out to!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAKX51r7erw

WCS

At the risk of seeming narcissistic, and shoehorning stuff in, I truly don’t care right now. I’m just happy right now. I’m just in love, and it’s really nice to feel like shit is finally rounding into place.

Because I’m the living embodiment of Al Bundy’s luck, I will do something very dumb in the near future to ruin the progress. In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy tonight’s vibe at work.

I love the princess, have three incredible offspring, a recentered and promising new career, and still sober. I owe a serious debt to all yinz here for keeping me laughing during a rough patch. Sincere thanks for all the dickjokery and kontent. I love yinz all. I honestly don’t know if after ex-wifey and I split if I’d ever would have had the courage to even reapproach the princess again without some of the comradery and stress relief this site gave me when I needed it. Again, appreciate it. Yinz are all invited to hopefully eventual wedding, on someone’s dime besides mine.

How are the LA folk enjoying the new-found Olympic spirit?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ybDELXv-g

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

Doktor Zymm

Hooray for happiness!

Gumbygirl

Amen, sistah! It certainly beats the alternative.

Senor Weaselo

…You guys need a quartet?

Bogdanski

If you don’t like classical, I can provide jazz. But I’m sure Senor is the far superior choice for any entertainment

WCS

Scandinavian doom metal

Bogdanski

I can do that too, I have two bass drums

Bogdanski

Well, actually like five, depending upon how you define them. Point is, I can some blast beats

Bogdanski

‘do’ between can and some

ballsofsteelandfury

Woohoo!! DFO Euro trip!

WCS

Everyone knows Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is Lyon, France of Appalachia.

Gumbygirl

I’m not kidding, I did an online quiz the other day that asked what city is the Paris of Appalachia? Answer: Pittsburgh! Weewee!

ballsofsteelandfury

Also, I’m totally psyched for LA 28. I’m looking to see how I can get involved in the efforts to put it together.

Bogdanski

Living in San Diego, wanna take the kids to some events. Luckily, uncle-in-law lives in Santa Monica in a post-WW2 tiny house. Just about the only way I could think of going

2Pack

I am glad you are in a good place. Be well Buddy.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’m seeing people bitching about Brittney Griner winning a gold and I can’t help but laugh because she scored four points and got two rebounds in just five minutes on the floor, and those points seem pretty damned critical in a game the U.S. only won by a single point.

Bogdanski

Is it the reactionary assholes claiming she doesnt deserve a medal for reasons or is it serious people who legit think she should have played more?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

People whining about the hostage trade for Viktor Bout. Personally I’m fine with sending home a guy famous for stealing Russian military equipment and selling it, especially considering they will be needing that equipment for their ongoing war.

Bogdanski

What i thought, thanks

rockingdog

Finally saw some of those new nfl kickoffs,
It’s seems kinda Rockinggg! 🏈

rockingdog

Found a funny:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WiEO9p8OVMQ

🇺🇸💯

ArmedandHammered

Wow, that was great, glad to see Downfall lives on.

Redshirt

…so, it looks like you can intentionally crash multiple opponents to win a race in NASCAR.

LemonJello

Let me know when they let them arm the cars with guns and rockets. Then I’ll start watching.

ArmedandHammered

Car Wars! Damn that was a great game.

WCS

Carmeggedon

Doktor Zymm

That was a great game, played tons of it and Carmageddon 2

WCS

Carmagaddon 2 remains on of my favorite PC games.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

There’s a great Harlan Ellison short story about that called “Along the Scenic Route”.

ArmedandHammered

if they had been better drivers, they would never have wrecked… every libertarian everywhere

Mr. Ayo

Terrible. Just a damn pinball out there.

Senor Weaselo

Wreckfest!

Unsurprised
Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

James Urbaniak – for those who might not know – does the voice of Dr. Venture and is delightfully interactive on…whatever that shitshow website is called now.

Bogdanski

Urbaniak rules, and the winklvii suck

Horatio Cornblower

The comments below that Winklevoss nonsense were delightfully mean-spirited, cruel, and largely accurate.

LemonJello

Flag football in the 2028 Olympics? What’s next? Dodgeball? Tag? Kickball?

Unsurprised

Indie Sleaze is back, baby!

Doktor Zymm

I would 100% watch Red Rover in the Olympics. It’s super dangerous when played by anyone over the age of 10

Gatoraids

Duck Duck Goose added to track and field

Gumbygirl

My arms still hurt from that.

Gatoraids

boxball bitches

ballsofsteelandfury

We could play Smear The Queer but the Olympics would get cancelled

Horatio Cornblower

We called the Kill The Man With The Ball, but now the libtards would get bent out fo shape about gendering the game and this is why China is beating us.

Unsurprised

In the U.S., sure, but there are dozens of countries where they play that game for keeps already.

BugEyedBoo

Cornhole.

Unsurprised

Senor Weaselo

That slap fighting league?

WCS

Pickleball

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly
Horatio Cornblower

Cribbage

yeah right

I’ve got a shot at Olympic gold!

I’ll challenge each and every one of you to a game of cribbage.

Doktor Zymm

Checks out

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Gumbygirl

Rrrrrrraaaaaammmmitttt!

King Hippo

the city is just quaking with excitement!

Unsurprised

Rams, Chargers, or fútbol. God hates L.A.

Doktor Zymm

I hope they do an actual parody of The Last Supper in the closing ceremonies

yeah right

With drag queens.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

And couches!

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LemonJello

Stetson Bennet IV better have some oil money to fall back on when this quarterbacking gig ends.

Gumbygirl

Jeeeeeesus, he sucks.

WCS

There’s a reason why he spent 17 years in college.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I wouldn’t have thought it possible for someone to have that name and *not* have oil money to fall back on. Or at the very least a few peach orchards.

ArmedandHammered

Whelp, the Rams better hope nothing happens to Stafford.

Unsurprised

“X better hope nothing happens to Stafford” is usually only something one hears when dropping off important dry cleaning

Unsurprised

This is the kind of high scoring, fast moving action that made me come back for more (punishment).

ArmedandHammered

I am using my watching this game as a way to pay off some bad karma.

ArmedandHammered

I really, really want a player to actually be honest when asked “How do you feel about x who is now one of your coaches this year?” to actually say “I hate that motherfucker, he is a backstabbing cancer so malignant it needs to be excised from the very fabric or reality! I mean, yeah, fuck that guy!”

Unsurprised

Same. But they’ve had media discipline (literally?) beaten into them since high school or sooner. It’s not gonna happen.

Unsurprised

Longer, not sooner.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

If it didn’t happen with Josh McDaniels or Lane Kiffin it’s not going to happen ever.

Unsurprised

But their gravesites will be popular public toilets

WCS

Is anyone surprised it took this long for Mr. Beast to exposed as another sociopathic YooToober?

Unsurprised

No. At that level it takes a lot for the value to remove him exceeding his value of everyone just letting it pass. And sometimes it’s just a matter of timing or who specifically he pissed off. See: Harvey Weinstein, Gawker,

WCS
King Hippo

wait a doggone minute. These twee fellars had a SECOND SONG????

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Props to whoever it was during the Olympics closing ceremony who pulled a Miss Tessmacher and stole a couple kisses from Tom Cruise.

Unsurprised

Those French hos were so lucky she hurt her ACL

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Unsurprised

Sorry. I grabbed the version for ants.

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Unsurprised

Uno más

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Unsurprised

Hi

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ArmedandHammered

Well hello there!

King Hippo

No lie, I won’t even quibble with the self-proclaimed “BOSS” designation. It’s just so patently correct.

ballsofsteelandfury

She’s definitely the boss!

King Hippo

ha, great perverted minds yada yada

ArmedandHammered

WTF! Glad to see McCarthy is already in full season form.

King Hippo

Can’t believe Horatio is missing this THRILL A MINUTE Cowpersoning

Horatio Cornblower

I was walking the dog. I have no regrets.

ArmedandHammered

Rams have a player named Yeast. Who will be the first to tell him to Rise up!?

ArmedandHammered

Here in the south, the main brand of yeast is SureRize, Could be a good nickname for him, if he actually makes a team.

King Hippo

You have to RISE UP if one really wants to RRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!!

Unsurprised

Someone did all the work for you. Olympic ass.

https://twitter.com/beautyshowcase/status/1822568628572586426

Unsurprised
WCS

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WCS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72x4M_CuZ2A

Paging GumbyGirl… Paging GumbyGirl… your alma mater is getting some attention.

Gumbygirl

I could shoot Ray Watts in the dick and not feel bad about it.

Gumbygirl

And the entire Alabama board of trusrees

Gumbygirl

Trustees. I’m so pissed off I can’t type! This fuckery was epic.

fleshwound_NPG

confirmed: katie ledecky already fitted for a firesuit and will compete in next years 24 hours of lemans

if you aint first, youre last

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Don T

A+ haternip
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Unsurprised

France & Regicide.

Name a more iconic duo.

King Hippo

Now He GETS Us is sponsoUring the whole 3rd quarter, eh??

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

More like He gets ASS amirite?

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King Hippo

That unabashed hotness is why Mo is so camera/artist shy in comparison.

King Hippo

I forgot Janeane moved to SoCal, but you KNOW she likes to RRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!!

King Hippo

but He GETS us, scotchy!!!

WCS

— rumors around the trashcan fire, homeless encampment outside Sarnia, ON

King Hippo

2nd series much better than 1st, but likely more effect due to lesser defensive personnel.

Horatio Cornblower

My preseason preview of the Cowboys is going to be based entirely on this Rams-Cowboys preseason game.

Which I am not going to watch.

Game Time Decision

Our team previews are supposed to be based on something?
Who knew?

Unsurprised

Vibes are technically things.