Your Thursday Night Preseason NFL Football Open Thread

Hey, it’s the last one. How about that? A few weeks from now things get real. (Giants fan shudders) Let’s see what’s going on around the league, shall we?

-Hippo’s heart fluttered and for once it wasn’t a side effect of his ‘medication’. Yes, the Bo Nix era has begun. Apparently he throws the ball in the general direction that he’s told to unlike a certain starting QB on the Steelers.

-Bryce Young is going to start the last game of the exhibitions unlike many of his brethren. I hope this doesn’t blow up in Canalis’ face but that Negative Tepper Mojo is very strong. Young should be better, shouldn’t he?

-Yo Han Dotson was traded from the Commies to the Eagles. I guess someone has to watch Smith and Brown hog all the targets. Ah, who am I kidding, Roseman has been on a roll for a few years, it’s going to work.

-Speaking of going all-in (not you Jerry-this doesn’t involve escorts) the Falcons just gave a bag of money to A.J. Terrell to keep him around. What with the signing of Justin Simmons and the acquisition of edge Matt Judon Atlanta has been smart with their additions. PFF ranked them as the second-best rush D but it was their pass D that failed them, coming in at 28th. All told they ended up middle of the pack because they also weren’t able to generate many turnovers. If the O can unlock the talents-finally-of Bijan, London and Pitts, look out.

-Bills coach McDermott said that the starters wouldn’t get the call for this last game. Why? Because he has no starters to play. Ok, it’s not quite that bad but ESPN reckons that 17% of the final 53 man roster is injured some extent.

To The Games! (very briefly)

Indy/Cincy:

-The Colts will play their starters into the 2nd quarter. Yay!

-That means we’re going to see QB Rocky Lombardi, the fella that was born to play football!

-Near the bottom of the roster there’s a no-holds barred Battle of the Tight End Tanners! Both Hudson and McLachlan are trying to avoid the practice squad. The former was Burrow’s target for one game that I can recall.

Chi/KC:

-The Bears will not play most of their starters. Boo!

-Keep an eye out for Chicago’s UDFA rb Ian Wheeler. He’s 5’11”, 205 and out of Howard. Possessor of 4.3 speed, he scored 2 TD’s last week. Surely he can beat out Travis Homer.

It’s all yours.