Pre-season Monday Night Football – Open Thread

Welcome, welcome!  Monday Night Football (or a somewhat reasonable facsimile thereof) will be played tonight.  We have Redshirt’s Bengals vs. Dok’s Commanders, one team still struggling under the “leadership” of the teams owner vs. the team that is gaining strength after being emancipated from Danny Boy Snyder and his horrible no good management style, and let’s not forget the toxic atmosphere he engendered.

Tonight’s tilt is taking place in Landover Maryland so the Commanders have home field advantage, like they will need it.  Let’s see for you degenerates out there (I mean come on, if you are betting on Bengal’s games, you have a problem) for the money line.  Look for the helpline number at the bottom of the DraftKings or FanDuel ads, they are on tv constantly so you won’t have to wait long, if you can actually see the text.

ESPN has the Bengals at -4.5, O/U 43.5

Notable news about the teams:

The Bengals have injuries to the OL, huh, I wonder if they have a boiler plate they use every season for this reporting.  Let us hope Joe Burrow does not start, or is only in for a short series.  Probably playing QB will be (at this time), I have no fucking clue.  Like I bother to keep up with the Bengals QB situation, I mean Joe Burrow is it, without him, they do not stand a chance (just like rational thought in our current government).  Doubt Trey Hendrickson will play as he is trying to escape the Bengals it seems.

Washington appears to be starting their starters, no telling how long series they will play, but if both teams do start the game with their starting players, the first half may actually be fun.

I look forward to seeing everyone in the comments.

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Mid 50's geek/nerd, avid reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy, manga, Chinese Web novels, and British mysteries, cult movies are my thing (have you seen Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter?)
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Gumbygirl

Jesus, videotape sucks. That’s from seven years ago, it looks like the Olden Days of Yore.

2Pack

There is a period in the ’80’s where VHS, viewed today, was just awful. Black and white films from the ’30’s are more clear. Brick explained once the technical issues behind that. But it’s a shame because a lot of cultural history is lost.

BugEyedBoo

320×400 on a CRT, with the VHS turned down to slow speed, is rough these days. Go pull a game that you really like, such as Diablo 1 or Master of Orion 2, and remember the days when that looked good.

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rockingdog

Last funny:

the final insult of AI is going to be forcing us all to become linux guys. we’re all going to be like oh yeah downloading stuff on linux is super easy you just juice the tarball and compile the pulp in the sudo command line. not like windows where you have to click on things

Gumbygirl

I don’t know what any of that means, but I’m nodding vigorously

2Pack

Ciao tutti

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Gumbygirl

All cats are…cats. +100, would totally scritch!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I got to play with lion cubs in Fourways (the same place where that Game of Thrones producer got mauled to death!) and they looked very much like the two at the very end.

Horatio Cornblower

All housecats look at their owners at least once and think “if I were 125 more lbs. I’d snap your neck and stuff you in a tree to eat later”

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I am pretty sure my cat thinks about it constantly. She literally bit my ear hard enough to draw blood last night.

Gumbygirl

She just thought ” I bet my man would look cute with an earring!”

I am fluent in cat.

Brick Meathook
Horatio Cornblower

Watching the Jason Momoa series on Apple, Chief of War, that everyone made a big deal about, but it’s just Game of Thrones moved to Hawaii and without the dragons.

WCS

Did Blax make an cameos in the background? He’s a Hawaiian native.

Horatio Cornblower

They do keep referring to ‘Paleskins’ so there’s a chance he gets in.

SonOfSpam

Nah, he got the Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder procedure so no one thinks he’s a ha’ole.

Horatio Cornblower

S-M-R-T

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I think I spotted him in one of the beach shots.

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Gumbygirl

Surfing is cool to watch, but I would never try it. I mostly stay out of the ocean. It’s like Australia. Too many things trying to kill you.

BC Dick

Hasn’t he done that same show 3 times already?

Horatio Cornblower

Yes, but not in Polynesian with English subtitles!

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Horatio Cornblower

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Pretty good. I won all three of my service games in doubles tonight. I couldn’t carry us, though – we lost the set 6-4.

Doktor Zymm

Not quite what I expected

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SonOfSpam

Seems legit…what’s surprising?

Doktor Zymm

The absolute confidence in which the Steelers get 3rd

SonOfSpam

Ravens and Bengals should be varying kinds of good, Browns may be historically awful, so I’d make that bet.

(Steelers go 17-0 to spite me)

Doktor Zymm

Fair, but worse than even money for third just seems like a shitty bet to me, no matter which teams

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SonOfSpam

Could see Balt 14-3, Cin 10-7, Pit 9-8, Cle 1-16.

(this will be hella-funny in about 20 weeks)

Doktor Zymm

“Browns name Joe Flacco Starter”
ROTFLMAO

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

♫…return of the Flacc…♫

♫…return of the Flacc…♫

SonOfSpam

His taste in music is less urban, more suburban. Think Train or Jason Mraz.

litre_cola

Browning isn’t very good. Is he the Cinci backup with the smokeshow wife? Or was that theblad from Bama?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

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Doktor Zymm

Eh, good enough for the participation trophy that is “backup qb wife”

Horatio Cornblower

She seems fun.

Mr. Ayo

I bet she smells nice

BrettFavresColonoscopy

The comments on that article are another sign of the apocalypse

Doktor Zymm

I hear he’s prone to jamming if nawt cleaned regularly

Redshirt

Bengals defense do a good?

Mr. Ayo

Well, more like lucked into a super shitty thrown. But, hey, credit for catching it.

Doktor Zymm

Was it Josh Johnson? Or John Joshson?

Mr. Ayo

Jhos Johanson I believe.

Gumbygirl

Josht Johnston.

Gatoraids

Now just a series or two with Burrow at Middle Linebacker and Bengals will be satisfied

Redshirt

Don’t give Joe any ideas! He’s probably so mad, he might go two ways.

Doktor Zymm

“… And that was how Burrow’s adult film career started”

Redshirt

(puts on gimp mask) “If it gets Trey resigned, I’ll take one for the team.”

Gumbygirl

Is that with onions and cheese? So confusing!

litre_cola

Well done GG.

/two way is delicious BTW. H/t Balls for sending me Skyline Chili cans

Redshirt

(me watching this drive)

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Mr. Ayo

He survived! Incredible.

Doktor Zymm

The WAS D is NOT this good. Maybe it’ll move the odds for week 1 tho. Sorry Redshirt, if this holds your team is even more boned than usual

Redshirt

I’ve never been so pissed seeing the Bengals pick up first downs.

Redshirt

PULL! BURROW!!!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

PUSH! BARROW!!!

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SonOfSpam

always fun when Redshirt loses his mind and posts like trump

Gatoraids

just leaving Burrow out there to collect his life insurance to pay for Hendrickson

Fronkenshteen

Having the Ravens and Commies as my local TV teams ought to produce some damn good games this year.

/still getting RedZone

Gumbygirl

Youtube TV finally got their shit together, so I got Sunday Ticket and RedZone for this season. I couldn’t get it last year because I pay for Youtube TV through Google Pay, and that wasn’t allowed for some reason. But I wasn’t about to cancel and sign up again, I had too much stress going on last summer/ fall to deal with streaming shenanigans. And there are ALWAYS shenanigans! It took me 5 fucking months to cancel Peacock, and I had to call Amazon soooo many times before they stopped charging me $5.99 a month for who knows what.

Doktor Zymm

What’s the line on Bengals D points allowed over the first few games? I’m thinking around 40

rockingdog

Also looks like big Daddy Drew Magary has started his annual Why Your Team Sucks! posts 🏈

He posted the Broncos today I think… 🐎

Gatoraids

been running on defector since late july though he does have some others cover about 1 out of 3 of them but still good catalog of hate and fan self loathing available

Horatio Cornblower

Remember when Drew used to get on Bill Simmons for doing the same thing over and over again?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

rockingdog

Found a funny:

Love the pull tab on soup. Love to pop open a Soup and chug it straight out of the can.

Redshirt

Well, I just aged five years that play.

Doktor Zymm

Wow, Burrow just ran like 400 yards before that sack

Gumbygirl

That was…something.

Redshirt

“Burrow still in, but Chase and Higgins are out.”

Yeah, because out of those three, you can probably live without that guy.

rockingdog

Whoa video of a cargo shit exploding in Baltimore Harbor in Maryland

That doesn’t seem Rocking… 😬

Is this a metaphor for something?!?!?

https://bsky.app/profile/azintel.bsky.social/post/3lwplucnrsk2f

Redshirt

Yeah, where is Fozz?!

Doktor Zymm

What did Baltimore Harbor do to an old gypsy woman??

Gumbygirl

Thinner.

Doktor Zymm

Which parts of a harbor are the genitalia? All the docks I guess? And maybe the loading cranes?

Gumbygirl

Right by that broken bridge.

Col. Duke LaCross

Where is Frank Sobotka’s name? I’m not seeing it anywhere!

Redshirt

Pay. Trey. You. Cheap. Ass. Rich-Poor. Bastards!

Doktor Zymm

The D isn’t injured, they’re just like that

Doktor Zymm

So, why exactly do players hold out of training camp? Wouldn’t it be better leverage to participate and make yourself essential but not play in the actual season if you don’t have an agreement by then?

BC Dick

Injury risk is my best guess. Not sure but maybe game cheques add up to more than the max daily fines they get holding out camp?

Doktor Zymm

Injury risk or risk of sucking was all I could come up with

BC Dick

Ahh risk of sucking, that makes sense too

litre_cola

Redshirt, do the Bengals know that they can tackle?

Doktor Zymm

“Like fishing tackle? What does that have to do with football??”
– Bengals D

Redshirt

Maybe playing by 2030 NFL Rules?

Doktor Zymm

Yay Jayden!

litre_cola

I won’t fall for you again in FF Deebo. I won’t do it

Doktor Zymm

Even if there’s no WR1 in WAS?

litre_cola

What else ya got there?,

Doktor Zymm

After McLaurin and Deebo? Noah Brown et al

litre_cola

I just know I will draft him somewhere and hate myself

Doktor Zymm

Maybe Trey Hendrickson could hop in to the WAS lineup for a couple plays. Just for fun, or negotiating tactic or tryout or something

rockingdog

Found a funny:

good shirt to wear for when you’re dying in the hospital

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litre_cola

Burrow et al starting, someone’s gunna get killed

Redshirt

…and the turf is wet from rain. It’s like watching Final Destination.

Doktor Zymm

PREPARE THE GROUND FOR THE CEREMOKNEEAL SACRIFICE

Doktor Zymm

Long workday so getting dinner at the bar and will watch the first half or however long it takes me to eat and have a couple drinks.

Here’s to hoping Landover doesn’t eat anyone and may all the snakebites be non-venomous!

scotchnaut

Joe Burrow is 1-9 in the first two weeks of his career so far. That…could use some improvement.

Doktor Zymm

That’s why they’ve been starting him in preseason, but seems nawt advisable w/o O-line although I guess he’s used to that so who knows *shrug*

Gumbygirl

I don’t know, Lost in Space had some incredibly bad stuff. I remember one that was torn up Hefty bags and like a gorilla head?

Gatoraids

Ed Wood being its own draft category of Best Movie based on a Bad Movie(s), though probably a few others

Redshirt

Okay, except for the Trey Hendrickson thing, this offseason and preseason hasn’t been too horrific. Hopefully this can continue in…uh…where are we playing again?

(checks Internet)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXb0zcEM-rI&pp=ygUhZ2V0IG91dCBnZXQgb3V0dGEgdGhlcmUgc3RhciB0cmVr0gcJCa0JAYcqIYzv

Gatoraids

cept for Collinsworth family who can have a family picnic on the Washington turf