Jibbly poop! Was it ever hard putting together a fantasy lineup this week. With the Lions, Raiders, Rams, Cards, Seahawks and Jags off I was mauling the waiver wire like the unforward-looking guy that I am.
Flotsam and Jetsam:
-I had a great time listening to the Dan Le Batard Show today. The host, only having the slightest info regarding the arrests of Billups and Rozier (poker, Mafia, inside info) stated that it was stupid of Billups to sit down at a table with Mafia figures and play cards. That’s why he’d be indicted by the FBI? He was friendly with the likes of Tony “Hot Provolone” De Luca and Romeo “Fat Toe” Esposito and that was why he was arrested? Turns out it was a touch more involved than that.
-There was talk that QB Daniels would give it a go this weekend but the kibosh has been put on that. I’m guessing visions of RG3 were dancing in the head of some decision-maker. Lucky, that.
-Sean Payton and Russell Wilson ended up playing nice after jabbing one another earlier. Sources say they’re going to go out and split a nothingburger after the season ends.
-In a rare example of common sense ruling the roost at Raiders headquarters, the talk is that they’re not going to trade Maxx Crosby. I guess someone figured out that they’d probably just blow the low picks at the end of some early rounds that they would receive after trading him to a contender.
To The Game!
Vikes/Chargers:
-I thought that the Chargers would be a little further along in their development at this juncture. They started out strong with three straight wins (in the division, which will serve them well down the line) but have sputtered, losing three of their last four. A bit hard to trust them this evening.
-Aaron Jones is back after a multi-week sabbatical due to a hammy stretcher.
-Both teams are coming off a loss.
-Keenan Allen loves this opponent-in 5 of 6 games against Minny he’s had 8 or more receptions.
-Third down conversions will be a key for the Chargers because they convert at a clip of 46% and the Vikes only allow a 30% success rate during that down.
-Minny has 2 or more sacks in 10 straight games now.
do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x6lcL9v9X0&list=PLFi9V6EFsFIlCnFMDhtJbmvIC1MFT54bc&index=20
BLOWN UP DEER at the Mexican restaurant right down the street from where the ex-wifey I had lived for almost five years. Patron is a very good place, and will be featuring fresh venison burritos and tacos this weekend.
Blown up deer?
U-Haul van vs. Bambi’s mom
U-Haul wins in the first round via knockout/knocked several parts of her body out of the ZIP code.
Like this?
Just got to the livestream to see Wentz get bailed out. Is Herbert that good or is the Vikes D that bad?
Herbert got Joe Alt back. Turns out you need an offensive line.
“Time to throw? I thought that was some made up bullshit like student-athlete”
— J. Fields, former student-athlete
Coward kick. Just glad yeah right is asleep so he didn’t witness this travesty.
Bailed out by the Chargersing! But negated by the Wentzing!
But no! BLEEEERGH intervenes!
The Wentzing will continue!
Until morale improves?
Addison adherents rejoice! Morale has improved!
Fuck everything.
That’s the Balls way to rejoice, certainly.
San Diego’s dumbassery is showing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvuSHi6MuAw&list=PLFi9V6EFsFIlCnFMDhtJbmvIC1MFT54bc&index=14
Haldo and greetings.
Very first call of the week, and it’s a highly intox male who claims he’s a former Marine, and his assault rifle is missing. I instantly start into the protocol for stolen/missing firearms, and after a couple further questions, he get to the point where he says this actually happened in 1992. No, he is not currently missing his M-16 from his Marine Corp days, he has been drinkin’ and listening to Jimi Hendrix, and wanted to say hello. After some additional back and forth, he thanked me for listening, and we disconnected.
The public.
Lulz. This is def coming back but lulz
Redshirt! Our interception bet is alive.
Just binged the Office UK again. I don’t know the name for it but no other show has made my skin crawl with embarrassment quite like it. Fucking masterpiece. HEY! You guys got your Herbert pick!
Can someone explain to me why JJ McCarthy is a captain?
Money
Isn’t a starting qb usually a capt? And he was the starter to open the season
Is Wentz OUT? He appeared to have a blood-pressure cuff on his arm just then.
Need 1 more Herbert td and it is a successful evening.
The double qb pick bet will not come in I fear.
To the Ladd of course
To Vidal! He can do catch and I am fantasy greedy
After an early drop, Ladd “The Boy” McConkey is rounding back into shape…
Glad I’m an old and don’t know or care what a Shaboozy is.
He’s real popular at sport venues
McCarthy going to forge doctors notes for the rest of the season signed JJ’s mother.
Alright, looks like I need picks by both Wentz and Herbert to call this a good night.
We can rebuild him. We have the technology. But we aren’t going to bother because he’s….Carson Wentz
The Substance was a fucking mindblowing movie
Her highness said it was really good. I have yet to see it, but definitely interested. Demi Moore, right?
Do it
Ok, so I know San Diego could score here, but wouldn’t it be funnier if they just gave the Vikings the ball back before Wentz could get shot up with toradol?
It’s Max Brosmer’s time to shine.
No! Not Wentz! I still need an interception!
… … also I hope Carson is okay.
Aw yeah, we’re getting the third string QB here!
My (non-existent) kingdom for an emergency QB situation with a punter or something!
Ugh, McCarthy is the emergency QB, that’s boring.
Not if it were Kevin McCarthy!
Mike McCarthy would be not be boring either.
We coudl resurrect Joe McCarthy, have the offensive line lay down on his first snap and watch the Chargers pummel his fuckface ass into the next dimension.
…or is it the most amazing and unexpected McCarthy to appear in televised sports history?!?!
Where’s Horatio? The Whalers are playing tonight!
Nailed It!
— B. Walsh
This game is not worth staying up for, and I’m in a reasonable time zone at the moment
So is JJ McCarthy hurt or are they voluntarily going with Carson Wentz?
Yes
Well you’re never gonna believe this, but Carson is also hurt
Ah, so this is a “which guy do we want to break” situation? Understood.
“He’s not there yet”
Coach intended that as physically, but c’mon, we can read between the lines.
Vidal Sassoon or Vidalia Onion? Does he have good hair?
Vidal was antifa.
https://www.allure.com/story/vidal-sassoon-anti-fascist
Vidal the footballer was a loony fellow.
Awesome! And he probably pronounced it correctly too instead of the stupid American way
Group 43 was some bad asses…
Love how Vidal’s weapon of choice were scissors.
America needs its own gulag. Located in Kansas.
First to go: anyone over the age of 21 wearing pajama pants in public: 15 years.
Anyone wearing pajama pants and crocs in public, regardless of age,: daily punch in the face delivered by whoever is the current heavyweight champion of the world.
I only wore pajamas outside once and that’s only because it was an emergency evacuation. But I was 19 so I’d be in the clear. Also, I wouldn’t wear crocs ever.
Unless you are named Sydney Sweeny and the pj pants are extremely sheer, then I will be administering punishment myself at my house in 30 sec increments.
Luckily I am more forgiving. My only demand is that she takes off the PJs. Slowly. While maintaining eye contact.
…and Sydney gets punished in three *minute* increments?
I can’t hold my breath that long.
I wear pyjama pants in public all the time. Some of them are quite nice though, silk pjs are my formalware. I don’t own any crocs so I’m safe on that point.
Well obviously you’re not going, you’re one of my imaginary internet friends. You’re safe.
Carson Went doesn’t feel pressure-or see it coming.
It would be way cooler if Wentz had a bionic arm instead of that brace
They say that like tens of thousands of data points is a lot
Taunting, that’s 15 yards and one move away from being ejected.
Helmet to helmet hit on a QB and driving him into the ground? Fifteen yards and nothing else.
Fuck the NFL
CTE can break your brains but words will hurt forever!
Well, you won’t remember the words, so is anybody really offended.
My streamer tight end actually scored a TD. [faints]
Is Blake Cleteman the official referee of Thursday Nights?
I’ve got this, I said.
I have youtube tv, I said.
Checked the app.
Youtube TV is not available in your country it said.
Good night all, I said.
Sleep well! Gotta try a vpn next time, though it doesn’t always work either
Bullshit call. Home cooking at its finest.
There is pick#1! Come on Wentzy!
La Resistencía called in the cavalry.
Not a worry in the world.
Great blitz call by Flores on third and short.
That wasn’t Flores, ya dummy.
Wasn’t a pick either
Tried to get Wntz off our waiver wire and got outbid. Watch this fucker go off tonight.
Congratulations in advance to all Ladd McConkey owners, as my fantasy squad faces him this evening. Also, my apologies to all Jordan Addison owners. It’s not his fault.
If you just spoke this to be true, I would be a very happy boy.
Fuuuuck, my opponent( Monsieur Mayonnaise) has the Ladd too.
Serious request for advice. Seriously.
I have a coworker who is consistently going around me to the client and involving herself with conversations and emails that I should be having.
So far, I’ve talked to my boss without mentioning names, although he knows who we’re talking about. He promised to check it out. He didn’t.
He and I were supposed to talk today, didn’t happen.
I’ve played fair and talked the whole “we’re a team” party line, but I’ve had it. I’m the pro when it comes to this subject and it also makes us look fractured to the client.
Do I stop being a team player and tell my boss exactly what’s up with me and how pissed off and frustrated I am or continue to dance around the subject.
That sucks. However, without knowing more about your boss’s personality and the & dynamics of the office situation I don’t think I can give advice beyond: Document everything
He’s a good guy, former Marine and excellent leader. Problem is he’s over loaded and can’t focus on everything. Person in question is a busy body who loves pointing out other people’s mistakes. Plus, she’s literally gone over to the client side, talks shit about our company’s performance and reveals what’s going on behind the curtains. I don’t trust her more than I trust Trump.
That alone is grounds for termination. You can’t reveal confidential or proprietary information to anyone outside of work. My boss’s supervisor literally got fired for doing that and the collective response was “Who would be stupid enough to do that?!”
This. Set up time with your boss and show up with a copy of the policy and documentation
The boss needs to know.
Boss should know you and recognize what you do and hopefully boss seeks out this type of input from the best on the team.
If you don’t address it you’ll never stop dancing around the subject.
And that’s not good for anyone in the company.
And you’ve talked to the coworker?
No, because she would use it against me and go immediately to the client. Guaranteed.
He can’t without witnesses. People like her know how to play the victim. Suddenly she controls the narrative and Fozz’s arguments become white noise.
Word at work (unofficial), if your co-worker is female, do not confront or talk to them about the issue, go to HR or manager. Guys who’ve gone to just talk it out got hit with a write up for sexism, so keep your distance and wear back armor.
You are correct; don’t confront her. She can spin it like you’re bossing her around and suddenly you’re on the defensive.
If she has a different boss, go to her boss but let your boss know. If same boss, go to him again and try to time it so boss’ boss also knows. Offer to have sit down with you, her and your boss(es) to explain the situation and problem with two points of contact with the client and you out of the loop. That way they can see it’s an issue and if it happens again, she can’t use the excuse of “no one told me it’s a problem”.
This…
Hoping the Vikings don’t notice Nyheim Hines having been elevated from the practice squad and trotting onto the field on third downs tonight. Put a couple of shekels on him scoring one of those “WHO?!” touchdowns tonight. If memory serves, he was a pretty decent pass-catching back with Indy or something?
Got a few shares of that fella in DFS tonight.
Nothing yet, but I like this lead!
I have both qb’s to throw a pick at +300
Bolts ML, McConk td, and Herby 2+tds. Hail Gamblor and Boltman for that matter.
We’re going to pay for last Thursday’s game. My Betting app had more C’s and D’s on it than my Report Card from High School.
Betting app that grades you?
No. Shows how good the match up is and lets you look up their stats to see their hit rates. Also, you can put together a parlay and see the odds of it hitting.
Scrolling through the TV program guide to see where the game was showing and I did find 7 consecutive channels of Spanish porn.
No game though.
What a country!
What channels are those? Para la ciencia.
Channels A – F.
“F” being the money channel.
What’s the problem?
Not a problem, just a momentary distraction.
For like 7 minutes.
Sounds about right, lol
When I watched a game in Lisbon it was only showing in German!
Methinks if’n I watch this fixture, the lack of JeffersonPOINTS will piss me off. So, I might as well get my 6+ times-a-week nightmare film festival started.
I have him and Mason on my team, don’t now if I’m going to make it past halftime.
Christ, don’t even get me started about my running back stable…
“Romeo “Fat Toe” Esposito”
-Brock Purdy burner account detected
Razor clams with a lemon foam, mignonette sauce that was mixed with risotto which blew my fucking mind texture wise, and hazelnut.
Tapa plate 1.
& the tableware is Rockin’!
Top fucking notch.
I am fearful of Rockin’ Dog’s vengeance…
That’s silly, dogs can’t read.
In coloUr.
We gonna get the restaurant name?
Compartir. Barcelona.
Same chefs who studied under Ferran Adria at El Bulli.
Nice!
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: There is a betting and score fixing controversy in the NBA.
But it’s OK!! NBC rolled out John Tesh!!!!!
still time to fold em and go with Kenny Rodgers this year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkZpSuuSlqI
Now THAT! Is one deep-ass CUT!!!
This, THIS, is the reason why I hold on to anything and everything I come across on my travels in the Interweb tubes!
I would assume Kenny was on the “extremely white” team.
They’re clutching their pearls about gambling? That’s kind of hilarious!
I tried real hard to make this viewing time but it’s a 2:15 AM local start and it’s now,
/ checks clock
One in the morning.
My first scheduled activity is for 5 PM later today so it’s not out of the question.
I don’t even know if the game is on my TV because I turned it on for 3 minutes on Tuesday and I’ll be fucked if I could figure out the channels.
Not ruling it out but I sure as shit won’t see the end.
Give me some motivation peoples!
My entire FF strategy is this:
The Jets will only continue to sink deeper.
THESE GUYS THE JETS I CALL THEM THE TITAN SUBMERSIBLE BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO SINK TO A GREAT DEPTH AND THEN IMPLODE SPECTACULARLY.
That’s a solid suicide pick strategy.
The only thing stopping me from betting heavily against the Jets is because that will result in me betting heavily ON the Bengals. That never ends well…expect for last Thursday but that’s attributed to TNF BS and the defense forgetting who JaMarr Chase is and what he’s capable of if given a zone defense to run around in.
Plus, one should NEVER bet on one’s team. Can bet against them, but only if you’d legitimately prefer to lose the best (or win the game while failing to cover).
I only jump on if a player is having a great night and the betting app hasn’t caught on.
This why last year Zymm and I bet for the Iggles to win the NFC, not the Owl. I had 0 dollars on the SB.