Your “Talk Amongst Yourselves, Again” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

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NFL News: It's very quiet. So what is available is more pronounced because of the silence elsewhere. Urban Meyer is having the expected difficulties adjusting to life in the pros, and specifically around the fact that these players have "contracts" with "stipulations" that "limits" their exploitation. The Jags & he already

Your Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

NFL Notes: For some reason, the Rams are all over the wire today: They unveiled their new uniforms, which they call a "modern throwback". According to the merchandizing website they created to explain & sell them, the new look is "threaded with greatness". They are standard NFL prices, so they

Your “What’s He Doing There?” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 12, 2021July 12, 2021

NFL Nuggets: Putting rumours to rest, Washington says their eventual name will not be "Warriors". In a message to fans, the team president Jason Wright was pretty blunt: The franchise will feature absolutely "no ties to Native American imagery" going forward. "We have 89 years of history in this league

Your “Well, Never Mind Then” Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 11, 2021July 10, 2021

Today was for drinking, and it was a good day for it. WineWife & I first went to a cidery that she enjoys, followed by a trip to a local distillery out in the farms of the Fraser Valley. I got to be the hero, because she doesn't like to drive

Your “Aww Hell!” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 10, 2021July 10, 2021

Anyone who owns a home has been through this. The home renovations started on Monday. A week late, we were finally happy that the trusted contractor we arranged was finally able to get his crew in to begin the demolition. The plan is to redo the bathroom, and since there's already

Your “Gettin’ Those Letters On!” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 8, 2021July 8, 2021

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NFL Noise: According to the NFL's Chief Medical Doctor, 68% of all players have had at least one dose of COVID vaccine. That outpaces the national rate of 67.1 percent and is well ahead of the national rate of 53 percent for men between 18-39. There are five teams on

Your “Everyone’s Still On Holiday” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

NFL Notes: it's a quiet day, full of Aaron Rodgers shitpieces ahead of the golf tonight. To wit: https://twitter.com/MattyHip/status/1412450754389020672 So here's what's available. Well, they've added the Shrine Bowl to Pro Bowl week (Feb. 1-6). It will now be played February 3rd in Las Vegas, in primetime & broadcast on the NFL Network.

Your “Tonight On The” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 5, 2021July 5, 2021

NFL Nuggets: Trevor Lawrence signed his rookie contract today. It's the usual four-year deal rookie-length contract, but worth $36.8 million, with a $24.1 million signing bonus. He will only count $6.7 million against the salary cap this season. According to Spotrac, the Jags are doing that thing the Patriots

Your Fourth of July Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 4, 2021July 4, 2021

Look, I'm going to keep it short & sweet since it's not my day. As a Canadian, we just had our celebration, so I'm just going to stand back & watch the neighbours do their thing, hoping it doesn't spill over into my yard. So, here are some brief words from

Votre Fil de Discussion Ouvert du Samedi Soir

Beerguyrob - July 3, 2021July 3, 2021

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I promise - no novels tonight. Instead it's July 3rd, and you know what that means... It's the anniversary of Samuel de Champlain founding Quebec in 1608! Sailing with 32 colonists from Fra-- Sorry - I lost my mind there for a second. Anyway, it's the first day of a three-day US holiday weekend,

Your Subdued Canada Day Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 1, 2021June 30, 2021

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Look - it's been a pretty bad few weeks up here in the Great White North. Among the 'highlights': Remains of 215 children discovered on site of former residential school. 751 unmarked graves found at residential school. How Thousands of Indigenous Children Vanished in Canada. Forensic experts say identifying the

Your “But Mother…” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 29, 2021June 29, 2021

NFL Noise: In a totally professional move completely unrelated to the team's recent cheerleading or sexual harassment scandals, Tanya Snyder, wife of owner Dan Snyder, has been named co-CEO of the Washington Football Team. In her defense, she has led Washington's philanthropic efforts since the Snyders purchased the team in