Your “Get over here-this is MANDATORY” London-Calling Clash Of The Not-Titans Open Thread

scotchnaut - October 1, 2017

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Whelp, it's really frickin' early again so we must be back here in The Merry Olde. Today we've got two, shall we say, "uneven" teams going at it. After two humbling losses the Saints walked into Carolina and gave the Panthers a 34-13 gut-punch. How did that happen? Also in

Your Thursday Night NFC Central Showdown Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 28, 2017

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Green Bay is playing their third game in twelve days. Bears fans are calling for the neck of Mike Glennon. Which of these teams will be able to hide their godawful flaws the most effectively? For the answer to this and many other questions one must go... TO THE GAME! BEARS/PACKERS: Chicago

Your “It’s Been An Adventure, Hasn’t It?” Sunday Night Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 24, 2017September 24, 2017

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The Pre-dent of your Untied States has made NFL owners and players sympathetic figures. Is there nothing he can't do? What have we learned today? We've achieved peak Bearness-there's nowhere to go but ...sideways? The Giants O continues to stink on ice. And Grass. And Astroturf. And during the day.

Your “Post-London, All-American Centric” Batch of Early Afternoon NFL Games Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 24, 2017September 24, 2017

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That's one game under our respective onion belts. Let's have more of this shall we? TO THE GAMES! DEN/BUF: If the Broncs can shut down the Zeke-ster they shouldn't have a problem with the Real McCoy should they? Fans of Denver worry about this being a 'trap game' but I don't

Your “More Gruel, er, Football, Please Sir?” Sunday Morning Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 24, 2017

No, not that kind of football, it's the realer kind. Once again the NFL, looking for another buck, crosses the ocean to fleece the unwashed rubes in Londontown. When do we get a game in Gay Paree? What about Madrid? Moscow? Budapest? There are other capital cities in Europe, NFL.

Your “It’s A Color Rush-Tastic!/ RAMMIT!” NFC West Showdown Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 21, 2017

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RAMS/49ERS: That recently-displaced St. Louis football squad finally gets to leave the aloof and disinterested confines of whatever that stadium is that they now play in. The Empty Seat Convention ("this place is so roomy!") that occurred the two previous Sundays wasn't embarrassing for the league higher-ups at all, mostly because

Your Sunday Night Football Finale

scotchnaut - September 17, 2017September 17, 2017

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Woof! So many delightful games! (I wrote this around noon-I have no idea) Here's a preview of another NFC Championship Game. I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth from Cowboys fans near and far. And yes, they have a point. We'll see how things shake out over the

Your Second Slate of NFL Games Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 17, 2017September 17, 2017

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The Cowboys/Broncos tilt is far and away the best game available here but I might sneak in some Jets/Raiders action when no one is looking. TO THE GAMES! Mia/LAC: The Fins finally get a game under their collective belts and I can stuff some Ajayi into my lineup. The Clips lost pg Chris

Your “What Time Is It? It’s Football O’Clock!” Early Afternoon Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 17, 2017

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Man, I had a great time on this very site yesterday while pretending to be a shut-in. All that was missing was a van to pick me up to get the weekly groceries. I'll just assume that the higher-ups are working on that. TO THE GAMES! Chi/TB: Will qb Winston be

Your Thursday Night Football Open Thread *with bonus rant

scotchnaut - September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

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Potato chips are the goddamned workhorse of the salty snack category. No matter if you're some frat dude hosting a poker game or a soccer mom looking to impress while hosting her very first Super Bowl Party ("Canapes, anyone?") there'll be a bowl of chips on some flat surface in

Your NFC East Division Slugfest-Orama Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 10, 2017September 10, 2017

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Boy howdy has this been a day. I bid a very warm welcome to the new commenters that have done some quality yakking on this here blog earlier today. Strong start, fellas. Keep up with the funny. Me? I spent the majority of the day ignoring my family's wants and

Your “Gimmee More” Late Afternoon Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 10, 2017September 10, 2017

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[sucks Dorito dust off fingers, wipes half-eaten wings from front of shirt] Damn that was exciting stuff wasn't it? So much balling of foots! But wait! Don't get up. If you stay put on the couch in your torn ("But they're comfy.") pyjama bottoms there's more to come. So don't