Your “The Pats Walk The Primrose Path To The AFC Final Because, Well Just Because” AFC Division Playoff Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 14, 2017January 14, 2017

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Look, I hate the Pats with all the bile I can summon just like you. Still, they are a relentlessly successful organization in much the same way that Scientology/The Tea Party/MADD/PETA/Greenpeace/Stormfront and NOW are. It's not right by any means but here we are. [prepares funeral pyre for the Texans] Did I

Your “Last Call For Boarding Flight #11 On Air Julio” NFC Division Round Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 14, 2017

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Okay, for sure this'll be a keeper of a game, right? Haven't we suffered enough, Goodell? We want marginally entertaining football and we want it now. Because we sure as hell didn't get it the week previous. I must admit to myself (in that dark place that I don't visit very

Your “Paging Tom Coughlin’s Red Face. Please Pick Up The White Courtesy Telegraph” NFC Wild Card Game Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 8, 2017January 8, 2017

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"Anyone can 'lick the table'-that's for amateurs. A real pro knows that the good bits are directly beneath the table sitting there on the floor." -Andy Reid, misinterpreting Aaron Rodgers' prediction NYG/GB- 6 in a row vs. 9 of 11. Fourth in scoring vs. second in points allowed. The Pack has scored

Your “The Fins Are Playing Their Backup QB Today? Moore’s The Pity” AFC Wild Card Playoff Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 8, 2017

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"WHAT DO WE WANT?" "A COMPETITIVE PLAYOFF GAME!" "WHEN DO WE WANT IT?" "NOW!" [whispers out of the side of his mouth] "Could you maybe just wait until the one after this?" Mia/Pit- The Steelers opened as 10.5 faves and that has since been bumped to 12.5. Why? Well, pull up a couch and I'll

Your “Seattle Doesn’t Care If Stafford Has A Thorn In His Paw” NFC Wildcard Game Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 7, 2017January 7, 2017

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Det/Sea- Let's be honest. We're all pretend friends here, right? Does this not look like a Seahawks win etched in stone? Detroit has lost three in a row. They're one and done the last eight times they've donned cleats for an extra game. Qb Stafford is 1-23 (1 and 23!!!)

Your “My Kingdom For An Adequate QB!” Raiders/Texans Wildcard Battle Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 7, 2017January 7, 2017

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Oak/Hou- If you're a fan of defenses making signal-callers look silly, have I got a game for you. The Raiders rook Connor Cook doesn't have much of a CV pro-wise-in his only game he threw at a 66.7% rate with one TD and one INT. That one score was to

Your “The Regular Season Is Over? Tell Me It’s Not Over.” Sunday Night NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 1, 2017January 1, 2017

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We did it again. The Little Blog That Could made it through a 2nd regular season with most of its dignity and all of its humour intact. Not a small achievement given the obstacles-Wordpress and Roger Goodell, take your place at the front of the line. You done real good,

Your Late Afternoon NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 1, 2017January 1, 2017

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Of the six games on tap five have playoff implications-even if it's just a matter of who plays who where. I'm always curious if a team that has no skin in the game (N.O., Denver, S.D. etc.) shows up to play. Trying to win is ingrained in the membrane (Cleveland

Your “[Looks At 2017] Is That All There Is?” NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 1, 2017

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Salutations to all you mighty bastards/bastardesses that constitute the lurker/viewer/commenter-ship out there. Despite what my gut instinct tells me, I think I still have the ability to be surprised and awestruck by events that unfold in this universe that we share. Hopefully some of those reactions will be accompanied by

Your “Drunk As Hell And Enlisted At The Last Second To Throw Up An Open Post? Sure, Why Not?” Thursday Night Open Thread

scotchnaut - December 29, 2016

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I'm so sorry all you guys missed "Daniel Alfredsson Appreciation Night" a little while ago. He meant quite a bit to the city of Ottawa and the country of Sweden but very little to anyone else. That said, I almost cried. For some reason that I still don't understand, I

Your “Oh My, Such Big D’s You Have There!” Xmas Night NFL Open Thread

scotchnaut - December 25, 2016December 25, 2016

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Den/KC-The O's of both these teams have a lot to answer for and Alex Smith is doing his best. Pressed on his unit's failure to score he blurfed up this mighty gem-"We've got to play better." I wonder if he emphasized the "We", the "Got", the "Play" or the "Better"?

Your “Where’s John Facenda When You Really Need Him?” Xmas Day NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - December 25, 2016

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Well look at you, all survive-y and shit after at least one go-round of the festivities! Good work. There should be plenty more where that comes from so take some time for yourself, pour a glass of cheer (or bleach if you're a Titans, Bills, Chargers, Seahawks or Raiders fan)