Semi-Instant Balls Thoughts – Divisional Day One

ballsofsteelandfury - January 15, 2017January 15, 2017

Well, those were two games, weren't they? So far, this tourney has gone straight chalk. Not one upset to be had and not one game within ten points. The funny part is that both Saturday games were close at the half, teasing us with the promise of actual entertaining second half football.

Your “Will They Be Outdrawn By A Soccer Team?” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

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A full #content day here at [DFO]'s undersea headquarters, thanks to that malaka Dean Spanos and the ingenuity & wit of the various award-snubbed authors we have on staff. NFL News: Fearing they'd miss out on all that guaranteed Raider-fan money, the Chargers announced they are moving to LA to be

A Primer For Newly-Orphaned Chargers Fans

Darkest Timeline Zack Morris - January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

The San Diego Chargers have returned home, to their original home of Los Angeles. (Is that how I do it, LA Rams fans?) Regardless of whether you’re a fan of the Chargers or a normal person, this news can’t be surprising. San Diego smartly refused to hand Dean Spanos hundreds

MVP: A Conversation

blaxabbath - January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

Lisa Salters: And, as Sean and Jon mentioned before the break, MVP balloting is closed but we will hear about who the Associated Press selected as this year's most valuable player on February 3rd at 8pm Eastern, on Fox. And we have a very special halftime guest tonight who is

ELECTRIC EXODUS – The Final Showdown

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - DOWNTOWN - DAY BREAK BOLTMAN: WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN BOLTMAN'S DOMAIN. THE FAITHFUL CHARGED ONES MEANDER ABOUT THEIR PITIFUL, MORTAL LIVES AS ANOTHER LONG OFFSEASON BEGINS. BUT BOLTMAN MUST NOT WAIVER! [Shreds an air guitar solo] IT IS UP TO HIM TO ONCE AGAIN LEAD HIS LEGION

Throwing Salt on Your Snowflakes

jjfozz - January 10, 2017January 6, 2017

If you have kids, they are assholes. I have three kids and the older two are assholes and the younger one is excelling in his Intro To Acting Like an Asshole 101. And if you are a parent, or an owner of children, and you think your kids are darling little

CrimeBeat!: Guess Who’s Rewatching Archer Edition

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - January 10, 2017January 10, 2017

Oh men. MEN! Like fetuses (feti?) experiencing the uncomprehending trauma and struggle of their own nativity, we have been pushed and squeezed and squished until we passed through the birth canal of the regular season and emerged, cold and slimy, into the pitiless bright light of the playoffs. And like

FA Cup Starts in Earnest, No Everton/Foxy Footy TV??

King Hippo - January 7, 2017January 6, 2017

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Way to go, 2017. As of this writing, Fox Sports Go is all borken (won't let me log in under my cable login or brother-in-law's Dish Network one), so I can't even check for a random secondary feed. I will likely be stuck listening to the terrible radio

Rogue 23: A Skol Wars Story

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

[Exterior, Space. The camera pans through the cold black nothingness of the void. The underside of a Star Destroyer slowly passes into frame, until the square launch bay is seen. A flash of light, and a pod is launched out of the bay.] [Camera follows the pod as it streaks toward

NFL Coaching Carousel Special

theeWeeBabySeamus - January 4, 2017

That's a funny word. Carousel. Seriously, look at it, it's weird.... Carousel. Meh. Whatever. Coaches be gettin' fired. Coaches be gettin' rumored. Let's get up to date, Shall we? Carousel? CAROUSEL!!!!!! No Hard feelings guys, but GTFO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhkNLHictW8 - Who's Out? LA Rams - Jeff Fisher - Here, have a contract extension.....PSYCHE!!!!!! Bye Jeff. Jacksonville Jaguras - Gus Bradley -

The Banshee Screams For Buffalo Meat

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - December 27, 2016December 27, 2016

Oh men. MEN! Lend me your ears; I come to bury Rex, not to praise him. The naughty shit that men do lives after them; The bitchin' is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Rex. The noble Doug Whaley Hath told you Rex was raucous: If

Shitsmas Eve Morning Fantasy PANIC! Open Thread

King Hippo - December 24, 2016December 24, 2016

Alas, there is no Lesser Footy to pass the nigh three hours until Greater Footy makes Saturday feel like a Sunday. I hope you brought a book, opened a gift early, and/or are Jewish. I was exceedingly worried about SD both sitting on a lead AND ball security in wet/windy