Balls’ Offseason Plans

ballsofsteelandfury - February 9, 2016February 9, 2016

Well, here we are again at the end of a NFL season. Things may seem bleak. Maybe as bleak as my Cure-inspired middle of the night ramblings, but fear not, dear readers for we have plans PLANS I TELL YOU for the offseason. At least I do. Old School Zero is putting

Get Fired Up.

blaxabbath - January 22, 2016January 24, 2016

Hello all. Happy Friday Before Conference Championship Sunday. Lots of discussion about Manning-Brady 17 on the AFC side and the two best teams in the league facing off on the NFC side this week. Good football games are expected to fill our tv screens all Sunday afternoon in the penultimate week of

DFO Prediction Contests Update – Week 14

ballsofsteelandfury - December 9, 2015December 8, 2015

Just because I think I can still win these things, doesn't mean I'm insane. Sort of. What happened this week? DFO Spreads Wide (picking against the spread, Prize = A grab at OSZ’s bag of goodies) Sunrisesunrise let everyone back into the race and now leads by only 2 over Warthog who

To The Echos Of The Whistle: The Post-Bye Lions

blaxabbath - November 30, 2015November 27, 2015

The Lions were possibly the most interesting team on bye in Week 9 but, as the local am sports talk guys would say, it was for all the wrong reasons. Starting 1-7, with Detroit's sole win being an overtime field goal at home against the Bears, coach Jim Caldwell was

DFO Prediction Contests Update – Week 12

ballsofsteelandfury - November 25, 2015November 24, 2015

Things are getting tight. DFO Spreads Wide (picking against the spread, Prize = A grab at OSZ’s bag of goodies) Sunrisesunrise's lead remains at 3, but over a new #2, JerBear. Sill, King Hippo, and Warthog are one behind JerBear in third with the king in yellow two more back. High scorer

Johnny Highball: A Browns Post-Bye Week

blaxabbath - November 25, 2015November 24, 2015

So the Browns, despite being a consensus bottom-two team in the NFL this season, are back in the headlines. Sure, a few impressive McCown performances brought positive press to the team early in the season but, by the time they took their Week 11 bye, the 2-8 Factory had all but punched

Colts Bye Week: The Best Of The Worst

blaxabbath - November 12, 2015November 12, 2015

On a cursory check, nine of the 13 NFL.com preseason analysts predicted the Colts make the Super Bowl in February (as a point of reference, Peter King predicted a Ravens/Packers Super Bowl XXXXX). At 4-5, one would typically scoff at the notion of the Colts even being a playoff threat. Instead,

Flow Time! – It’s Your Trade Deadline Activity Thread

blaxabbath - November 3, 2015November 3, 2015

Per Yahoo Sports, the 49ers are electing to #GoWithTheFlow! Guess that's what happens when the #7tormsover. So how long until Chip brings him to PHI?

Your Official Game Day Fan Apparel Hierarchy Thread

blaxabbath - October 5, 2015October 3, 2015

I enjoy being a fan. Basically, it boils down to an excuse to really get excited about something without having to apologize for yelling or simply, for a shut in like myself, an opportunity to be a part of a social group. While I cheer, take a minimal vested emotional interest in

Get Out Alive: Your Girlfriend’s Friend’s Boyfriend (When the Friend is a Guy…Not That There is Anything Wrong With That)

blaxabbath - October 5, 2015

My girlfriend is a nurse so she's got a nice cadre of gay male nurse friends (nttiawwt), some of which are very....high energy. Nice guys and all, for sure, but as an introverted kind of guy (legitimately, not just because it's the cool thing to be right now) being around

Get Out Alive: Quick Responses at the Office Cooler

blaxabbath - September 14, 2015

I don't actually follow many sports. I give greater than average attention to my college basketball team and local NFL franchise; about average consideration to my college football team and my favorite NFL franchise; and then, everything else, whatever happens to be on blast when I turn on the radio/television/social media.

[DFO] Status Update

Old School Zero - August 7, 2015

Hi everybody. WHAT A WEEK! WHAT A GLORIOUS WEEK! In just one week since the events of 7/31/15, the views of our site have increased five-fold! That's good! However, as you have undoubtedly noticed, it's caused some issues with site performance--slowness, some features not working as we want them to, and a