CrimeBeat!: Take the Cannoli Edition

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - August 2, 2016August 2, 2016

Well boys and girls, we made it. Training camps are all now officially "going on". Peter King is probably on some back road in Iowa between Mankato and Missouri Western State University, glorying in the soybean fields and meth shacks that he considers "Real America" and (God willing) getting crippling

Camp Bodies

blaxabbath - August 1, 2016July 29, 2016

After just one weekend of training camp, Browns Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Sashi Brown, has called a 7:00 AM meeting with his top brass to address roster issues. In a late rambling text Sunday night text, he has made it clear that depth is a concern of both himself and Head

Your “HOT DAMN! IT’S FRIDAY!” Friday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 29, 2016July 29, 2016

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NFL Friday Afternoon News Dump: Andre Johnson signed a two-year deal with the Titans. As CBS jokingly put it, he's "one shy of the AFC South cycle". I'm going to suppose he catches fewer passes than Dwayne Bowe. Jake Long feels he's too good to sign an injury waiver, so

Your “THANK MERCIFUL HEAVENS!” Thursday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 28, 2016July 28, 2016

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NFL News You Can Use: The Jets and Ryan Fitzpatrick compromised on a one-year, $12 million deal. FINALLY, the Jets problems are solved. fivethirtyeight.com gave Fitzy's numbers a value for dollar breakdown and found him to be the best the Jets have had since roughly Ken O'Brien. I'm kinda between

CrimeBeat!: Isn’t This Where We Came In? Edition

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - July 28, 2016July 28, 2016

Jeebus Cripes. As Albert Einstein (probably never) said, "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." And somehow the last year feels like

Your “Is There Going To Be A Test At The End?” Wednesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 27, 2016July 27, 2016

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NFL Roundup: Nick Foles asked for, and got, his release from the Rams. He gets to keep his $6 million roster bonus paid in March. No word on if it counts against the cap, but it would just make something laughable even funnier. The good news keeps coming for the

Your “Slick Willie’s Back” Tuesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 26, 2016July 26, 2016

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NFL Updates: Cowboys DE Randy Gregory is facing additional suspension above his four games already scheduled. At this point, 6-10 looks like a pipe dream in Jerry World. The [*Redacted] s are considering Greg Hardy as a replacement for Junior Galette. And thus Dan Snyder returned to his natural domain of

Your “The RNC Convention Hits Full-On Drinking Game” Thirsty Thursday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 21, 2016July 21, 2016

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NFL News: Ray Rice has gone to Plan Omega - if he's allowed to play, he'll donate his paycheque in support of ending domestic violence. A key part of that plan: getting a team to take a chance on him. Josh Gordon met Roger Goodell Wednesday, in hopes of figuring

Your “Is That All?” Wednesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 20, 2016July 20, 2016

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NFL tidbits: Video has surfaced of Denard Robinson's car rolling through a stoplight and rolling towards the pond he was found in. You'll have to go to Deadspin to see it, because it won't embed. As well, the cops who let him go are facing internal investigation for showing favortism.

Your “Borrowed From Betty Ford” Tuesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 19, 2016July 19, 2016

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NFL Notes: humourous in a "you dumb fuckers" kind of way, nfl.com has a long-winded story about why both sides are comfortable watching Kirk Cousins play under the franchise tag for 2016. I'm sure the season ticket base agrees with this logic. trading "dumb" for "sad", PFT reports that Ezekiel

Your “What? This Clown?!” Monday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 18, 2016July 18, 2016

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Evenin', y'all. Mom's on her plane, so it's back atcha with the north-of-the-border open thread topics. NFL News: Arian Foster landed in Miami. It's reportedly a one-year deal worth $1.5 million with $2 million in incentives. Justin Durant landed in Dallas, thanks to Rolando McLain's suspension. Even though it's most likely a

America: Home of the Freaks, Land of the Braindead

jjfozz - July 18, 2016

“This is no time for ‘my country, right or wrong’ remember what that brought.” Lou Reed wrote that lyric, and I couldn’t agree more with it. I’m fucking pissed about patriotism in our country. Specifically, the way many of citizens take extremist stands on it – either burning an American flag,