Losing the Anxiety – Monday Open Thread

Don T - August 16, 2021August 16, 2021

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We’re halfway through the preseason. Not really; that’s a soothing miscalculation because there’s two more preseason games. But I can lie to myself like that noooo problem. And yet it’s true: the season will get here soon, and the games are fine as a nothing better to do. Not enough to

NFL Before-The-Season Preview: The Brown Noise

TheRevanchist - August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

The year was 1995. The Browns were told that there would not be the Browns come 1996, as the team would be moving to Baltimore. The world rejoiced. Cleveland should have thanked Baltimore for taking the team to a new level. Instead they turned that smile upside down. They were

Covid on My Mind – Monday Open Thread

Don T - August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

Week 2 of the Preseason starts this Thursday, and there will be games all through Sunday. I am looking forward to those games as much as updates from incoming packages. Right now, we’re at the Sorting Facilities, where I’m sure each and every worker is masked, washes hands every ten

Nature Abhors a Vacuum: Tuesday Evening Open Thread Edition

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - August 3, 2021August 3, 2021

Tuesdays suck. Summer Tuesdays suck more, because it stays light out FOREVER, making Wednesday seem all the more distant. But God forbid you do something fun, because you have three more days of adulting you have to get through. Going to a 4 weekday-3 weekend system would boost the GDP

Your 🎶Football Football Foooooot-uh Baaaaaalllll🎶 Open Thread

Don T - August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

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You know, in this pandemic… NEWS By which I mean, NFL News dammit—it’s August already wooo!! O, unrelenting march of time: blessed be your proportional dispensation of both the terrible and tolerable. Indianapolis QB Carson Wentz will have foot surgery, will be out 5 to 12 weeks per head coach Frank Reich. Let’s turn

“Between ‘Farewell’ and ‘Goodbye’ Is ‘Get Lost!'” – Beerguyrob’s Last Regular Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

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NFL News: The big news is Aaron Rodgers putting it all out there at his first press conference yesterday. He turned ten minutes into 30 by talking about How if they were going to build a winning team around him, maybe ask him what his preferences would be, Guys who

Your “Okay – What Now?!” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

NFL Noise: Well, His Majesty showed up for the first day of Packers camp. A number of concessions were made to have this happen. According to various Twitters, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero was at the Packers' shareholder meeting, where he says CEO Mark Murphy "expected more boos". Rapoport reports his

Your “Whaddya Mean I’m Sick?!” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

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NFL Nuggets: Ahead of the start of training camps, it's time for Monday Medicals: Ten teams have confirmed 90% of their players are vaccinated. That also includes over 83% of all players having had at least one dose. Not yet ready to get that shot - Leonard Fournette. He is,

Your “Well, I Guess That’s My Time…” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

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NFL Notes: This sucks - Cam Akers suffered a torn Achilles while training before the start of camp. He's out for the season. The Rams are now left with a "backfield by committee" scenario, which they also had last year before Akers emerged as the #1 back. In an

Your “Tick Tock, Tick Tock” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

NFL Nuggets: It’s one week to the start of training camps. WHAT WILL AARON RODGERS DO?!?!?! Well, there is some news out of Green Bay today. Marcedes Lewis was asked for his opinion, and AR12's fifth option thinks he will show up. “I think so,” Lewis definitively said. Because they are

Your “Talk Amongst Yourselves, Again” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

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NFL News: It's very quiet. So what is available is more pronounced because of the silence elsewhere. Urban Meyer is having the expected difficulties adjusting to life in the pros, and specifically around the fact that these players have "contracts" with "stipulations" that "limits" their exploitation. The Jags & he already

Your Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

NFL Notes: For some reason, the Rams are all over the wire today: They unveiled their new uniforms, which they call a "modern throwback". According to the merchandizing website they created to explain & sell them, the new look is "threaded with greatness". They are standard NFL prices, so they