Your Memorial Day Monday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: It's a holiday, so it's pretty quiet. Cassius Marsh let loose on his feelings about "The Patriot Way": "They don't have fun there. There's nothing fun about it. There's nothing happy about it. I didn't enjoy any of my time there." "It made me for the first time

Your “You Might Have To Entertain Yourselves” Thursday Evening Open Thread

It's a pretty slow day, if you avoided FOX News and anyone who muttered the word "anthem". NFL News: Reuben Foster has had his felony domestic violence charges dismissed, in part because his girlfriend recanted her accusations. In addition, his felony weapons charge was reduced to a misdemeanour. Because it was

Show Some Respect

INT. FOX BROADCASTING BOOTH - NRG STADIUM, HOUSTON, TX - NIGHT JOE BUCK: Good evening, folks! Welcome to Thursday Night Football, here in downtown Houston, as we wait to watch the 2-6 Texans take on the 1-7 Miami Dolphins, in what is sure to be a thrilling kickoff to Week 8!

Your “Thirty-one White Folks and Shad Khan Say What Goes” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: Owners meeting rule changes: They have come up with a new anthem policy: The NFL will enact a national anthem policy for 2018 that requires players and league personnel on the sideline to stand but gives them the option to remain in the locker room if they don't

Your “In The Most Delightful Way” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Hi all. After a welcome three-day holiday weekend away from the #content mines, I'm ready to return you to the cromulence of my banality. I golfed & drank on Saturday & saw Deadpool 2 & drank on Monday; in betwixt, I soberly crammed in family time with the extendeds. Thanks

Your “Well, There’s Nowhere For Them To Go But Up, Right?” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Godspeed, Oxipug. NFL News: Oh boy - The Browns are this year's "Hard Knocks" team. The Browns aren't especially happy about it, but their only option for avoiding it was firing Hue Jackson, since teams with new coaches don't have to be on it. My favourite scene will be when Jimmy

Your Maybe Jim Irsay’s A Brony” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: The Bills are going to retire Thurman Thomas' #34 jersey. He joins Jim Kelly & Bruce Smith in that elite bracket. To fully recall the Thurman Thomas experience, they'll make sure to leave his helmet in the locker room. David Tepper's final bid price for the Panthers was $2.275

Your “Make Sure To Get Rid Of The White Robes In The Basement” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: The new Panthers owner is going to be David Tepper, the Appaloosa Management hedge fund creator who is also a minority owner of the Steelers. He's worth $11 billion, and is apparently paying $2.2 billion in cash. Higher bids were turned down in favour of a single buyer paying

Your “Does It Matter Now That The Raiders Are Going To Vegas?” Monday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:  Chuck Knox died on Sunday, aged 86. In his time, he coached the Bills, Seahawks, and Rams (twice). This one matters to me, because he was the first Seahawks coach I remember. "Ground Chuck" was a great nickname, from an era of many. According to Peter King, Knox coached

Your “Hopefully, The One Time This Site Unites Behind A Jets Franchise” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: Your day may have sucked, but it went nowhere near as badly as Matt Patricia's.  If I read the stories correctly: He was on Spring Break at South Padre Island in 1996. He & a fraternity brother apparently sexually assaulted a woman at a hotel. She initially complained to

Your “Maybe Lock The Doors” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: Here's a good thing: police recovered most of Roquan Smith's stolen property & arrested an individual. The only object missing from the above trove: his Bears iPad. On an unrelated note, not all NE Patriots trainers have been accounted for. Here's an "ugh, really?" thing: Mark Ingram is

Your “WHADDYA MEAN THERE’S NO HOCKEY?!” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: The Devil went down to Georgia, and he was looking for a Bears playbook to steal: Chicago Bears first-round pick Roquan Smith got his team-issued iPad stolen from his 2018 BMW X5 when he went down to Athens to visit people at UGA. The Bears claim it was password