Instant Reaction to New Chicago Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy

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Banner Image Via NBC Sports Yesterday, the Chicago Bears announced the hiring of erstwhile Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator Matt Nagy as the 16th head coach in franchise history. GM Ryan Pace, recent recipient of a largely undeserved 2 year contract extension, worked harder than Ernie Accorsi in picking a winner

Your “One More Monday Night Game? But It’s JV NFL? Whatever…I’LL TAKE IT!” Monday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: Your new Bears head coach is Matt Nagy. He is/was the Chiefs OC in 2016. Prior to the Chiefs, he was with the Eagles from 2009-13. He played QB at Delaware, and spent 5 years in the Arena League. SHOCKING: Richie Incognito is being accused of dropping some

LA Football Report – RAMMIT Postseason Edition

Here we are, back again, to take a look at football in LA this year. The regular season is over for all teams, so we have a good basis for comparison. Here is our final chart: As you can see, the college teams collectively outdrew the NFL teams on average attendance. 

Your “Whoops – I Forgot” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: Either Shady is lying or he's Wolverine: He says his ankle isn't as bad as first thought. He does admit it's difficult to cut. There is a former Bills RB familiar with cutting difficulty he could ask for advice. Proving the wheels on the bus do go round

Offseason QB Interviews! Oakland Edition

It is a dreary day in Oakland as I arrive at the ‘international’ airport. I can’t help but notice that this seems like a third world airport minus the tuk-tuks outside. As I make my way to the O.co facility I wonder how the new announcement of the new head

Your “At Least They Got To Enjoy The Holiday” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: Possibly with an eye towards the Rooney Rule, the Texans, an NFL franchise according to League documents, have hired an outside firm to help them find a new GM. Rick Smith has taken a leave of absence while his wife is dealing with cancer. Jimmy Graham is amongst

Your “Ugh, Wasn’t 2017 The Worst?!” Black Monday Evening Open Thread

Hey 2017, So, let's see how 2018 is unfold--    Dammit! It hasn't even been a whole day yet! NFL Notes: Friday announcements: Seahawks CB Justin Coleman wasn't fined for his leap into the Sally Ann kettle during the Hawks-Cowboys game last week. Davante Adams signed a 4-year, $58 million extension with the Packers.

Your “Who’s Stupider – The Coach Who Benches A Player, or The GM Who Discounts the Patriots?” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: James Harrison signed with the Patriots a couple of days ago. And many former teammates will not stop bitching about it. This makes it either: A heel turn of the "Andre joins the Heenan Family" variety; A heel turn of the "Hogan joins the NWO" variety; or A

Your “Settling In For Another Cromulent Bowl Matchup” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

A big thanks to tWBS for posting the Open Thread last night. Vancouver got walloped by a wet-snow storm, dropping 2-4 inches before turning to ice. My usual routine is to get the students started at 9:00, and while they're working I'm trying to hammer out something coherent for the evening.

Your “Football Every Night From Today Until New Year’s” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

This is tWBS coming to you live from Canadia.  Sort of. But no, not really. Apparently, Canadia decided to go all Puerto Rico this evening, and lose power at just the wrong time.  BeerSteinRicardo  didn't quite get tonight's open thread finished to his own satisfaction before this happened.  So I'm providing the

Your “All Eras Must End” Monday Evening Open Thread

NFL News: NFL officiating & rules are again in focus this morning: Gene Steratore's crew in Oakland had two national spotlight moments last night. The first was the index card. Steratore said the card "reaffirmed"  the call on the field: "The ball was touching the pole. I put the card

Tomi Lahren’s Final Thoughts: Heroes of Unlikely Skin Colors

Well, I do have some final thoughts on the Week 15 NFL side. Somehow, even though the league initials stand for No Fans Left, foolish advertisers are still paying gobs of money to see ungrateful athletes execute pre-determined game plans that results in rigged game outcomes! Think I'm wrong? What's