Your “Oh God – Anything But Golf” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Darkest Timeline Zack Morris - April 8, 2021

NFL Noise: The Bengals are apparently the last team to create a Ring of Honor of some type in their stadium. The first inductees will be Paul Brown & Anthony Munoz. Fans will vote on the next two inductees this season. Knowing the good folks of the Queen City, the

Your “Is This Thing On?” Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

Actual product, by the way. I salvaged this post from being a double Saturday evening Open Thread. I had it prepped in case Hippo had taken the wrong pills thought I was doing it. Having put minutes into its creation, it seemed a waste to put away the sweet banner pic

Your “It’s All Terrible” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

NFL Nuggets: The big news today is about vaccines. Dan Snyder is going to buy out the minority owners of the Football Team. It will likely cost upwards of $875 million. He reportedly has to get a debt waiver from the league, since teams cannot be owned with debt on the

Your “Play In Madness Madness” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

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The Indianapolis stripper above means it's officially NCAA Tourney time, so let's dispense with the news & get down to the hoopin'! NFL Noise: The NFL announced their new TV deals today. They are with all their current partners, and will run from 2023 through 2033. Among the changes: Amazon Prime

Your “What Salary Cap Reduction?” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

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NFL Notes: Well, it was Big Money Monday as the legal "tampering period" for talking to free agents began this morning. Let's see what's what: (note: all deals are official at 4:01pm ET on Wednesday, when the new league year starts.) Kevin Zeitler agreed to a three-year, $22 million deal

Your “Turning Dollars Into Different Dollars” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

NFL Noise: So the salary cap for 2021 is $182.5 million. That is a $15.7 million decrease from the 2020 cap of $198.2 million. Since it had risen on average $10 million per year per year, teams went into the 2020 season basing their signings on an estimated $210

Your “Crisis? What Crisis?” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

NFL Nuggets: Tuesday might be an ugly day in NFL head offices, as there's no idea what to do with the franchise tag. The deadline is supposed to be 4:00pm ET, but without a firm salary cap - currently estimated at $180 million - teams are hesitatnt to make decisions.

Your “Letter Of The Law” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

NFL Notes: Teammate poison Golden Tate THE THIRD! has been released by the Giants. Combined with cutting OL David Mayo, the Giants will save $8.4 million against the cap. In another example of life imitating [DFO], Jalen Ramsey reports Deshaun Watson is still intent on leaving the Texans. It does

Your “Only One Remains” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

NFL Nuggets: Following the principle that having no options is better than having some bad ones, the former [Redacteds] are releasing Alex Smith. A 5-1 record as the starter wasn't enough to keep him around, as Ron Rivera looks to rebuild further from the mess he inherited. An early favourite

Your “Time Wounds All Heels” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

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NFL Notes: Can you believe "Hard Knocks" has been around 16 years? This year's candidates include the Cowboys, Giants & Jags. Teams with a first-year head coach aren't supposed to be considered, but the combination of Urban Meyer & Trevor Lawrence makes them an attractive selection. Also, the Khans

Your “There’s More Than One Mike To Be Like” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

NFL Nuggets: Let's check in on guys named Mike: Mike Tomlin has the COVID. It comes on the heels of some assistants testing positive last week. And FINALLY we found an excuse for the Yinzer faithful, whose reaction the Fritz Pollard Alliance will no doubt be watching. Mike Iupati is

Your “Who Will The Fans Throw At Now?” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

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NFL Noise: It's official - Carson Wentz to the Colts for two draft picks. It becomes official once the new league year begins on March 17. In exchange for a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-rounder. The 2022 conditional second-round pick becomes a first-round selection if Wentz plays