The Cardinals Way

blaxabbath - March 4, 2019February 28, 2019

Can I just say something here? It may be a minority view around this place but surely not one that I feel won't be respected: I am much more entertained by the nonsense around the NFL than I am watching the actual games. Gimmie AB's holdout drama over analysis of when statistics

Tucson, Ch. 2: Six Shootin’ Yerself in the Foot

blaxabbath - February 27, 2019February 26, 2019

So last week we talked a bit about the detail-free Alazona proposal being pitched by leading cites of industry, Birmingham, AL and Tucson, AZ to split hosting duties for the Location-Off Raiders domestic home games in 2019. Not to oversimply the situation but this proposal offers absolutely nothing for the

Tucson, Ch. 1: Why the Mark Davis of Cities May Not be the Best Choice for Mark Davis

blaxabbath - February 18, 2019February 17, 2019

Hello. Sebastian Blax here. As many of you may have noticed, I've been away from the NFL HOT TAEKS game for a couple months now. So, first off, large ups to LCSS for holding down Quotables for the regular season finale and through the postseason. [Hold for applause; close eyes and

Your “Nobody Likes A Quitter, But Failing Too Often Is Worse” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

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NFL News: In the wake of losing the Defensive Coordinator to becoming head coach in Miami, the Patriots have decided to turn their defense into Schiano men! It helps that Greg Schiano coached Bill Belichick's son at Rutgers, along with (probably more importantly) current Patriots defensive backs Devin McCourty, Jason McCourty

Your “Let’s Turn Everyone Into RG III” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

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NFL News: There is was talk about maybe having to either delay or move the Mexico City game, because the field is apparently complete ass. Estadio Azteca switched to a hybrid turf of both synthetic and natural grass this year, and it has been unable to hold up for the

Your “Now What Will He Do?” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

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NFL News: No London Jags just yet: Shad Khan has withdrawn his offer to buy Wembley Stadium. It was rumoured that he didn't have enough FA member votes to get the deal through, so he decided to stop wasting his time. It doesn't help that the team he owns -

Your “It’s An Image, Not A Homage” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

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NFL News: It's still a few weeks to the October 30th deadline, but who cares about facts? Trade rumours! Shady to the Eagles. Cardinals LB Deone Bucannon to the Eagles. A bitter former employee is accusing Shad Khan of trying to have London, and specifically Wembley, be the permanent Jaguars home

Your “Trying A New Schedule” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - July 30, 2018July 30, 2018

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Because my regular work schedule gets all screwed up in September, I'm trying to see if I can adjust my mornings to be able to continue putting the threads together. So, apologies for the next three days, but I'm trying to see if I can produce something of measurable quality

Your “Everybody’s Got A Beef” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 13, 2018June 13, 2018

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NFL News: Luke Kuechly, the fragile JJ Watt of the Carolina Panthers, says he's "ready to go" for training camp. He's never not been ready for camp, but by holding him out of contact drills until camp, they're hoping to extend his season past Week 8. Former Colts GM Ryan

Your “DFO Super Bowl Hate Week” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - January 31, 2018January 31, 2018

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Welcome to the third night of the Second Annual DFO Hate Week, brought to you by rampant greed, a Republican majority, taxpayer-funded stadiums, and General Mills - home of the "Monster cereals". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbhbXNfPnc4 Tonight is the night where we reflect on the ownerships that made us hate the League in 2017. I'm going

Offseason QB Interviews – Dallas edition.

litre_cola - January 31, 2018January 30, 2018

It's hate week they said, go to your evil place they said. Is it not bad enough the Eagles have to play the hated P*ts this weekend? Nope, heading to big D to see what is happening with the Cowboys. As a professional journalist from the Upstairs Backlane Hollywood Journalism School

LA Football Report – RAMMIT Postseason Edition

ballsofsteelandfury - January 5, 2018January 4, 2018

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.