Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #5

ballsofsteelandfury - March 6, 2016March 5, 2016

Last week, we continued with the season previews, met my favorite AFL player, and caught up on the first scores from the preseason. This week, we have more scores, more previews, and a brand new player to get to know. Let's dive in. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! A few

Hiring in the Millinneal era: A Discourse.

laserguru - March 5, 2016

As someone who has been in management for fucking ever, one of the joys, no thrills of my job is the hiring process. Over the course of my mumblemumblegrumble years of being a manager I've hired and fired more folks than I can remember. The first person I ever had

Down the Rabbit Hole with BoS

ballsofsteelandfury - February 27, 2016

Yeah Right's air guitar post led to this. So, if you have anyone to blame, it's him. When I was growing up in the 80s, I was incredibly lucky to grow up in Los Angeles, where I was exposed to many forms of music all reaching at that time what many

“What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball!”

laserguru - February 11, 2016

Just like that the offseason hits. It's a long motherfucker too. The draft is 76 days away, training camp is half a fucking year away. This is what you sign up for when you become a fan of the NFL. The longest offseason in all of sports. You need a diversion,

Have Your Say: The 1st Annual DFO Commentist Survey

The Maestro - February 10, 2016February 10, 2016

Well, DFO, the offseason is here, and while normally it's a dark and depressing time for all of us football fans, there's reason yet to be positive: we're still alive! No but seriously, there's lots of good things coming up this year that we're hoping to write about on here.

NFL Heroes

BrettFavresColonoscopy - February 9, 2016June 30, 2017

As we all know, getting old sucks. You have to pay bills, everything randomly hurts, it takes longer both to get drunk and to recover from the previous night's (or weekend's) drunkenness, and you no longer have that wonderful naiveté that comes with youth. That sense of bright eyed wonder

Balls’ Offseason Plans

ballsofsteelandfury - February 9, 2016February 9, 2016

Well, here we are again at the end of a NFL season. Things may seem bleak. Maybe as bleak as my Cure-inspired middle of the night ramblings, but fear not, dear readers for we have plans PLANS I TELL YOU for the offseason. At least I do. Old School Zero is putting

Superbowl #Content from Ben Blank, Uproxx Chief Creative Officer

WCS - February 5, 2016February 3, 2016

I'm not here to talk about that thing that's happening over the weekend. I'm here to talk about #content and #branding! That's what we're really interested in. People love #content, and they love #brands! Are you #upforwhatever? Here at Uproxx, we sure are! Whatever the cost, whatever it takes! Readers don't

First downs for Brady, Tom

Old School Zero - January 21, 2016January 21, 2016

OH HAI! I Tommy, I play foots ball! So excitement! Pretty wife put put out clothes, better change! OOO, SLIPPERS YAY! Now I ready to take bus to stadium, say hai to coach! To TEAM! TO GRONK! Wheels on bus go round and round, psi goes down and down, down and down! WAIT, STOP!

How I Know If You’re Stupid

montythisseemsstrangetome - January 15, 2016January 14, 2016

If there is a conversation about almost any topic, and you make a statement that starts with "My thing is...", then you have done me a great service because I now know I don't have to pay attention to anything else you say. What follows "My thing is..." is invariably

Counterpoint: The National Football League Is Great, By Trent Green

NotKontent

Old School Zero - January 12, 2016January 12, 2016

Hello, I'm current National Football League commentator Trent Green, and I read the article on your site that said not to buy any National Football League merchandise or go to as many games and just watch it at home, and I couldn't disagree more. As part of the National Football

Christmas Origins: A Heathen Explains.

laserguru - December 25, 2015

For the uninitiated, non-Christian, non-Anglican, or extra terrestrial, Christmas is a seriously weird-ass holiday. In it's current iteration in the U.S. we are, in theory, celebrating the birth of the Christian saviour Jesus Christ by bringing an evergreen tree into the house, decorating it with lights and shiny globes and things,