2015 NFL Season Review and Power Rankings

New School Zero - September 10, 2015August 31, 2015

Oh, you poor bastards. Today we careen over the precipice and into an existence devoid of mercy and gentleness, a series of darkening days and nights without dawn. The barrel of the 2015 National Football League season now rests against the back of your head, the danger of it having

Great Moments in Preseason Fan History

blaxabbath - September 8, 2015September 7, 2015

Whereas the conventional sports media is getting ready to boost the nitro and accelerate into the NFL season, the #realfans at [DFO] are not so quick to forget the value of the preseason. Oh sure, they're glorified practices with the bulk of the snaps taken by players who will spend

Your Last Damn Pre-season Game Open Thread

scotchnaut - September 3, 2015September 2, 2015

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Think of this evening, the one where the 4th running back on your team tries to beat off the fifth fella, as the scorched brussel sprouts (really gran? for the 29th year in a row you didn't cook them in bacon like everyone loves? god!) that you have to force

DFO Late Night / International Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - August 29, 2015August 29, 2015

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It looks like we're getting the hang of this thing! Kudos to Moose and the gang for some brilliant stuff last night. Today, we had the closest we will get to actual football as starters played the most they will play during the preseason. Plus the bonus of more injuries to

Your Rockin’ Friday Night Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

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CALLOOH! CALLAY! IT'S GAME DAY! Twas brillig this week wasn't it? Tell me about it. Anyway, tonight we should see actual starters for a dad gum whole half, maybe. Come the 4th quarter of the third game we usually get "pity play". Those guys that have little to no chance

ESPN At The Little League World Series

Horatio Cornblower - August 27, 2015August 26, 2015

KARL RAVECH: Hi Folks, Karl Ravech here in Williamsport, PA, home of the Little League World Series, where we'll be spending the next week exploiting and psychologically damaging 12 and 13 year olds by subjecting them to the sort in intense scrutiny usually reserved for SEC football players. Except the

An Earnest Conversation

ballsofsteelandfury - August 26, 2015August 25, 2015

INTERIOR: Steelers Locker Room, post-practice, Tuesday, August 25, 2015 BEN: GREAT PRACTICE GUYS! WE REALLY LOOKING GOOD OUT THERE! THE BEN GONE HAVE A CHOCOTACO TO CELEBRATE! /Mike Tomlin walks over to Ben MT: Ben, I think you've met him before, but I want to take you over here to formally introduce you

A Conversation About The Rams

Darkest Timeline Zack Morris - August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

This is a transcript of a conversation overheard at another table about the St. Louis Rams, soon to be the Los Angeles Rams of Inglewood. The actors involved are: Fat guy with mullet (FGWM) Skinny guy with mullet (SGWM) Guy In Camo (GIC) Wife With Perm (WWP) Here is their story. FGWM: So, the Rams this year. SGWM:

Saturday Pre Season Games Open Thread

scotchnaut - August 22, 2015August 22, 2015

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Did you take the dog for a walk, do the groceries, the laundry, go for a run, go to the gym and kiss the partner? (not what you're thinking, lawyers) Are you in the mood for a beverage and a little me/alone time? Well, buddies and buddettes, did you ever

Friday Night Preseason Open Thread

scotchnaut - August 21, 2015August 21, 2015

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Oh look! It's football again. I like football. Falcons at Jets: A quick perusal of some fan sites informs me that the Jets have issues on the O-line, the D-line, at cornerback and probably in the bathroom line as well. Despite that they are a scorching one point favourite in this "tilt".With

Thursday Night Preseason “Action”

WCS - August 20, 2015August 20, 2015

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In a pair of match-ups truly worthy of what we've come to expect from Thursday Night Football, tonight we're "treated" to Washington and Detroit at 7:30, and the "marquee" game of The Factory of Sadness against everyone's favorite pussytubing coach and his collection of quarterbacks who somehow are still on