Team Previews

Return of the Prodigal Son: Your 2021 New England Patriots Preview

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[EXT. CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY CROSS, BOSTON.]  [Cut to INT. The archbishop, Sean Patrick Cardinal O’MALLEY, stands at the pulpit, calmly delivering Sunday Mass to a full crowd.] O’MALLEY: I wish to call upon one of our own flock to deliver the next reading for today’s Mass. [A loud belch echoes through the

Chainmail and Chucklef**ks: 2021 San Francisco 49ers Preview

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem -
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Well that didn't take long. Last year's preview was basically one long mea culpa about how wrong I had been to predict that the 2019 49ers would go 6-10, when they actually went to the Super Bowl. The 2020 Niners promptly went...6-10. I wasn't wrong, just early. This year's team does not hold a whole

Nary a Hope or a Prayer: A 2021 Arizona Cardinals Team Preview

blaxabbath -
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Listen, we do this every year. Every. Single. Got. Damn. Year. Dogg. And what are the three common threads we see? 1. Team Owner -- and likely a rapist like his good friend, Justice Brett Kavanaugh --  Simple Mike Bidwill continues to be an "involved owner"; 2. General Manager Steve "BAC to

“If Bland Were Whelming!” – An Atlanta Falcons Preview

Beerguyrob -
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I know what you're thinking - "Wait - what the hell is he doing here?" Hold on, pretty deaf girl. I never said I was leaving, just abandoning my Open Thread responsibilities because of an anticipated bump in real-life workload. In fact, it's already started. Summer school finished last Friday, and people

Yay, We’re All Happy About Brady’s Seventh Ring – The 2021 DFO Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preview

SonOfSpam -
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600,000 Americans died last year from a disease that kept them from getting enough air in their lungs, so it was only appropriate that the Super Bowl was won by the one guy who gets positively erect over "not enough air." Yes, Tom Dickcheese Brady (ed. note - did we

Donks In The Year of Our Plague LAWD 2021!

King Hippo -
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Praise Jeebus, proper FITBAW is just around the corner.  And though GAMBLOR is open for many Central European futbol leagues...my soul is turning to MOAR violent matters. Injuries and woeful quartered backing have basically killed the last two Donks seasons in the crib.  As such, Don Fangio has (rightfully, in my view)

Hockey and Hooch Thursday night open thread

litre_cola -
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Are you a toothless drunk named Gary? Do you like watching toothless ice football players? Do you like booze?  Have we* got a rushed, poorly researched, barely thought about, quarter assed post for you. Get well soon BeerGuyRob Here at DFO we quizzed the masses** and asked what drink would you