Your “The Draft is Four Weeks Today!” Thursday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 31, 2016March 31, 2016

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Even though we are, as Commentist Don T said, looking for proof that “the offseason is not an eternal state”, we are being treated to some excellent end-of-season drives in other sports. It's not football, but it should keep the interest of most casual, or Boston, sports fans in the

DFO Field Trip: Walking The AFL Beat

WhyEaglesWhy - March 31, 2016March 31, 2016

It's been quite a while since I posted, and I was looking for a way to jump back in. DFO's burgeoning interest in football from the land down under has prompted me to write about my trip to the footy grounds for the Port Adelaide Power's Easter Sunday clash with

[DFO] Presents: Serial (S1, E6 – Fans React…)

Crossovers

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Your “It’s Never Not Time To Ice” Wednesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 30, 2016March 30, 2016

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I hope you ran your laps today, because dinner is a healthy helping of NUGGETS! Apparently Cal-Lutheran is into deals with the devil, because they signed a two-year deal to let the Rams train in their facility until Stan Kroenke finishes building his Metroplex. According to a story at Deadspin, Chip Kelly threw

I’ll miss Andrew Siciliano most of all

ballsofsteelandfury - March 30, 2016March 29, 2016

I did it. I finally did it. I called Directv up and told them not to renew my NFL Sunday Ticket subscription. This was the last holdout. The last bit of money that I was contributing to the NFL's coffers is now no more. And you know why I held out

Your Back To Work Tuesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 29, 2016March 29, 2016

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First of all, don't give me any of that garbage. Teachers work hard, and we deserve a Spring Break just as much as the kids. Professor Dog up there knows the score. Secondly, traffic was brutal this morning, so we're totes even. Possessing a death wish, I went through si.com's site

CrimeBeat!: Thirty Days Has Smarch

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - March 29, 2016

Oh god. The nightmares. The craving. The soul-crushing emptiness for those of us who do not Sully Ourselves with thoughts of Lesser Sports. The Bleakness walks among us, fellow pilgrims. It's another month until the draft. Another goddamned month. There is precious little relief in sight. Unless Will Fuller does the

Huh, What – Head Punches Cause Concussions?

Beerguyrob - March 29, 2016

In another example of Roger Goodell being able to point at another sports league and cackle maniacally, the NHL is being exposed as willfully knowing that fighting causes head trauma, and that head trauma can lead players to do extreme things. Also, there's an implicit understanding through the email chain

Your Slimmed Down Easter Monday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 28, 2016March 28, 2016

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Did anyone else have a paid stat today? WHOO HOO! Gub'mint jorbs are the bestest! With that tack comes a slow news & sports day. With Easter (or, for that matter, any kid-centred holiday) comes your usual reminder that parents are the worst. Thirty-one days until the draft! Which means, a month of

Is NFL the new Tobacco?

DFOing Good

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The New York Times did a great write up on the flawed science behind the NFL concussion studies. You can read the whole thing for yourself here. Sure you can read the headline and think it is a bit of a reach. I mean on one hand you have an

DFO Radio: Pretty Good Friday

DFO radio

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - March 28, 2016March 28, 2016

Last Friday our good friend Matt Ryan stopped by to take your requests for some good tunes, and you folks came through, as always. I'm freshly recovered from the first ever DFO pub crawl (which - no lie - featured a Texans fan who promptly vanished before we could obtain

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round One

ballsofsteelandfury - March 28, 2016March 28, 2016

One of the things I love about this league is that it always brings you surprises. Some are pleasant and some not, but it is not easy to predict what will happen week to week. Maybe this is why the AFL has embraced gambling and has an online sportsbook as