Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 15, 2018 Season

King Hippo - December 17, 2018December 16, 2018

The calm before the storm, maybe? If Week 15 felt a little anti-climactic, that is because it was so. But although an expected outcome in just an average-played game...CONGRATULATIONS to the NFC North Champion Bearistocrats! Twas a combination of effective defense, and solid quartered backing, which is absolutely the Chi**** script. As

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 14, 2018 Season

King Hippo - December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

Having my brief sanity break last Sunday and Monday, I found an opportunity (in response to a GREAT Christopher Liss column - if not a paid subscriber to Rotowire, you really should consider signing up before your next draft/auction) to examine, then articulate my answer to the age-old query: Why Do

Instant Hippo Thoughts

ballsofsteelandfury - December 3, 2018December 2, 2018

"OW MY HEAD!" "UGH, MY STOMACH!" "YIKES, MY BALLS!" These may be some of the thoughts going through Hippo's head today as he is under the weather and has requested assistance in fulfilling his weekly report to you fine folks. Now, granted, I do not speak hillbilly although I can understand it. Thus, you

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 12, 2018 Season

Reflections

King Hippo - November 26, 2018November 25, 2018

Delight of delights, the Yinzers finally ran out of dumb luck, and my Donks served as the direct beneficiaries! Much like a certain annoying JV fixture one day earlier, Denver established the run - against an aggressive but overall just mediocre defensive front seven - and stuck with it. When

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 11, 2018

Reflections

King Hippo - November 19, 2018November 18, 2018

Well, terrible (even by Ginger Hammer Era NFL standards) kind of ruined my enjoyment of this week, what wasn't ruined by the mediocrity of the slate. This included the Donks WOO!! trip to Shitty Clipper-land, when an absolutely bizarre OPI call seemingly killed a potential game-winning drive. But full credit to

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 10, 2018 Season

Reflections

King Hippo - November 12, 2018November 11, 2018

My head is killing me, most of the games were turds, so don't expect too much from this wrapup. OK, maybe the Saints are the best side in footbaw, after all. What they did to the Striped Pylons (on their own, shitty turf) was just brutal. Methinks everybody on the team

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week NEIN, 2018 Season

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King Hippo - November 5, 2018November 4, 2018

Everything sucks, but nothing quite so much as Donks soon-to-be-ex-coach Vance Joseph. Denver lost 19-17 to the 500s. OK, I can understand the result. But the how, and the complete, abject failure to learn from one's prior stupidity...I just can't even. I will be mad about this for WEEKS, and it

Belated Hippo Thoughts – Week 8, 2018 Season

Reflections

King Hippo - October 29, 2018October 29, 2018

Sorry, I have had techincal dificil in addition to the familial bullshit of Sunday night. The shit rain, it is unceasing. Week 8 was NFC "Prove It" Week, and we can say for certain that RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!! and the Saints are for real, and seemingly on collision course. Wait a minute,

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 7, 2018 Season

King Hippo - October 22, 2018

Another week in the books, further differentiation at hand. We definitely have a runaway leader for Superb Owl favourites, in the 7-0 RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!! crew. After playing a few close matches, LA's finest decided not to be cute and disposed of the Tomsulas with brutal efficiency. Todd Gurley continues his "even

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 6, 2018 Season

Reflections

King Hippo - October 15, 2018

Some weeks just shit all over you. This was one of them. Herein lies part of the week's tale. All season long, Yinzburgh has shown their asses about Le'Veon Bell, in the most unappreciative, unsolidarity, anti-labour, Company Man way. I am sure it has made the Ginger Hammer hard enough to