The Atlanta Falcons – If “Why?” Was A Football Team

Beerguyrob - September 6, 2016July 24, 2025

Introduction: In the realm of football-related ventures, deciding to assess the value of the Atlanta Falcons prior to the 2016 didn't seem like a difficult task to take on. Sure, I have Seahawks season tickets, but DangeRuss & Co. are the domain of Beastmode Ate My Baby. I've been a

A Call to Hodor: Colts Team Preview

Team Previews

Covalent Blonde - September 5, 2016September 5, 2016

*Blink and you might miss this review. Poor, Indy, finishing .500 last year, which by the good graces of being in the AFC South means they managed to be second in a division where mediocrity takes ambition. All of last year’s preseason rumors about potentially letting Pagano go if the Colts

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Finals Bye Week

ballsofsteelandfury - September 4, 2016September 4, 2016

As we discussed last week, the AFL decided to institute a bye week between the end of the Home and Away season and Finals Week One in an effort to deter teams from resting players and stop allegations of tanking. This, of course, was a response to what happened last

Your 2016 Half-Assed Pittsburgh Steelers Season Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

Yes, you will be shocked and amazed that it took three full-grown adults (and I say the word "adult" in the most sarcastic way possible) to put this together. To be fair, there are REASONS! Mainly one of us not named Balls or Sill put one past the goalie, got his wife

A Stupid, Pointless Game Played by Top Shelf Douchebags

jjfozz - August 22, 2016

The last time my father hit me was on a golf course. I was 30 and he was 64. I was on a golf course doing what I do on a golf course – losing my collective shit because golf is the stupidest motherfucking game in the whole goddamn world. This includes

Your 2016 NOT St. Louis / LA Rams Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - August 19, 2016August 16, 2016

I attended the first game the Los Angeles Galaxy ever played in Los Angeles. It was at the Rose Bowl and the attendance was over 69,000 people. For an MLS game. To this day, that remains the highest single game attendance number in the history of the league. Why do I

Conflicted Feelings About Confusing Shit

jjfozz - August 1, 2016August 1, 2016

Christmas is almost here. And I don’t mean that fucking bullshit holiday where I spent a million dollars on gifts and hear my kids say, “Is that all?” on a Christmas morning that is witness to a thudding headache and dry mouth – because the holiday season calls for bourble. Nope,

I am NOT Amused

jjfozz - July 11, 2016

Here’s a great way to spend a weekend: sit through five lacrosse games and wonder why your team went 4-1 and wasn’t in the championship game. Console your son, and then go to an amusement park when it’s hot as fucking shit. Also, your bad knee collapses like wet tissue

Ain’t No Party Like a 5th of July Party (Open Thread)

Open Threads

BrettFavresColonoscopy - July 5, 2016

It poured in our nation's capital yesterday, washing out many a bbq and celebration. Despite the weather, the massive "Capitol Fourth" concert PBS broadcasts from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol went on as planned, unless you were watching at home and noticed the sky alternating between gray and

A Selection Of Phrases From Recent Posts That Would Make Good David Foster Wallace Essay Titles

WhyEaglesWhy - June 28, 2016June 28, 2016

I Should Have Listened To My Mother And Gone Into Carpentry Toys, Sports Equipment, Assorted Trash, And Other Shit The Swept-Up Dregs of the Knoxville Grammar Rodeo The History Of The Vancouver Canucks Is Marked By A Tragic Inability To Judge Talent Before I Begin, I Just Wanted To Complain About How Hot It