Sunday Gravy with yeah right: Cevapcici! We’re going Balkan Crazy!

yeah right - April 21, 2019April 20, 2019

Good morning all! Happy Easter to those who observe, Happy Passover to those who observe and Happy Zombie Jesus and All Heathen's Feast Day to the rest of us. That doesn't mean we're doing an Easter dinner Sunday Gravy today. Remember the one week delay rule? If you want to drool over an Easter dinner

Your Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 10, 2019March 10, 2019

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I was lurking in the DFO Slack chats the other day, as one does when home sick, when a discussion broke out about when one's own child hears parents arguing. What do you say to someone so precious to the both of you in the heat of a moment when

BOLTMAN GROUP Presents: The Sounds of X-Mas Night Open Thread

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - December 25, 2018December 25, 2018

NIGHT – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – NONDESCRIPT OFFICE BUILDING INTERIOR [The camera pans across an empty and dimly lit office brimming with cubicals as free-use holiday music plays softly in the background. The camera stops on the only illuminated desk, where an extremely pale but handsome young man in a Santa hat

Jason Garrett Evaluates his Roster

yeah right - December 7, 2018

Interior: Dallas Cowboys practice facility, Frisco Texas. Jason Garrett: "Hey Scott." Scott Linehan: "Jason." JG: "Gonna be a tough schedule from here on out." SL: "Shore is, Jason. Although, we got a couple of winnable games in there." JG: "Hell, they're all tough opponents in the NFL and especially this time of year." SL: "Yep." JG: "So,

The Trading Card of Josh McCown

Beerguyrob - October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

Chapter 1: The draft room in Phoenix was filled with the stale odor of cigarettes, Old Spice and cheap liquor, and when the time came to make the call to New York, there came through the room the additional smell of anticipation mixed with fear. Would they finally get it right

Leaves Of Grass: The Ballad of Le’Veon Bell – On Pittsburgh & Learning Your Worth

Beerguyrob - October 19, 2018October 19, 2018

The fact that Le'Veon Bell didn't return at all this week is a testament to the nature of the modern game, and the lengths to which players have to go to ensure their post-playing days financial & physical viability. Returning during a scheduled bye would have guaranteed him no contact

Leaves Of Grass: The Ballad of Le’Veon Bell – On The Fans

Beerguyrob - October 18, 2018October 17, 2018

The possible return of Le'Veon Bell this week or next is a testament to the nature of the modern game, and the lengths to which players have to go to ensure their post-playing days financial & physical viability. Returning during a scheduled bye not only guarantees him no contact for

Leaves Of Grass: The Ballad of Le’Veon Bell – On His Teammates

Beerguyrob - October 17, 2018October 16, 2018

Leaves Of Grass: The Ballad of Le’Veon Bell – On The Franchise Tag

Beerguyrob - October 16, 2018October 16, 2018

Leaves Of Grass: The Ballad of Le’Veon Bell – On His Return

Beerguyrob - October 15, 2018October 16, 2018

The expected return of Le'Veon Bell this week is a testament to the nature of the modern game, and the lengths to which players have to go to ensure their post-playing days financial & physical viability. Returning during a scheduled bye not only guarantees him no contact for another week,

No Ones Chargers 2018 Season Preview

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

INTERIOR - ST. SOPHIA CATHEDRAL, LOS ANGELES - MIDDAY [A decent group of formal, yet lavishly dressed people sit in the pews as the funeral for Faye Spanos is about to get underway. However, due to the vast size of the church, the audience seems dwarfed by comparison. The organ softly

World War G – Chapter 8: Good-Byes

Beerguyrob - June 27, 2018June 25, 2018

A new leader will inevitably make purges, the quality of which can only be parsed after that leader has been replaced or - more safely - has died, since there may still be supporters of that regime in power long after that leader has passed on. After Stalin's death, there