It's all coming together, bitches. Self-delusion isn't a mental illness in the NFL- it's a core value and bona fide occupational qualification. (Most) players and coaches intellectually know that the NFL is a closed system, a zero-sum game. All teams have real talent, all teams do a great deal of prep,
Tag: Reverend Mayhem
Requiescat in Passaic: Tuesday Open Thread
First confirmed kill of the season goes to: A.A.Ron! That's right- Robert Saleh is No More in the Big Apple. Well, the drainage field next to the Big Apple. Whatever. Owner Woody Johnson announced the firing after the Jets dropped to 2-3 in London with a lifeless showing against Minnesota. Overall, Saleh
Can’t Stop. Won’t Stop: Tuesday Open Thread
Do You Want What You Want? : Tuesday Open Thread
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house" And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife" -Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime" I am usually fairly good about remembering the source of pseudo-philosophical claptrap that I find meaningful. They are few, far between, and perhaps the most
Phewww!: Tuesday Open Thread
Well that was a week, wasn't it? Highs, lows, schadenfreude and genuine FOOOBAAAAAAWWWW Stupid non-gifing gifs... ANYWAY: no matter how you felt about the outcomes of Week 1 Madness, we can all agree on a few basics- Watching Deshaun Watson turn his pants a matching shade of brown was good clean fun
Now is the Time of Monsters: Tuesday Open Thread
Holy shitsnacks, it's here! It's finally here! Almost seven months of waiting, watching, speculation and just plain Bullshit has finally led us here. In two days, The Harvest will finally commence. It's gonna be a weird one. With the exception of Aaron Rodgers (and arguably Kirk Cousins) the Old World has
Purdy Crazy Out There: 2024 San Francisco 49ers Season Preview (and Open Thread)
Like Tears In Rain: 2024 Buffalo Bills Preview
The One-Eyed Man is King: 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season Preview (and Open Thread)
2023 PREDICTION: 4-13 2023 REALITY: 9-8; not good, but good enough for the NFC South title The 2023 season was a good one for the Bucs, mediocre record in a trash division notwithstanding. They exceeded expectations. This was down to two (and only two) factors: Baker Mayfield emerged from his cocoon as
Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: 2024 Carolina Panthers Season Preview
2023 PREDICTION: Bad (6-11) 2023 REALITY: Worse (2-15) Truly a testament to the power of the human will, these Panthers. "Parity" has been the battle cry of the league since the salary cap was introduced in 1994. "Offense Über Alles" has been the official NFL religion almost as long. And yet the Panthers
Achieving Transcendent Grace Through Mindless Violence: A Larry King Not Live Tuesday Open Thread
Pour Encourager les Autres: Tuesday Open Thread
It's mid-Summer, which can only mean one thing: revisiting the Age of Sail! That's right, bitches-- in the absence of serious hockey, basketball and Tuesday football, oceans are now battlefields! Currently I am listening to a biography of Commodore Stephen Decatur and reading a delightful account of the Seven Years War