Your “Knock It Off; It Ain’t Happening” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - January 22, 2019January 22, 2019

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NFL Nuggets: There is talk again of expanding replay and making Pass Interference reviewable, like it is in the CFL. It was a totally on-the-table already discussion and not a spur decision brought on by a horrendous call made on Sunday. No sir. https://twitter.com/jkatzenstein/status/1087412791563247616 Annnnnnnnnnnd now there's a lawsuit demanding a

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,

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

World War G – Chapter 7: Total War

Beerguyrob - June 20, 2018June 18, 2018

19200 S. Main Street Carson, CA 90248 The Goodyear Blimp Hangar - Home of Wingfoot 2 The Goodyear blimp has been a fixture at many major sporting events from its first appearance at the Rose Bowl in 1955. Technically no longer a blimp, because it now has a rigid frame underneath its polyester

World War G – Chapter 6: Around The World, And Above

Beerguyrob - June 13, 2018June 13, 2018

All across America, quarterbacks were expected to make their media rounds prior to, or just after, the draft. Once such mandatory stop was the "QB Camp" at ESPN. Started in 2010, Jon Gruden's QB Camp took highly touted NFL draftees and subjected them to an intense breakdown of their throwing style

World War G – Chapter 5: Home Front USA

Beerguyrob - June 6, 2018June 5, 2018

Las Vegas, Nevada [Sheldon Adelson is the picture of an old-world banker: short, chubby, with the toupee-assisted thinning horseshoe-hair of a man who'd spent long hours poring over financial reports instead of his children's report cards. He speaks into the ether, rarely making eye contact or pausing for questions. During the

World War G – Chapter 4: Turning the Tide

Beerguyrob - May 30, 2018May 30, 2018

Pleasanton, California The seating area of a converted bus is where possibly the most famous Raider coach awaits. Enthusiastic, a rather mundane word to describe one of history’s most ebullient sports figures. Some revere him as a broadcasting savior, some revile him as a monster on the microphone, but if you

World War G – Chapter 3: The Great Panic

Beerguyrob - May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Naval Air Station Alameda: Oakland, CA A once-functioning naval base, NAS Alameda was now being used as a storage facility for an organization on its last legs in the region where it operated. Being conveniently down the road from the team's current, dilapidated stadium aided the franchise in disposing of its