Giants Blow Their Pick” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

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The Draft is next Thursday! [DFO] will be your Open Thread headquarters, so tell your friends. NFL Notes: It's "New Rules" Day: Replay will now involve "consultation" between the refs of the field and the booth in New York. In technical terms, the authority to consult with referees on certain "specific,

Your “Well, That Was A Game” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

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Yes, the wrong team won the Super Bowl. Yes, to paraphrase many, the Bucs faced Mahomes, Rodgers, and Brees in the playoffs, and yet the QB who came close to knocking them out was Taylor Heinicke. Yes, it's a fact that Tom Brady now has more rings than any individual franchise. Now, let

Your “There’s Always More Than One” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

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NFL Notes: In the worst-kept secret since the Kaepernick blackballing, Lamar Jackson was finally revealed as the cover of Madden '21. The write-up is pretty spectacular-sounding, despite no gameplay footage being available: "Dynamic agility and blazing speed make the Baltimore Ravens superstar QB untouchable in the open field. The

Good Night Sweet Patriot: Aaron Hernandez, 1989-2017

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Don T - April 19, 2017April 20, 2017

Aaron Hernandez was found dead this morning, apparently hanging himself with a bedsheet tied to his cell window. Reactions were immediate. "My heart is broken", tweeted Latin Kings treasurer and superhero Tony Stark. Friends remembered Aaron Hernandez the man, not the convicted murderer and cold case scapegoat. An inmate, who declined to